IBM i Automation Software

What should an AS400 automation software demo prove before we take it seriously?

It should prove the vendor understands a real workflow, not just a clean schedule. Buyers should ask to see a dependency, an exception, an alert, a recovery path, and an audit trail so the demo shows what happens when the process is imperfect, because that is where operational fit becomes obvious.

Answer

It should prove the vendor understands a real workflow, not just a clean schedule. Buyers should ask to see a dependency, an exception, an alert, a recovery path, and an audit trail so the demo shows what happens when the process is imperfect, because that is where operational fit becomes obvious.

A credible demo should also connect the workflow to business consequence. If the presentation never moves beyond a happy-path job chain, it has not proven that the software can handle the pressure points buyers actually care about.

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