It’s not easy or inexpensive to implement, but without automation you’ll never get self-service or self-healing, or realize maximum ROI. Here’s how to get started.
Major public cloud providers, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Rackspace, have been driving hard toward automation since their services hit the market. The reason is simple: It improves both the bottom line and customer satisfaction. Now, automating an enterprise-class private or hybrid cloud is an entirely different affair from Amazon using its development muscle to let a user spin up an S3 instance. But that doesn’t mean you can stay stuck in manual mode, because without automation, you don’t have self-service, and self-service is one of the most compelling reasons for a private cloud.
