Automation Station
Automation Station
As we have discussed many times on this blog, eliminating tedious manual chores from Lotus Notes Administrators will reduce the chance for errors. We have also discussed how this will allow Admins to work on more interesting tasks. One of the things we don’t talk about much is how adding automation to your repertoire will allow them to deliver a more consistent, agile and auditable service for your business.
According to a recent Analytics Automation survey done by InformationWeek, half of respondents claim to have saved 50% of all full-time employees previously involved in those processes. That’s impressive.
As businesses expand and contract in response to today’s evolving business realities, Admins must find ways to capture, track and analyze changes to applications, ACLs, application agents, etc. This is not an easy task certainly, but it’s critical because understanding those changes is the basis for securing data, improving service levels and meeting compliance requirements. Automation of key tasks can certainly help here.
Finally, enforcement of existing regulations, changes to those regulations and new regulations is very likely to improve. The worldwide financial crisis experienced over the last 2 years and the almost guaranteed overhaul of the health care system in the United States are only two of the reasons we can be sure more regulations are coming and better enforcement of those regulations are likely to occur. As such, the auditable service you provide will become even more important than it is today. Doing so through automation will not only be helpful, it could very well be required!
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