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We’re back for Part 2 of our Automation deep-dive—and the hits just keep coming! Host Al Martin reunites with IBM automation aces Sarah McAndrew (WW Automation Technical Sales) and Vikram Murali (App Mod & IT Automation Development) to push past the hype and map out the road ahead.

🎬 Episode Highlights

00:12 Observability – why seeing everything is half the battle
04:17 IBM Concert – orchestrating dev, ops & business in one score
07:42 Tech vs. Culture – the million-dollar question
11:34 Real-world use cases that ship value today
13:65 Scanning the Future of Automation (spoiler: it’s closer than you think)
15:32 Hashi – tooling that scales with you
17:42 Top resources to learn more and stay ahead of the curve
18:13 Lightning-round fun to wrap it up

Whether you’re wrangling legacy systems or architecting cloud-native dreams, this conversation will spark ideas, bust myths, and give you action items of immediate value. Smash that play button, tag a colleague, and join the movement to #MakingDataSimple!

🔗 Connect: Sarah McAndrew LinkedIn | Vikram Murali LinkedIn
🌐 Explore IBM Automation: ibm.com/automation

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