The Automation industry has made a strong impact in various industries, including the technology sector from where it is invented. If you are an outsider there, the IT industry is not the same as it was 20 years before it has gone under various automation. 

So, do you want to know how automation affected the IT sector and its benefits? Then you are in the right place. Here, in this article, you will get to know about the automation of the IT sector. Let’s get started. 

What is IT Automation? 

IT Automation, like any other automation, focuses on minimizing the manual work of the IT professional by giving a set of pre-programmed instructions to machines. It ranges from a single action process enhancement to multi-platform complex IT infrastructure. 

And sometimes, the words IT automation and IT orchestration are used synonymously. Though they vary a little bit, automation is the execution of a task without the need for manual work, whereas orchestration is where you coordinate various automated processes. 

So let’s see how it gets done,

It is very simple and uses software tools and frameworks or algorithms that instruct the machines or systems on how to execute a repetitive task. IT automation has numerous applications but it is mostly used for these three purposes. 

• Application Deployment
• Security and compliance
• Incident management

Benefits of Automation for the IT Industry

Okay now, let’s see how the automation of the IT Industry has helped this sector to grow- 

i) Low Operating costs 

As in all the cases of automation, the first and big benefit we get from automation is the low cost of the process. It’s because most of the IT development or management which can be related to software or hardware costs more to an organization, whereas the automated machine can get it done in a few hours. 

ii) Accuracy

Before automation, most software is prone to human mistakes and errors which is inevitable, if you are working for a long time on a project. On the other hand, automation not only reduces the time of the project but also gives more reliable and accurate results. 

iii) Boosts the efficiency of the organization

Human minds are meant to have new innovative ideas and find solutions for existing problems, it’s never meant to deal with the repetitive and voluminous tasks. Thus by introducing automation, human resources and efficiency are used more constructively.

iv) Quicker and higher Return On Investment 

Though adopting automation in the IT sector is considered a big investment, many organizations started to adopt them because of their higher return on investment. As productivity increases due to the increase in efficiency, there is also a quick return on investment. 

v) Flexibility and constant delivery and quality

Automation makes the production or development process more flexible, you can easily handle increasing demand, by running more automotive machines or systems. Whereas in the traditional way you need to outsource to the outsiders, which costs you. 

It offers real-time communication and can be easily reconfigured according to the new requirements. And the Delivery and quality of the products or software stay the same irrespective of the workload. 

Challenges of Automation 

The above said automation process is very useful when we see the IT field as a manufacturing or production place, but it gets tricky when we consider the service side of the IT sector. Many players offer IT services like Infrastructure as a Service, Product as a service, etc… 

In that case, adoption automation is hard as the process involves many variables and needs human thinking to solve the problems. And there is also a need for automation testers or IT professionals to over watch the automation process of the IT field. 

However, automation is indeed the key to future IT digital transformation. The advancement of Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence can soon help to resolve these challenges faced by the Automation of IT sectors. It is estimated around 40% of the DevOps and Infrastructure team will start using AI-powered solutions by 2023. 

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