By Abhijit Kakhandiki – It’s projected that automation will replace half of the hours spent on work. Now, this may immediately raise concerns like, “Is my job next to go? If I can’t work on the tasks I do now, what hours are left for me?” And why shouldn’t you be worried? Headlines every day announce companies are looking to become leaner and making investments in machines over people. The elephant in the room seems obvious. Still, I see this focus on concern and worry as misplaced—a narrative pushed into our minds as the only plausible option. Let’s look at what’s not being discussed.

Society often equates advancement with replacement, and it’s natural to feel apprehensive. Change is hard. But it also makes things easier. Why are we not shifting our thoughts to the opportunities created by automation? With mundane tasks automated, employees can dedicate more energy to research and development, leading to innovation that meets evolving customer demands and potentially driving revenue growth and new deals for their organizations.

People are an indispensable part of the automation equation and have been long before the hype of automation and AI took off. So, when we discuss infrastructure automation, we mean the ability to streamline systems, oversee resources, and execute mundane, repetitive tasks in a way that significantly lessens manual intervention.

Not only will automation not replace employees, it will also allow them to play a pivotal role in digital transformation initiatives, resulting in increasingly interesting and impactful work. But what, exactly, does that mean? And how does automation enable that shift?  ReadOn: