{"id":22104,"date":"2024-12-04T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T08:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infotel-software.com\/non-categorise\/automation-and-job-security-regulated-industrys-delicate-human-resource-balance-and-automations-hidden-cost\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:56:42","slug":"lautomatisation-et-la-securite-de-lemploi-lequilibre-delicat-des-ressources-humaines-dans-lindustrie-reglementee-et-le-cout-cache-de-lautomatisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infotel-software.com\/fr\/blog-fr\/lautomatisation-et-la-securite-de-lemploi-lequilibre-delicat-des-ressources-humaines-dans-lindustrie-reglementee-et-le-cout-cache-de-lautomatisation\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019automatisation et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019emploi : L\u2019\u00e9quilibre d\u00e9licat des ressources humaines dans l\u2019industrie r\u00e9glement\u00e9e et le co\u00fbt cach\u00e9 de l\u2019automatisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, l\u2019automatisation des mainframes est devenue un sujet br\u00fblant et parfois controvers\u00e9 dans les industries r\u00e9glement\u00e9es, promettant de r\u00e9volutionner les op\u00e9rations, d\u2019\u00e9conomiser potentiellement des millions de dollars aux entreprises et de r\u00e9pondre au d\u00e9fi permanent du maintien d\u2019une main-d\u2019\u0153uvre qualifi\u00e9e pour les mainframes. Bien que de nombreuses initiatives dans le domaine des mainframes visent \u00e0 recruter et \u00e0 former davantage de jeunes professionnels \u2013 y compris d\u2019anciens militaires dans le cadre d\u2019un programme \u2013 l\u2019automatisation continue de jouer un r\u00f4le important. Comme toute avanc\u00e9e technologique, elle apporte \u00e0 la fois des opportunit\u00e9s et des d\u00e9fis. Si l\u2019automatisation acc\u00e9l\u00e8re ind\u00e9niablement les processus et augmente l\u2019efficacit\u00e9, elle soul\u00e8ve \u00e9galement des inqui\u00e9tudes quant \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019emploi et l\u2019avenir de la main-d\u2019\u0153uvre des mainframes.<\/p>\n

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La double tranchant de l\u2019automatisation<\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u2019automatisation des mainframes offre de nombreux avantages, notamment une productivit\u00e9 accrue, une r\u00e9duction des erreurs humaines et la capacit\u00e9 de compl\u00e9ter le pool existant d\u2019experts en mainframe. Pour de nombreuses organisations, c\u2019est un outil pr\u00e9cieux pour maintenir et d\u00e9velopper leurs capacit\u00e9s mainframe. Cependant, l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 m\u00eame qui rend l\u2019automatisation attrayante pourrait aussi constituer une menace pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019emploi de nombreux professionnels du mainframe.<\/p>\n

L\u2019impact de l\u2019automatisation s\u2019\u00e9tend au-del\u00e0 des entreprises individuelles, affectant l\u2019innovation dans l\u2019ensemble de l\u2019industrie technologique. Alors que les entreprises adoptent l\u2019IA et l\u2019automatisation, beaucoup craignent que des emplois pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme s\u00fbrs ne soient menac\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de l\u2019automatisation dans les licenciements r\u00e9cents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus r\u00e9cemment, l\u2019industrie technologique a \u00e9t\u00e9 durement touch\u00e9e par les licenciements, avec des signaux indiquant que l\u2019automatisation et l\u2019IA y ont jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le important. Selon le\u00a0CrunchBase Tech Layoffs Tracker<\/a>, plus de 191 000 travailleurs dans des entreprises technologiques am\u00e9ricaines ont \u00e9t\u00e9 licenci\u00e9s en 2023.<\/p>\n

Bien que tous ces licenciements ne soient pas directement attribuables \u00e0 l\u2019automatisation, les chiffres soulignent la nature volatile de l\u2019emploi dans le secteur technologique. 2024 n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 diff\u00e9rente. Un article r\u00e9cemment mis \u00e0 jour sur\u00a0TechCrunch.com<\/a>\u00a0offre une liste compl\u00e8te de tous les licenciements connus dans le secteur technologique qui ont eu lieu en 2024.<\/p>\n

Le co\u00fbt de l\u2019impact humain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Derri\u00e8re ces chiffres se trouvent des personnes avec des carri\u00e8res, des familles et des aspirations. Il est crucial de se rappeler que les licenciements impactent non seulement les employ\u00e9s individuels, mais aussi l\u2019innovation au sein de l\u2019industrie. La perte de professionnels exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s peut conduire \u00e0 une \u201cfuite des cerveaux\u201d dans l\u2019industrie, ralentissant potentiellement l\u2019innovation et le progr\u00e8s \u00e0 long terme. \u00c0 une \u00e9poque o\u00f9 l\u2019innovation est au premier plan avec IBM Z, cela peut avoir un effet dramatiquement n\u00e9gatif sur la prestation de services aux entreprises et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es\/PI.<\/p>\n

L\u2019impact humain s\u2019\u00e9tend bien au-del\u00e0 des cons\u00e9quences financi\u00e8res imm\u00e9diates pour les personnes touch\u00e9es. Lorsque des professionnels chevronn\u00e9s sont licenci\u00e9s, les entreprises perdent des d\u00e9cennies de connaissances et d\u2019expertise accumul\u00e9es qui ne sont souvent pas enti\u00e8rement document\u00e9es ou facilement transf\u00e9rables. Cette connaissance tacite \u2013 celle qui vient d\u2019ann\u00e9es d\u2019exp\u00e9rience pratique, de r\u00e9solution de probl\u00e8mes et de navigation dans des syst\u00e8mes complexes \u2013 est inestimable et presque impossible \u00e0 remplacer.<\/p>\n

Consid\u00e9rez les impacts suivants :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Perte de la m\u00e9moire institutionnelle : Les employ\u00e9s de longue date portent souvent avec eux une compr\u00e9hension profonde de l\u2019histoire, des syst\u00e8mes et des d\u00e9fis uniques d\u2019une entreprise. Cette m\u00e9moire institutionnelle peut \u00eatre cruciale pour maintenir la continuit\u00e9 et \u00e9viter les erreurs du pass\u00e9. La perte de la m\u00e9moire institutionnelle peut cr\u00e9er des lacunes dans les comp\u00e9tences et la compr\u00e9hension qui peuvent prendre des ann\u00e9es \u00e0 combler.<\/li>\n
  2. Pression accrue sur le personnel restant : \u00c0 mesure que les \u00e9quipes se r\u00e9duisent, les employ\u00e9s restants se trouvent souvent d\u00e9bord\u00e9s, essayant de combler les lacunes de connaissances laiss\u00e9es par leurs coll\u00e8gues partis tout en g\u00e9rant des charges de travail accrues.<\/li>\n
  3. Impact sur le moral et la culture d\u2019entreprise : Les licenciements peuvent affecter significativement la dynamique d\u2019\u00e9quipe et le moral g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019entreprise. La perte de coll\u00e8gues respect\u00e9s et la peur de futures suppressions d\u2019emplois peuvent conduire \u00e0 une diminution de la productivit\u00e9 et une augmentation du turnover parmi le personnel restant.<\/li>\n
  4. D\u00e9fis dans la gestion des crises : Dans les situations critiques ou les pannes de syst\u00e8me, l\u2019absence de professionnels exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s qui comprennent intimement les subtilit\u00e9s des syst\u00e8mes existants peut conduire \u00e0 des temps d\u2019arr\u00eat plus longs et des impacts commerciaux plus substantiels.<\/li>\n
  5. Retards dans l\u2019innovation : Les professionnels exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s sont souvent moteurs de l\u2019innovation en appliquant leur compr\u00e9hension approfondie des syst\u00e8mes existants aux nouvelles technologies. Ils ont \u00e9galement tendance \u00e0 \u00eatre ceux dans l\u2019organisation qui sont \u00e0 l\u2019aise pour fournir des retours d\u2019information \u00e0 la cha\u00eene de management pour une prise de d\u00e9cision meilleure et plus \u00e9clair\u00e9e. Leur absence peut ralentir le rythme d\u2019une innovation significative et pratique.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    En outre, la question se pose : O\u00f9 vont toutes ces connaissances ? Bien que certaines entreprises tentent de mettre en \u0153uvre des processus de transfert de connaissances avant les licenciements, ceux-ci sont souvent pr\u00e9cipit\u00e9s et inad\u00e9quats. La documentation peut capturer certaines connaissances explicites, mais la compr\u00e9hension nuanc\u00e9e construite au fil des ann\u00e9es d\u2019exp\u00e9rience contextuelle en personne est beaucoup plus difficile \u00e0 pr\u00e9server.<\/p>\n

    Dans certains cas, cette expertise trouve son chemin vers des concurrents ou des cabinets de conseil, renfor\u00e7ant potentiellement les organisations rivales. Dans d\u2019autres cas, elle se dissipe simplement, repr\u00e9sentant une perte nette pour l\u2019organisation et, en fin de compte, pour l\u2019industrie dans son ensemble.<\/p>\n

    Pr\u00e9occupations en mati\u00e8re de cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9 d\u2019entreprise<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Un aspect souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9 des licenciements g\u00e9n\u00e9ralis\u00e9s, de l\u2019automatisation accrue et de l\u2019\u00e9volution de la dynamique de la main-d\u2019\u0153uvre est l\u2019impact potentiel sur la cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9. Alors que les entreprises ajustent leurs strat\u00e9gies, plusieurs facteurs entrent en jeu :<\/p>\n

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    1. Risques d\u2019automatisation : Alors que les organisations r\u00e9duisent leur main-d\u2019\u0153uvre humaine et s\u2019appuient davantage sur des syst\u00e8mes automatis\u00e9s, elles peuvent cr\u00e9er involontairement de nouvelles vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9s si ces syst\u00e8mes ne sont pas correctement s\u00e9curis\u00e9s et surveill\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      In recent years, mainframe automation has emerged as a hot and sometimes controversial topic in regulated industries, promising to revolutionize operations, save companies potentially millions of dollars, and address the ever-present challenge of maintaining a skilled mainframe workforce. While numerous initiatives in the mainframe space aim to recruit and train more young professionals \u2013 including ex-military personnel with one program \u2013 automation continues to play a significant role. As with any technological advancement, it brings both opportunities and challenges. While automation undoubtedly speeds up processes and increases efficiency, it also raises concerns about job security and the future of the mainframe workforce.<\/p>

      The Double-Edged Sword of Automation<\/strong><\/p>

      Mainframe automation offers numerous benefits, including increased productivity, reduced human error, and the ability to complement the existing pool of mainframe experts. For many organizations, it's a valuable tool in maintaining and expanding their mainframe capabilities. However, the very efficiency that makes automation attractive could also pose a threat to job security for many mainframe professionals.<\/p>

      The impact of automation extends beyond individual companies, affecting innovation across the tech industry. As businesses embrace AI and automation, many fear that jobs previously considered safe, might be at risk.<\/p>

      The Automation Reality of Recent Layoffs<\/strong><\/p>

      Most recently, the tech industry has been hit hard by layoffs, with signals indicating that automation and AI have been playing a significant role. According to the CrunchBase Tech Layoffs Tracker<\/a>, more than 191,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off through job cuts in 2023.<\/p>

      While not all these layoffs are directly attributable to automation, the numbers highlight the volatile nature of employment in the tech sector. 2024 has been no different. A recently updated article on TechCrunch.com<\/a> offers a comprehensive list of all the known layoffs in tech that have occurred in 2024.<\/p>

      The Cost of the Human Impact<\/strong><\/p>

      Behind these numbers are people with careers, families, and aspirations. It's crucial to remember that layoffs impact not only individual employees but also innovation within the industry. The loss of experienced professionals can lead to an industry \u201cbrain drain,\u201d potentially slowing down innovation and progress in the long run. At a time when innovation is front and center with IBM Z, this can have a dramatically negative effect on enterprise service delivery and data\/IP security.<\/p>

      The human impact extends far beyond the immediate financial consequences for affected individuals. When seasoned professionals are laid off, companies lose decades of accumulated knowledge and expertise that often isn't fully documented or easily transferable. This tacit knowledge \u2013 the kind that comes from years of hands-on experience, problem-solving, and navigating complex systems \u2013 is invaluable and nearly impossible to replace.<\/p>

      Consider the following impacts:<\/strong><\/p>

      1. Loss of institutional memory: Long-term employees often carry with them a deep understanding of a company's history, systems, and unique challenges. This institutional memory can be crucial for maintaining continuity and avoiding past mistakes. Loss of institutional memory can create gaps in skills and understanding that may take years to bridge.<\/li>
      2. Increased pressure on remaining staff: As teams shrink, remaining employees often find themselves overwhelmed, trying to fill knowledge gaps left by departed colleagues while managing increased workloads.<\/li>
      3. Impact on morale and company culture: Layoffs can significantly affect team dynamics and overall company morale. The loss of respected colleagues and the fear of future job cuts can lead to decreased productivity and increased turnover among remaining staff.<\/li>
      4. Challenges in crisis management: In critical situations or system failures, the absence of experienced professionals who intimately understand the intricacies of legacy systems can lead to longer downtimes and more substantial business impacts.<\/li>
      5. Innovation setbacks: Experienced professionals often drive innovation by applying their deep understanding of existing systems to new technologies. They also tend to be those in the organization who are comfortable providing feedback up the management chain for better, more informed decision-making. Their absence can slow the pace of meaningful, practical innovation.<\/li><\/ol>

        Furthermore, the question arises: Where does all this knowledge go? While some companies attempt to implement knowledge transfer processes before layoffs, these are often rushed and inadequate. Documentation can capture some explicit knowledge, but the nuanced understanding built over years of in-person contextual experience is much harder to preserve.<\/p>

        In some cases, this expertise finds its way to competitors or consultancies, potentially strengthening rival organizations. In other instances, it simply dissipates, representing a net loss for the organization and ultimately, the industry as a whole.<\/p>

        As we navigate this era of rapid automation and organizational change, it's vital to recognize the true value of human expertise and find ways to preserve and transfer knowledge effectively. This challenge underscores the importance of strategic workforce planning that balances the benefits of automation with the irreplaceable value of experienced human capital.<\/p>

        Enterprise Cybersecurity Concerns<\/strong><\/p>

        An often-overlooked aspect of widespread layoffs, increased automation, and changing workforce dynamics is the potential impact on cybersecurity. As companies adjust their strategies, several factors come into play:<\/p>

        1. Automation Risks: As organizations reduce their human workforce and rely more heavily on automated systems, they may inadvertently create new vulnerabilities if these systems are not properly secured and monitored.<\/li>
        2. Workforce Transitions: In some cases, organizations may opt to replace experienced, higher-paid employees with less experienced talent to reduce costs. While this approach may seem economically advantageous in the short term, it can have unintended consequences for cybersecurity.<\/li>
        3. Training and Awareness Challenges: New and less experienced employees may not be as well-versed in security protocols or as adept at identifying potential threats. Given that human error is a significant factor in many security breaches, this knowledge gap can increase an organization's vulnerability.<\/li>
        4. Adapting to New Technologies: As companies implement new automated systems or AI-driven tools, there's a learning curve for all employees. During this transition period, misconfigurations or misunderstandings about new systems could potentially create security loopholes. There are also new AI governance mandates coming down the pike that need learning and comprehension. These mandates will need to be incorporated into daily workflows.<\/li><\/ol>

          The increasing number of cyberattacks and data breaches across industries raises important questions about the relationship between workforce changes, increased automation integration, and data\/IP risk. While automation and AI can certainly enhance security measures, they are far from (and probably never will be) perfect. The human element remains crucial in maintaining robust cybersecurity defenses.<\/p>

          Organizations must carefully balance their workforce strategies, considering not just immediate cost savings but also long-term data and intellectual property risk. Investing in comprehensive training programs, maintaining a mix of experienced and fresh talent, and ensuring knowledge transfer during transitions are all critical steps in maintaining strong cybersecurity postures in the face of technological and workforce changes.<\/p>

          Fostering a Culture of Continuous Learning<\/strong><\/p>

          In this rapidly evolving landscape, adaptability is key. Motivating teams to stay ahead by fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptation is crucial. This approach not only helps employees remain relevant in an automated world but also drives innovation and growth within organizations.<\/p>

          Infotel's Approach: Valuing Human Resources While Embracing Innovation<\/strong><\/p>

          At Infotel, we recognize the delicate balance between leveraging automation for efficiency and valuing our human resources. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, bringing creativity, problem-solving skills, and invaluable experience to the table. While we embrace technological advancements, including mainframe automation, we do so with a commitment to supporting and developing our workforce.<\/p>