IT Automation: The Quest for Lights Out

Gathering Information and Getting Organized

These are the reference materials that you and your staff have prepared that contain important information to include in your presentation:

• Project purpose statement: A one- or two-sentence statement that defines what you intend to accomplish (automation) and why (your success measure).

• High-level expectations: Define the level of automation that is realistic for each component in your environment.

• List of infrastructure components, with problem and opportunity statements, and automation requirements: Defines success on a component-by-component basis. Answers the questions "What problems are we going to solve?" and "What opportunities will we exploit?"

• Recommended system management software: A high-level ...