Is your IT automation solution like that pager, PalmPilot, BlackBerry, or flip phone you used back in the day? Sure, those devices were terrific when you bought them. But communications technology advanced, and your communication needs outgrew the capabilities of first-generation devices.
IT automation technology has also advanced, and so has your IT landscape. IT automation should keep up with new demands and complexity across IT, but that’s not always the case with an outdated IT automation solution.
How do you tell if you’ve outgrown your IT automation solution? How do you judge if it delivers flexibility and scalability to grow with you? How do you evaluate whether an aging IT automation tool enables seamless interaction between systems, apps, and processes—or whether it’s creating artificial roadblocks?
These can be pressing questions if you’re launched a digital transformation initiative, increased your use of the cloud, and moved to a hybrid IT environment of both cloud and on-prem systems. It’s vital to ensure that legacy IT automation doesn’t undermine your objectives for organizational agility, reliability, and resilience.
Take a look at the five warning signs to determine whether you have outgrown your IT automation solution.