Category: Automation

July 31, 2019

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

Does Your Company Need That Chatbot?

Chatbots are a hot subject and companies are jumping on board to make the investment, but does your company really need one?

Automation, Digital Home

July 3, 2019

Shelly Kramer

Analyst Insight

How to Succeed with RPA — Adjust Your Thinking

Success with RPA is all about adjusting your thinking. That’s what digital transformation is all about—it’s not the technology, it’s about people. In the past we weren’t looking for (or thinking about) things like “how do we make this easier for employees” or “how do we make this better for the customer.” Now we are thinking about these things, and we’re building processes that think the way that employees think, or want and we’re focusing on what customers want and need from us.

AI, Automation, Digital Transformation, Robotics

June 18, 2019

Fred McClimans

Analyst Insight

Right Way to Think About RPA — It’s Good for Everyone

There’s a right way to think about RPA. If you are looking at eliminating people or cutting costs with RPA, you're doing it wrong.

Automation, Robotics

May 28, 2019

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

Amazon Bringing One-Day Shipping to Prime Shows the Real Battle for Customers

Customer loyalty has never been more important. Amazon one-day shipping is just the latest announcement that shows how the battle for customers is heating up.

Automation, Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

May 21, 2019

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

Robotic Process Automation Gaining Traction

Robotic process automation lies on the simpler side of AI, but it plays an increasingly important role in helping companies prepare themselves for greater digital transformation.

Automation

April 30, 2019

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

AI and Personalization Transforming an Unlikely Industry: Fast Food

How is AI changing the way we consume fast food? With new capabilities to automate, mine and leverage data and improve customer experience, AI is having a big impact on the fast food industry. Let's explore a few fast food industry tech trends.

AI, Automation

April 25, 2019

Olivier Blanchard

Futurum Tech Webcast

The Digital Ethics Of Automation–Futurum Tech Podcast Episode 042

On this episode of FTP, the Futurum Tech Podcast, we take a look at automation and the ethical issues surrounding automation and whether it enhances worker productivity or replaces workers. Plus, we'll take a look at the FTC and what they're doing with Facebook. We'll take a look at Tesla's very, very strange week as well as touching on Walmart's foray into AI-based stores, Kohl's and Amazon's new partnership, and Samsung's attempt to dominate the logic chip market. All this and more on this episode FTP.

Automation, Digital Home

April 4, 2019

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

Automation 101: Identifying What You Should Automate

AI, Automation, Robotics

March 30, 2019

Fred McClimans

Futurum Tech Webcast

Lyft IPO’s First: Can Uber get a Ride?–Futurum Tech Podcast Episode 038

On this edition of the Futurum Tech Podcast, Lyft's IPO, rise of the Chinese phone makers. Facebook bans white supremacists, Huawei's "insecure stuff" in the UK, IBM introduces hyper protect services, Facebook again with discrimination of housing, and our crystal ball, will Uber's IPO be impacted by Lyft's performance or will it? These stories and more coming up on this episode of FTP.