* rely on the great flexibility and capability of Perl
* esp. in the areas of large volume text transformation and report generation 
* in multi-platform glue tool scenarios
* to speed up programming and facilitate process automation 
* thus saving money and thereby earning management approval

Establishing this truth to a traditional big IT-shop management by :
* initially flying below the radar, not asking for formal approval 
* but starting to solve useful company problems 
* initially as a proof of concept (in your spare time)

The apps you mention are typically in the sysadm and tech.tool department:
* sys.automation (patch/upgrade, build/test/backup)
* sys.adaptation (install, config, user scripting)
* sys.management (customer, interfaces, suport, bugs)
* tools (wiki, time managers etc.)