For many large enterprises, achieving both the customer focus of digital transformation and the business velocity of DevOps is a tall order. Siloed organizational models, archaic policies and processes, and older, ‘legacy’ applications and technology infrastructure all create impediments to effective transformation.
Simply replacing old with new is rarely practical or cost-effective. And yet, separating fast-moving digital efforts from slower, traditional IT is a recipe for disaster. Executives need a better option.
The answer: incorporating still-valuable legacy applications into modern digital efforts while carefully updating or replacing older tech when necessary. Simple enough – but of course, there are plenty of devils in the details.
One vendor who is helping its enterprise customers navigate the devilish details of digital transformation is Automic. Best known for its automation software, Automic is bridging the gap between traditional applications and modern priorities, including both DevOps and digital transformation.
The Modern Context for Enterprise Automation
With its roots deep in the workload automation world, Automic has risen to become one of the leading enterprise automation vendors. To respond to changing customer demands, Automic has had to transform itself. “Digital transformation is what we’ve been doing for many years,” explains Automic CEO Todd DeLaughter. “Intelligent automation is where we’re going.”
Read the rest of the article at http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2016/11/08/automic-drives-devops-and-digital-transformation-with-automation/.
Intellyx publishes the Agile Digital Transformation Roadmap poster, advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives, and helps vendors communicate their agility stories. As of the time of writing, none of the organizations mentioned in this article are Intellyx customers. Automic covered Jason Bloomberg’s travel expenses to its recent Automic World conference, a standard industry practice. Image credit: Jason Bloomberg.
