Digital Transformation Requires IT Automation

Published: Jun 16, 2017
Updated: May 12, 2021
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Automation Is Vital for IT Transformation

Automation Is Vital for IT Transformation

Automation Is Vital for IT Transformation

Fully expecting the digital transformation to “change everything,” IT decision-makers are determined to find new and better ways to automate processes.

Top Priority

Top Priority

Half of the global IT decision-makers surveyed said digital transformation is the biggest item on IT’s agenda, and 45% said it represents the largest investment of any IT program.

Worthwhile Pursuit

Worthwhile Pursuit

92% said their organization is pursuing digital transformation to create new sources of revenue, operational excellence and/or unique competitive advantage.

Disruptive Force

Disruptive Force

94% expect technology and automation to spread from IT to all areas of the business by 2020 and will “transform everything.”

Reset Button

Reset Button

89% of the IT decision-makers said they must use IT automation in new ways to achieve digital business objectives.

Survival Plan

Survival Plan

35% strongly agree that businesses that don’t embrace IT automation as a driver of digital business strategies within the next five years will not exist within 10 years.

Jobs Forecast

Jobs Forecast

73% of the IT decision-makers believe that concerns about the potential impact of automation on employment stability are overblown.

Well-Positioned

Well-Positioned

78% said their organization has all the resources it needs to deliver the level of IT innovation required to achieve a digital business transformation.

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

91% of the IT decision-makers said their business and IT objectives are aligned.

Development Plan

Development Plan

57% of the global IT decision-makers said that either their entire company uses DevOps from end to end or that most teams do.

Challenges Aligning Business and IT

Challenges Aligning Business and IT

Conflicting objectives among business units: 42%,
Lack of motivation within business units: 33%,
Lack of understanding the need for organizational alignment: 29%,
Failure of senior management to support alignment: 29%

Dennis McCafferty

Dennis McCafferty

Content Writer

Dennis McCafferty, a writer for eWeek, Baseline and CIO Insight, has more than 20 years of experience as a writer. He has covered a variety of technology and business topics for a number of publications, including those of Ziff Davis. Dennis was also an editorial staffer for USA Weekend, the nation’s second-largest magazine, with more than 22 million readers.

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