Why We Automate

I was reading through the latest issue of Profit magazine when a certain quote caught my eye. It comes from Jeff Epstein, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Oracle:

"Today's typical organization spends 60 percent or more of its IT budget on labor--on employees, outsourced labor, contract labor, or systems integrators. The remaining 40 percent is shared between hardware and software.

"By reducing labor costs through more automation and IT-enabled efficiencies, CFOs can give CIOs more budget to spend on moneymaking projects that can drive competitive differentiation and profitability."

That, in a nutshell, exemplifies the value of an automation solution like Brainware Distiller in my mind. When a solution can do most of the heavy lifting for you, that gives you the opportunity to focus on more business-critical functions.

Healthcare providers exist to deliver patient care to those who need it. Construction firms exist to built the world's homes, offices, schools and any number of other projects. Banks exist to strengthen the economy by loaning the funds that bring people's dreams to reality. None of the world's major companies exists to sort its own mail or pay its own bills or catalog its own paperwork. Yet, automation solutions do exist to make those necessary functions as simple as possible, so that those companies can focus more of their efforts (and funds) on their true purpose.