Greg Holmes, Field CTO for EMEA at Apptio, an IBM company, asserts that successfully scaling intelligent automation requires rigorous financial discipline. The "build it and they will come" approach to technology adoption frequently leads to budget shortfalls, particularly when applied to automation initiatives.
Executives often observe that successful pilot programs do not consistently translate into sustainable enterprise-wide deployments. This underscores the critical need for meticulous financial planning from the outset to ensure the long-term viability and effectiveness of automation investments.