The case for automation

It all adds up to more complexity and higher costs.

IT managers are taking note. Here’s a look at their top IT priorities.5

How do you overcome today’s challenges?

1. “The Digital Universe in 2020: Big Data, Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East,” IDC research sponsored by EMC Corp., December 2012.2. “2012 Internet Trends (Update),” Meeker, Mary, and Wu, Liang, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, May 2012.3. 2013 Future of Cloud Computing survey, North Bridge Venture Partners with GigaOM Research, June 19, 2013.4. “Automation and Orchestration for Effective Datacenter Operations,” IDC technology spotlight sponsored by HP, June 2013.5. “Automation and Orchestration for Effective Datacenter Operations,” IDC technology spotlight sponsored by HP, June 2013. Note: Multiple responses were allowed.

Respondents had 1,000 or more employees (n = 108)6. “Collaborative IT: A Pragmatic Approach for Bringing the Service Desk and Operations Together,” Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), November 2012.

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Here’s the bottom line (from IDC):

“Data center automation and orchestration technologies are no longer optional.” 4

More systems and more applications to manage

More virtual machines per physical server Ballooning costs for IT management

Are you ready for all of this?

Cost savings, time savings, accuracy

Big Data

CloudMobile

We will see 50-fold growth in the digital universe by 2020.1

75% of companies now use some form of cloud computing.3

By 2020, an estimated

50 billion devices will be connected

to the Internet.2

2010

2020

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202020152010

Billions:

50B

75%

Automate IT processes.

Average number of VMs per physical server:4

Clearly, efficiency is top of mind for IT executives.

Percentage of data center IT operations costs spent on IT management staff:4

2008: 5–6 2012: 9–10 2016: 11 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

20132000

38%68%

$

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Shift from on-premise toSaaS-based management

Aggressively invest in automationand orchestration

Implement common managementsoftware, services, and processes across

cloud and noncloud environment

Reduce number of managementsoftware vendors and tools

Improve IT staff productivityand operational efficiency

51%

45%

43%

26%

24%

1. Shift from maintenance to innovation.2.

Organizations that automate IT processes are:6

Organizations that automate IT processes are:6

IT budget

1.5X more likely to reduce management complexity

1.5X more likely to free up resources for strategic projects

Accelerate cloud initiatives.3.

1.7X more likely to accelerate deployment of existing services via cloud

1.3X more likely to accelerate deployment of new services via cloud

Maintenance

Innovation33%

Only 33% of the IT budget is spent on innovation.

Automation opens the door to innovation.

HP automation and orchestration.

Cost savings

Realize $5 benefit

for every $1.

Reclaim 10,000+ hours/year.

Improve “first time right” by

30%–40%.

Accuracy

Time savings

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