Enterprise Automation: A Strategic Approach

Enterprise automation is a strategic approach to integration and automation that combines methodologies, technologies, and operating models to support strategic business goals. Unlike classical approaches, enterprise automation addresses a complete spectrum of integration and automation scenarios, enabling a democratized approach that involves all stakeholders in the automation journey.

The benefits of an enterprise-focused approach are manifold:

·?????? Efficiency: It significantly increases the speed and accuracy of tasks, delivering business value in terms of improved experience and agility.

·?????? Enablement: It allows CIOs and IT leaders to address process automation, data consistency, and composition challenges in a managed and governed way.

·?????? Support: It provides a variety of integration and automation scenarios, including process, data, application, API, event, IoT, and mobile, according to a democratized IT approach.

Operating Models

Sitecore Connect supports three primary operating models: Centralized, Federated, and Democratized.

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In the centralized model, delivery is carried out by a centralized team, typically part of the IT department. This team consists of architects, engineers, and developers focused on implementing a highly efficient “enterprise automation factory.” While this model is highly efficient for optimal allocation of resources, it can become a bottleneck as demand grows and the central team struggles to fulfill all automation needs timely.

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In the federated model, delivery is performed by semi-independent local units using the integration and automation tools of their choice. This model is highly agile and effective in addressing local issues but lacks an organization-wide perspective. Its inherent lack of governance leads to high costs, duplication of technology and skills, and mounting technical debt.

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The democratized model involves self-service delivery by local units and business technologists, with the central enterprise automation team providing support in terms of technologies, consulting, training, best practices, and governance guardrails. This model balances agility and governance, delivering business agility while minimizing risks related to security, compliance, and quality of service.

How does Sitecore Connect support the above?

Sitecore Connect is an enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solution that redefines what's possible in enterprise automation. It supports integration and automation across various scenarios, helping businesses achieve agility and efficiency through different operating models. This product is designed to bring everyone on the same page with a low-code interface suitable for business users while providing enough power for IT to automate even the most complex processes.

The strength of Sitecore Connect lies in its ability to adapt quickly and put existing technology to work, allowing businesses to go from idea to automation in hours instead of days. It supports the full scale and diversity of your automation needs across the entire enterprise and ensures collaborative governance by enabling every team to automate safely with consistent security and governance measures.

Stay tuned for our next blog, where we will delve deeper into the functionalities of Sitecore Connect and its role in enterprise automation.