{"id":38943,"date":"2020-08-04T03:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=38943"},"modified":"2020-08-04T03:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T07:10:00","slug":"follow-these-8-steps-to-implement-automation-in-it-workflows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/04\/follow-these-8-steps-to-implement-automation-in-it-workflows\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow these 8 steps to implement automation in IT workflows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Automation is vital for modern IT, as it enables IT teams to accomplish common workflow<\/strong>s and repetitive tasks accurately, consistently and quickly. But automation is far from automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The path to implement automation is fraught with mistakes and waste. Most IT admins know automation horror stories: a huge project to address a minor task, detrimental process changes for the sake of automation and the headaches from a poor tool choice. Careful planning and concerted effort are critical to implement automation in a meaningful and maintainable fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are eight steps to take an IT task from manual to automated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Pick the right automation target.<\/li>
  2. Sequence the steps to the task.<\/li>
  3. Identify problem areas.<\/li>
  4. Build an automation tool set.<\/li>
  5. Set an initial scope.<\/li>
  6. Monitor and measure.<\/li>
  7. Grow the project over time.<\/li>
  8. Maintain the automation implementation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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