The toolkit for Infrastructure Automation and Operations (IA&O) teams is evolving rapidly. This is a response to the growing pressure these teams face to accelerate infrastructure deployment without dropping the ball on quality or security. It makes you wonder, what’s the future of infrastructure automation?
The future is already here. Gartner analysts state that “DevOps, platform engineering, and I&O teams are using IA&O tools to automate the delivery and operation of infrastructure with autonomy, scale, and greater reliability.”
Even though the adoption of provisioning and configuration automation is growing quickly, we think orchestration is what truly transforms our customer’s infrastructure.
Yet, many teams are hesitant to embrace it. Gartner finds “Orchestration remains underutilized by I&O teams due to perceived complexity, assumed loss of control, and steep skill requirements.” There is also the challenge of integrating tools that aren’t compatible, resulting in unnecessary expenses and inefficiencies.
You need a decoder ring
Nowadays, it’s easy to get lost in buzzwords and lofty ideas. But in the end, we all want to get work done more efficiently, without making things too complicated. To us, that’s the crux of the 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Infrastructure Automation and Orchestration Tooling (IA&O).
If you’re tired of the infrastructure tool sprawl and need a streamlined process, the report is worth a read. It suggests a more efficient approach: invest in tools that not only accelerate automation processes but also contribute to a larger, more unified orchestration strategy.
RackN is a Representative Vendor in the Market Guide. RackN Digital Rebar is the future of infrastructure automation. It provides a unified platform that is scalable and flexible, avoiding the pitfalls of locking users into a single methodology. Digital Rebar makes provisioning and configuration automation simpler and more efficient, as well as providing a logical path to orchestration.
Take the next step in infrastructure management
The bottom line is, the landscape of managing IT infrastructure is evolving, along with the tools required for effective management. Since the report highlights this so well, we find the Gartner Market Guide for IA&O to be a valuable resource for anyone looking to navigate this shift.
Exploring the Gartner Market Guide is a solid first step to understanding why a unified approach to infrastructure automation and orchestration is critical. The list of Representative Vendors is useful in providing a number of approaches to automation. Download your copy of the Gartner report today.
Gartner, Market Guide for Infrastructure Automation and Orchestration Tools, 2024, Chris Saunderson, Hassan Ennaciri, Daniel Betts, 21 February 2024.
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