Why “automated” infrastructure might cost more than you think
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Automation sprawl — the accumulation of disconnected scripts, pipelines, and tools across an organization — creates hidden costs that rarely appear in infrastructure bills. Senior engineers can spend up to 20% of their time just maintaining existing automation rather than building new capabilities. The solution involves
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The hidden costs nobody tracksWhat consolidation actually looks likeThe operations-as-code evolutionPractical steps forwardBringing it togetherThe uncomfortable truthSort: