Without automation, cloud can become an expensive and confusing chore, like running a second data center without increasing the size of the operations staff. Although the use of the public cloud buys you not having to purchase and maintain hardware and software, you still have to monitor, manage, and deal with cloud-based systems as if they were down the hall.
When done right, the cloud removes much of the undifferentiated heavy lifting associated with managing traditional IT. Automation takes the value an organization gets from embracing the cloud to the next level. This recorded session covers 3 key ways that automation can ease migration to cloud.