Enterprise Automation Excellence
Episodes
Ep. 26 - AI Dev Tools: What Automation Leaders Need to Know
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke are joined by Pete Goldin (DevOps Digest). Dan and Pete discuss their recent survey of AI development and DevOps tools....
Ep. 25 - Building the Business Case for Automation Investments
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting approval for new automation investments requires building a business case with a cost analysis, expected business benefit, and assessment of p...
Ep. 24 - IBM TechXchange 2025: AI, Agents, and DevOps in Transition
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
IBM TechExchange 2025 featured AI, Agents, Observability and other technologies that are changing the way that developers work. In this Enterprise Aut...
Ep. 23 - The Evolution of Enterprise Automation: AI, Observability, and Orchestration
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise automation is entering a new era defined by convergence. AI, observability, and orchestration are reshaping how automation platforms operat...
Ep. 22 - Automation Data: A Critical Source of Truth for the Enterprise
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While much of the focus on the value of automation systems is on the consistent and reliable execution of the schedule, the data within the automation...
Ep. 21 - From Delegates to Decision-Makers: How AI Agents Redefine Automation
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss the evolution from traditional agents to AI-powered agents in enterprise automation software. While automation ...
Ep. 20 - Automation Migrations: When to Switch and How to Succeed
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke explore the challenges of migrating automation software. They discuss the business and technical...
Ep. 19 - Automation Without Fear: A Practitioner’s Journey
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Dreyfus, Senior Director of IT at Market America, discusses his 14-year automation journey with Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke on the Enterprise Autom...
Ep. 18 - Turning AI Hype into Automation Strategy with Product Thinking
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A successful automation strategy requires moving beyond technology-focused thinking to business outcome-driven approaches, with AI serving as an enabl...
Ep. 17 - AI in Automation: Hype, Reality, and What Comes Next
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Enterprise Automation Excellence episode, hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss AI's impact on enterprise automation and orchestration. Dan...
Ep. 16 - Breaking New Ground: The Biggest Changes to EMA's Automation Radar in 16 Years
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Enterprise Automation Excellence podcast, Dan Twing and Tom O’Rourke dive into the 2025 EMA Radar for Workload Automation and...
Ep. 15 - Product Thinking: Transforming Automation Teams
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of their focus on product thinking hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss how automation teams can apply product thinking pri...
Ep. 14 – Introducing Product Thinking for Automation Leaders
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Enterprise Automation Excellence episode, hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke explore how automation teams can adopt "product thinking" to better...
Ep. 13 - Automation Myopia
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Enterprise Automation Excellence episode, hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss "automation myopia" - the problem of defining...
Ep. 12 - Observability’s Role in Smarter Automation
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss the relationship between observability and automation in enterprise systems. They explor...
Ep. 11 - Change Management and Automation
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss the complex relationship between change management and automation. They explore how thes...
Ep. 10 - AI and Observability in Workload Automation and Orchestration
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss EMA's latest research report titled "The Future of Workload Automation and Orchestration: Driving Digital Transform...
Ep. 9 – Balancing Control and Innovation: The Modern Automation Center of Excellence
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the role and evolution of Automation Centers of Excellence (CoE) in enterprises. The hosts, Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke, explore...
Episode 8 - Five Key Trends from Gartner I&O 2024: AI, Automation, and the Evolution of Technical Leadership
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Tom discuss Tom's observations and learnings from the 2024 Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies conference in Las Vega...
Episode 7 - Balancing the Scales: Citizen Developers and Centralized Orchestration
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan has returned from Italy where he participated in an HCL Automation customer event focused on orchestration of business processes as an integrated ...
Episode 6 - Automation Excellence in 2025: What Should Be On Your Radar?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're most of the way through 2024 and it's time to start thinking about plans for next year. In many cases, the budget has already been set, but it's...
Episode 5 - Cybersecurity 101 for Automation Leaders
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Steffen joins the EAE podcast to discuss how automation teams can collaborate with security teams to maintain a secure, resilient environment. E...
Episode 4 - Mainframe Modernization clears the path for Digital Transformation
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Building on the learnings from a recent EMA survey on mainframe modernization initiatives, we discuss where these initiatives fit into enterprise acti...
Episode 3 - BMC Connect 2024 - The Split Announcement and Conference Learnings
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore BMC's recent decision to split into two companies, a strategic shift announced shortly before BMC Connect 2024. We brea...
Episode 2 - Orchestration
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise Automation Excellence Podcast: Episode 2 - Orchestration Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss the increasing use of the word "Orchestration...
Episode 1 - Welcome and CrowdStrike Outage
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise Automation Excellence Podcast: Episode 1 - Welcome Dan Twing and Tom O'Rourke discuss the goals and scope for the Enterprise Automation Exc...