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Automation

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What job scheduling tool do you use in your automated workflows/architecture?

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Will all software testing eventually be fully automated, or does manual testing have a permanent role to play in developing usable products?

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Where are you seeing automation or robotics decrease the need for staff?

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Have you found effective strategies to automate manual IAM processes like access remediation, access reviews, etc.? How do you overcome automation gaps in your identity security flows?

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Do you have infrastructure automation engineers on staff in your org? What is their main focus?

How often / when do your teams write automated tests?

No automated tests, and no intention to ever write them4%

No automated tests, but have an intention to write them in the future37%

Writing automated tests after big feature releases23%

Writing automated tests after several sprints18%

Writing automated tests at the end of the sprint4%

Writing automated tests at the end of each user story3%

Ensuring each commit has automated tests3%

Test Driven Development3%

Other (please comment)

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Any Automation CoE's that centralized enterprise RPA (ex: UiPath or AA) and low-Code automation (ex: MS Power Automate) platforms as part of their organizations? What were the primary drivers for organizing this way? Benefits?

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How are you integrating emerging technologies to streamline operations, enhance compliance, and drive intelligent automation?

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Are you currently using enterprise low-code app platforms (LCAP) from any of these vendors? Choose all that apply.

Alibaba8%

Appian21%

Creatio16%

Huawei8%

Kintone8%

Mendix5%

Microsoft39%

Newgen3%

Oracle14%

OutSystems7%

Pega6%

Quickbase5%

Retool3%

Salesforce30%

ServiceNow33%

Unqork4%

Zoho8%

Other (Add in comments)1%

We're not currently using low-code platforms2%

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Any tips for software development teams who are setting up a new CI/CD pipeline in a DevOps environment? How do you maintain current software delivery speeds while getting automation processes established within the pipeline?

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With the pace of change in AI, how are you and your companies preparing for Agentic AI (or Agentic Automation) and where is it on your company’s roadmap strategically?

How do you evaluate opportunities for automation?

We follow a defined hyperautomation process6%

We use decision-making techniques (like SWOT or Pareto analysis)45%

We ask employees for input27%

We follow industry automation trends10%

We base choices off of the automation tools we have available3%

We use another method (I'll comment below to share)5%

We don’t use automation2%

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How are you improving automations for incident response processes, especially when it comes to data collection or incident investigation? What successes have you achieved so far and what gaps remain?

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What is the current technology trend on AP automation, is anyone able to share some feedback on your current automation tool?

How long does it take for your continuous integration pipeline to complete a full loop after new code changes? Trying to get a sense of what’s typical for CI/CD pipelines for software development teams using DevOps.

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What continuous deployment software would you recommend? What does your top pick offer that other vendors don’t?

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