<s>
IT	B-Application
process	I-Application
automation	I-Application
(	O
ITPA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
processes	O
which	O
facilitate	O
the	O
orchestration	B-Application
and	O
integration	O
of	O
tools	O
,	O
people	O
and	O
processes	O
through	O
automated	O
workflows	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITPA	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
perform	O
any	O
repeatable	O
pattern	O
,	O
task	O
or	O
business	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
once	O
handled	O
manually	O
by	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITPA	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
interchangeably	O
with	O
the	O
term	O
run	B-Application
book	I-Application
automation	I-Application
(	O
RBA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
system	O
event	O
occurs	O
,	O
the	O
appropriate	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
is	O
triggered	O
and	O
executed	O
to	O
automatically	O
address	O
and	O
remediate	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
desired	O
or	O
necessary	O
,	O
human	O
decision	O
points	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
embedded	O
into	O
the	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
ensuring	O
that	O
the	O
appropriate	O
IT	O
personnel	O
receive	O
alerts	O
and/or	O
escalations	O
and	O
can	O
quickly	O
respond	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ITPA	O
software	O
products	O
can	O
be	O
fully	O
and	O
seamlessly	O
integrated	O
with	O
various	O
existing	O
systems	O
,	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
include	O
monitoring	B-Application
,	O
incident	O
response	O
,	O
messaging	O
and	O
notification	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
IT	B-Application
process	I-Application
automation	I-Application
is	O
to	O
streamline	O
IT	O
operations	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
areas	O
and	O
facets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
replace	O
repetitive	O
manual	O
tasks	O
,	O
processes	O
and	O
workflows	B-Operating_System
with	O
automated	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ITPA	O
product	O
can	O
be	O
versatile	O
enough	O
to	O
bridge	O
multiple	O
systems	O
,	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
platforms	B-Device
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
uniform	O
IT	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
task	O
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
which	O
contains	O
specified	O
procedures	O
,	O
conditions	O
and	O
triggers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automated	O
workflows	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
scheduled	O
in	O
advance	O
,	O
or	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
triggered	O
based	O
on	O
specific	O
events	O
or	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
an	O
automated	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
to	O
perform	O
routine	O
system	O
maintenance	O
tasks	O
could	O
be	O
scheduled	O
to	O
execute	O
automatically	O
at	O
a	O
designated	O
time	O
each	O
day	O
or	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Businesses	O
employing	O
IT	B-Application
process	I-Application
automation	I-Application
may	O
experience	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
consequences	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
