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IBM aims to make ‘AI superpowers’ accessible for all businesses
The first superpower of the digital era was data. Then it was the cloud. Now artificial intelligence has stepped into the transformation spotlight. But despite its mystical allure, AI has a long way to go before it hits the mainstream. Current organizational adoption is under 10%, according to statistics presented at the IBM Data and ...
Automation in telecommunications: Stitching together the back-office operations of an aggregated industry
Robot overlords aren’t going to take over the Earth anytime soon. But the fear associated with task automation is very real. Employees, especially those with years of on-the-job experience, are intimidated when asked to re-skill. Lack of confidence in their ability to adapt raises the specter of obsolescence. Introducing robotic process automation only adds to ...
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Go-big strategy pays off for UiPath as it blazes trail toward automation stratosphere
You have to have a certain level of fearlessness to compete in the crowded world of tech startups. The industry is filled with high-risk, high-stakes entrepreneurs dreaming of birthing the next unicorn. Showing them how it’s done is robotic process automation software provider UiPath Inc. After its initial seed funding in 2015, UiPath became a ...
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Being helpful in the workplace may hurt women’s chances of promotion
There’s a new pothole in the path to equality in the workplace. The balancing act between being assertive enough to get attention, yet not too assertive as to be seen as “unwomanly” has been well-documented. Now, new research shows women are facing another barrier, one that inadvertently holds back the women who are most dedicated ...
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Could an economic downturn help the RPA market at low-wage workers’ expense?
Predicting the future of robotic process automation was the theme of day two’s keynote at the UiPath Forward event in Las Vegas. On the stage were keynote speakers Guy Kirkwood, chief evangelist at UiPath Inc. and Craig Le Clair (pictured), vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc. Giving his take on the keynote conversation ...
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Q&A: Robotic process automation exposes business process inefficiencies
Robotic process automation is in the spotlight as the new big wave for business transformation. Office workers hand over boring, repetitive tasks such as data entry to software assistants, freeing them to focus on the more creative and rewarding aspects of their job. But RPA is also exposing the dark side of business processes. “Process sediment ...
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UiPath Forward keynote analysis: Riding the crest of the incoming RPA wave
“It’s very clear that the age of automation is here,” said Dave Vellante, co-host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, during the UiPath Forward event in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Machines have always replaced humans … but this is the first time in history that machines are replacing humans with cognitive tasks.” Vellante and theCUBE co-host ...
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Despite warnings, ransomware attacks rise in frequency, impact and intensity
Security specialists have been sounding the alarm for years, but despite all the warnings, most organizations still don’t take cyberprotection seriously. Even those that have been hit by ransomware attacks continue to leave dangerous vulnerabilities exposed, opening the opportunity for cybercriminals to keep coming back. “Cyber risks are not identified as vulnerabilities, as important risks ...
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Explosive STEM: Showing the fun side of science spurs diversity in the classroom
It was obvious from the start that Fran Scott was a girl to be reckoned with. A straight-A student who graduated high school with advanced-levels exams in biology, chemistry, math and physics, Scott matched her academic prowess with practical, hands-on experience helping with the chores at her family farm. “I grew up in an atmosphere ...
Q&A: Nutanix brings homogeneity to dispersed environments
Simplicity is the byword for product design these days. Seamless, intuitive, one-click … consumers expect applications and products to be simple to understand — and easy to use. This expectation has trickled down from consumer devices to the infrastructure that supports them. Hands-off operations would give developers time to innovate for the future instead of ...