IT Automation Week 2027 Product of the Year Awards
Recognizing products that make IT automation more effective.
The IT Automation Week 2027 Product of the Year Awards recognize products and platforms that help organizations automate IT operations, simplify technology management, improve service delivery, and achieve measurable business results. Submission Deadline: December 31st, 2026.
The program considers technologies used by small and midsize businesses, large enterprises, and the IT service providers that support them. Entries should explain what the product automates, the challenges it addresses, and how it improves efficiency, reliability, security, or operational performance. Award Submission Fee: $50 per product. An invoice with PayPal payment link will be sent for each submission received.
Submit Your ProductHow to Submit
Submit one product per entry and select the category that best reflects its primary automation capabilities. Companies and their authorized public relations representatives may submit nominations. Multiple products may be entered through separate submissions.
In the Product Overview, explain what the product does, who uses it, the processes it automates, and the practical benefits it delivers. Include meaningful differentiators and supporting results where available. Links to public product information or customer examples may be included within your overview.
A response of approximately 250–500 words is recommended, but this is guidance rather than a required word count.
For Date Product Was Announced, enter the public announcement date of the product or the specific version being nominated. If submitting a major update, identify that version within the Product Name or Product Overview.
Submit Your Product
Submit only information you are authorized to share. Do not include passwords, sensitive personal information, or confidential customer information. Submission does not guarantee an award.
For questions or issues with this submission, email news@itautomationweek.com
Award Categories
- AI Agents & Intelligent IT Automation
AI agents, AI assistants, and intelligent automation platforms that execute or coordinate IT tasks and workflows. - IT Operations, Observability & AIOps
Monitoring, observability, event correlation, incident response, automated remediation, and operational intelligence. - IT Service Management & Workflow Automation
Service desks, service orchestration, request fulfillment, asset lifecycle workflows, and automated IT service delivery. - Cloud Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Cloud provisioning, configuration management, infrastructure as code, orchestration, and hybrid or multicloud automation. - DevOps, Platform Engineering & Software Delivery
Developer platforms, CI/CD, automated testing, release management, and software delivery automation. - Security, Identity & Compliance Automation
Security orchestration, vulnerability remediation, identity lifecycle management, policy enforcement, and compliance automation. - Data, Database & Integration Automation
Data pipelines, database operations, API integration, application connectivity, and automated data management. - Workload Automation & Process Orchestration
Job scheduling, cross-platform workflow orchestration, robotic process automation, and IT-enabled business process automation. - Endpoint, Network & Digital Workplace Automation
Device provisioning, endpoint management, network configuration, patch management, and workplace technology automation. - Backup, Recovery & Infrastructure Resilience
Automated backup, recovery orchestration, disaster recovery, storage operations, and infrastructure continuity.
How Entries Are Evaluated
Entries are evaluated within their selected category, considering:
- Automation effectiveness: How well the product reduces manual effort and improves workflows.
- Practical impact: Evidence of improvements in productivity, cost, reliability, security, or service delivery.
- Innovation: Meaningful differentiation in capabilities or approach.
- Implementation and integration: Ease of deployment, compatibility, manageability, and time to value.
- Reliability and governance: Controls, visibility, security, and suitability for the intended operating environment.
Submitting a product does not guarantee selection or recognition. Award decisions remain subject to editorial review.