AI and IT: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Information Technology Jobs

Another significant area affected by AI automation is data management. Today’s databases are still largely maintained manually, with individuals performing routine tasks such as backups, updates, and patch management, as well as manual manipulation of data that includes cleaning, extracting, integrating, cataloging, organizing, and interpreting.

While these tasks are manageable when the influx of data is limited, rapidly increasing numbers of data sources are now able to provide access to ever-growing amounts of important and often private information (big data).  The processes of manually extracting, cleaning, and structuring data has become an overwhelming task with an exponentially increased risk of errors, missed opportunities, and security breaches.

As more IT departments move to automated database management AI is increasingly taking over tasks including: