Report cover image

Automation as a Catalyst: Driving Business Agility, Speed, and Data Integrity

Publisher IDC
Published Feb 25, 2025
Length 14 Pages
SKU # IDC19656980

Description

This IDC Perspective aims to provide CIOs, senior IT and technology executives, and other enterprise leaders with insights into how a robust automation strategy can drive businesses to new heights, unlocking new levels of operational efficiency, decision-making speed, and data reliability while also preparing them for this journey. As enterprises increasingly adopt automation to enhance agility, speed, and data integrity, CIOs are positioned at the forefront of a transformative journey. To achieve a competitive edge, they must empower their organizations to develop and implement comprehensive automation solutions that are adaptive and aligned with business objectives. The document offers technology leaders a practical framework and actionable guidance to navigate the complex landscape of enterprisewide automation implementation. By applying the principles and best practices outlined in this guide, CIOs can excel in delivering and scaling advanced automation capabilities that foster business agility, speed, and data integrity."The automation tipping point is where businesses transition from incremental efficiency to exponential agility," says Serge Findling, adjunct research advisor for IT Executive Programs (IEP) at IDC.

Table of Contents

14 Pages

Executive Snapshot

Situation Overview

Automation Challenges: Navigating the Complexities of Enterprise Transformation

Seeking Business Agility

IT Automation Is Table Stakes

The Automation Toolbox: A Spectrum Ranging from Task-Specific Tools to Enterprisewide Intelligence

Designing a Holistic Approach for Enterprisewide Impact

Leveraging Agile Automation for Business Agility

Accelerating Speed Through Automation

Ensuring Data Integrity and Quality with Automation

Implementing Automation: Best Practices and Strategies

The Future of Business Automation: Toward Deep, Intelligent, and Agentic Systems

Deep Automation and the Automation Tipping Point

The Rise of Agentic Systems

Synergy of Automation, AI, and Human Intelligence

Advice for the Technology Buyer

Learn More

Related Research

Synopsis

Pricing

Currency Rates
How Do Licenses Work?

How Do Licenses Work?

The primary function of a report license is to define how many people within a company are authorized to use the purchased report. This is separate to how a report might be delivered. Unless specifically identified otherwise, the purchase option is Single User. Below is a helpful description of that license, along with a sampling of others most commonly offered.

  • This license allows only one user to have access to and to use/read the report. It is not one user at a time or one user group; it is an individual who will be reading and utilizing the report.

  • This license allows for the entire purchasing company to read and use the report. This is the license level that would allow for a report to be placed on an internal company shared drive for access by all employees of that direct company. This license does not extend to parent or sister company use.

  • This license is designed to allow an entire department within a company full access to a report. The departmental license is a great option for companies that have more than one location and the department is spread out all over the country/world

  • This license is for companies that have one location where they want the report to be accessible by all employees within that physical location.

  • This is the most flexible of the licensing options. Some publishers will allow you to get a license for a preset number of people (typically 5). These licenses are ideal for small work groups.

License options are at the discretion of each publisher. As such, not all licenses indicated above are available for every product. If you are uncertain of the best license for your needs or would like a license that is not proactively available, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.

Head shot

Questions or Comments?

Our team has the ability to search within reports to verify it suits your needs. We can also help maximize your budget by finding sections of reports you can purchase.
Chat Now
Contact Us