Send us a text 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 battle04:17 IBM Concert – orchestrating dev, ops & business in one score07:42 Tech vs. Culture – the million-dollar question11:34 Real-world use cases that ship value today13:65 Scanning the Future of Automation (spoiler: it’s closer than you think)15:32  Hashi – tooling that scales with you17:42 Top resources to learn more and stay ahead of the curve18:13 Lightning-round fun to wrap it upWhether 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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