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Why Your Automation Never Launches
New article by Fractional CTO - Daniel Pieper

Everyone wants automation.
Fewer manual steps. Faster workflows. Cleaner operations.
Yet most automation projects stall before they ever reach production.
The problem isn’t the idea.
It’s readiness.
Polished demos make automation look effortless. Click a button, magic happens. But those demos quietly skip the messy reality: access, infrastructure, authentication, APIs, and data flows. Without them, even “simple” automations hit blockers on day one.
This article breaks down what automation readiness actually means — and why it’s the step most teams overlook. From cloud infrastructure and single sign-on to API access and hosting, it explains the invisible foundations that determine whether automation accelerates your business… or slows it down.
If you’re serious about workflow automation delivering ROI — not just demos — this is required reading.
Read the full article to understand what needs to be in place before you automate.