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WSJ: How Oracle, Microsoft, and Nintex Are Quietly Replacing 10,000+ Jobs With Workflow Automation

Date: 3/25/2025

Written by: Chris Sheng

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While most companies scramble to understand AI, enterprise leaders like Oracle, Microsoft, and Nintex have already implemented game-changing workflow automation. This innovation is quietly reshaping their bottom line. It is also transforming their workforce.

A recent report from NewsTrail confirms that the Approval Workflow Software market is booming, with solutions like Nintex leading the charge into a $30B+ industry by 2026.

But what does that actually look like inside companies?

The Silent Revolution: Workflow Automation Replaces Entire Departments

Instead of hiring full-time staff for repetitive tasks—think approvals, document generation, employee onboarding—companies are deploying Nintex’s automation tools.

Result: Faster workflows, fewer errors, and up to 70% cost savings.

One IT director at a Fortune 100 company was quoted in Forbes saying:

“We used to have a 12-person team managing process approvals. Nintex got it down to one—and saved us $320,000 a year.”


2. Big Tech Is All In: Microsoft + Nintex Integration

With deep integration into Microsoft Power Automate, companies are stacking solutions like Kissflow and Nintex to build fully automated systems without touching a line of code.

That’s not just for internal ops—this trend is bleeding into customer support, sales pipelines, procurement, and even AI-powered decision-making.


3. Why Wall Street Is Watching

The Wall Street Journal and OpenPR both highlighted the rise of business process automation (BPA), with forecasts suggesting a CAGR of 11.5% through 2030.

Key players mentioned:

  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • Nintex
  • IBM
  • ServiceNow

Companies investing early are already reporting double-digit profit increases—mostly from headcount reduction and process efficiency.


4. The 10 Most Common Jobs Being Automated With Nintex (and How)

Job FunctionReplaced By Nintex FeatureAvg. Savings
HR OnboardingWorkflow + DocGen$65K/yr
Invoice ProcessingApproval Flows + RPA$90K/yr
Customer Service QAAutomated Audits$50K/yr
Legal ReviewDocument Automation$80K/yr
IT Ticket RoutingSmart Workflows$55K/yr

5. How to Get Started

Nintex offers a free trial and drag-and-drop tools that require zero dev experience. The fastest way to start?

  • Map one manual process.
  • Replace it with a Nintex template.
  • Track time and cost savings in 30 days.

TL;DR:

  • Nintex is powering a quiet revolution inside major enterprises.
  • Jobs are being replaced—not just augmented—by smart automation.
  • The most profitable companies in 2025 will be those already using these tools today.