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Access largest marketplace of templates and solutions for automating any part of your enterprise
SEATTLE & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 8, 2015–
Automic, a leader in business automation, today launched the Automic PlugIn Marketplace. The Automic PlugIn Marketplace is a one-stop shop where customers, partners and independent consultants can browse, buy, download or contribute plugins to drive automation across their enterprises.
The proliferation of cloud, mobile, and social technologies has resulted in the need for organizations to keep pace with increasing digital change and innovation. The Automic PlugIn Marketplace enables customers to tap into the knowledge of the global Automic community to access, or even request new solutions that can be shared with the broader community.
The Automic Plugin Marketplace is built for a Devops IT world. It can either be accessed via easy to use front end or via the Github backend that so many developers are already used to and familiar with, allowing users to engage with Automic in whichever way the user is more comfortable.
On launch, the Automic PlugIn Marketplace features hundreds of Business Automation templates and solutions for any enterprise automation need – from workload automation to service orchestration, DevOps initiatives, Big Data Operations and even Social media outreach. DevOps engineers can also access a broad range of open-source containers to facilitate rapid application release automation.
“The fact that Automic has developed and implemented a software market place validates the fundamental utility of its business automation platform. I expect it to thrive, simply because, in a world of distributed and cloud-based systems, Automic delivers a strong foundation upon which users can build new functionality and integrate with diverse applications and services, be they enterprise or mobile based. The Automic PlugIn Marketplace offers a multitude of opportunities for customers and partners to add, consume and market complementary components that will extend their automation capabilities,” comments Dr Robin Bloor, Chief Analyst, Bloor Group.
The Marketplace will empower IT professionals to:
- Leverage the collective knowledge of the global Automic Community to find solutions to new problems quickly and safely.
- Extend their footprint with the most powerful Automation platform in the market.
- Capture knowledge for re-use by their global peers inside and outside their organization.
- Establish credibility and expertise in particular areas and connect with other IT professionals working on similar problems and technologies.
- Stay on top of new developments with automatic Automic Marketplace alerts.
- Develop, publish and monetize new solutions in response to customer demand.
‘My feedback is that the Automic Plugin Marketplace is phenomenal. This is what the Automation Community has really been looking for. It will save me tons of time and energy not having to reinvent what others may have already been able to achieve. This is what everyone has been looking for,” stated Jesse Getzie, Assurant
The ease of use for customers and developers was paramount when creating the site. Tightly integrated with the Automic Online Community it allows participants to interact in real-time. Users are able to provide ratings, reviews and feedback on existing plugins, get support and even request new ones.
“To remain competitive in today’s highly connected business environment, organizations are increasingly adopting Business Automation solutions to improve employee productivity and company agility. The Automic PlugIn Marketplace is like the App Store for our global customers, where they can browse and download within minutes new automation solutions that meet their business needs. In addition, it creates exciting opportunities for our partners and customers by enabling them to easily develop, integrate, publish, and monetize their innovative solutions as well,” said Chris Boorman, Chief Marketing Officer at Automic.
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About Automic
Automic, a leader in business automation, helps enterprises drive competitive advantage by automating their IT and business systems – from on-premise to the Cloud, Big Data and the Internet of Things. With offices worldwide, Automic powers over 2,600 customers including Bosch, Netflix, eBay, AMC Theatres, Carphone Warehouse, ExxonMobil, BT Global Services, Société Générale, NHS SBS, General Electric and Swisscom. The company is privately held by EQT. More information can be found at www.automic.com.
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