That's exactly right. Automation raises the value of a system administrator, it's a multiplier whereby one man can do the work of dozens. Optimization and perf

That's exactly right. Automation raises the value of a system administrator, it's a multiplier whereby one man can do the work of dozens. Optimization and performance tuning is another multiplier, if you can tweak a set of application servers to serve twice as many sessions you've just doubled the number of visitors you can serve before you need to buy more machinery, or cut your hosting costs in half if you're running on third-party equipment.