The traditional business automation model needs to evolve. Instead of focusing solely on streamlining processes, develop strategies to automate the business itself.

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Business automation

  • From the editor: Bringing business automation into the 21st century
  • The whats, whys, and hows of business automation
  • A structured design approach to business automation
  • 3 ways to prepare for process improvements in your digital journey
  • How to improve ROI on automation: 4 tips
  • What IT professionals say about business automation and BPM
  • More to explore
  • New Red Hat offerings and releases

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From the editor: Bringing business automation into the 21st century

Business automation is the alignment of business process management (BPM) and business rules management (BRM) with modern application development to meet changing market demands.

But alone, these technologies aren’t enough to increase efficiency and control costs.

The traditional business automation model needs to evolve. Instead of focusing solely on streamlining processes, develop strategies to automate the business itself. Keep reading to find out how.


First, read about the whats, whys, and hows of business automation


A structured design approach to business automation

Business automation reduces time to market but has inherent risk. Luckily, advances in software-development infrastructure and approaches provide the tools and opportunity to modernize business automation.*

Ready, set, evolve


What IT professionals say about business automation and BPM

Source: Red Hat Twitter polls. January 2018.

3 ways to prepare for process improvements in your digital journey

As your business goes digital, be sure to evaluate and improve your current business processes. Here’s some advice to get you started.*

Are you ready?


How to improve ROI on automation: 4 tips

Want your automation project to achieve a strong return on investment? Take the steps in this article from The Enterprisers Project and avoid disappointment.*

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