IT automation is more than just running scripts. Learn how to prepare for digital transformation with an enterprise-wide IT automation strategy.

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IT automation

  • From the editor: This year, resolve to create a culture of automation
  • The automated enterprise
  • How organizations are navigating IT automation
  • Grab, a transportation company, scales to spectacular growth with IT automation
  • More to explore
  • New Red Hat offerings and releases

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From the editor: This year, resolve to create a culture of automation

IT automation is the use of tooling to perform repeated IT processes, replacing manual tasks. Without it, managing complex or large environments is costly and nearly impossible.

Automating IT processes is a good start. But real value comes from creating a culture of automation. Start by automating common tasks and work your way to automating entire environments.

This month, learn how to prepare for digital transformation with an enterprise-wide IT automation strategy, see how IT automation is benefiting 1 company, and find useful resources to help you get started.

Start with the basics


The automated enterprise

As you try to optimize resources, speed development, and adapt faster to market changes, your IT operations team bears the extra burden. Read this e-book to find out how automation can help.*

Build an automation foundation


How organizations are navigating IT automation

We asked our customers how their organizations are changing to meet digital technology advancements.

Source: Red Hat's totally unscientific Twitter polls. December 2017.

Grab, a transportation company, scales to spectacular growth with IT automation

Grab―Southeast Asia’s top ride-hailing platform―automated its entirely cloud-based IT to simplify its IT management and grow its business, increasing application uptime from 87% to 99.99%.*

See how they did it


More to explore


About the author

The Red Hat Shares team comprises content strategists who work with lots of smart subject matter experts. Together, we curate content on emerging tech topics your enterprise needs to learn about to stay competitive.

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