When I joined Appian as CMO last December, the world was in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, the low-code automation market was exploding as companies reacted to massive change, and Forrester was predicting that 75% of application development would be using low-code platforms (up from 44% in 2020) by the end of 2021. In other words, the time was ripe to update the Appian brand for the coming decade of change.
We’ve been speaking with many auto and equipment finance organizations over the last year, and they all say that their technology landscape is growing more complex by the day. The Auto and Equipment Finance Orchestration solution that Accenture has built with Appian seeks to address this.
From hyperautomation to the remote-work revolution, the post-COVID world is changing at blazing speed and organizations everywhere are struggling to keep up. In the financial services industry, for example, the largest wealth and asset managers are struggling to keep a lid on rising operating costs amid fast-changing regulations and customer expectations.
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to roll out, organizations across industries prepare to return employees to the workplace. It’s a journey fraught with anxieties, uncertainty, and unknowns. In a recent poll of Appian webinar participants, a mere 17% reported that their companies feel fully prepared to reopen facilities, and only 51% said they felt even “somewhat” prepared. The good news is that a safe return to the workplace is not uncharted territory.
Hyperautomation is about making humans more human. So said automation expert Arjun Devadas in the first episode of this two-part post on hyperautomation. (Read part one here). Devadas—who serves as Senior Vice President, Professional Services & Operations, Americas at Vuram, a hyperautomation services company—debunked a few myths and spilled some pragmatic tea on how to get the most out of your hyperautomation journey.
Every year Deloitte comes out with its annual Tech Trends, which provide “insights and inspiration for the digital journey ahead.” They aim to identify opportunities that are likely to transform businesses over the next 18-24 months. This year we couldn’t help but picture the important role that Appian can play in helping our customers capitalize on these trends. Let’s discuss two of these trends.
When the COVID-19 crisis hit, guidelines for responding to a global pandemic probably weren't in your company’s disaster recovery playbook. But that probably changed after the pandemic fired up a remote-work revolution that has also accelerated business process automation across industries. Yes, we’re almost on the other side of the pandemic. But future crises are unavoidable. And the next one could be worse than the one we’re experiencing now.
Business leaders are increasingly turning to IT organizations to help drive digital transformation through automation and innovation across lines of business. These leaders are selecting, implementing, and maintaining technology investments that support their businesses, while keeping IT costs down. Unfortunately, escalating technical debt and a lack of skilled talent are preventing IT from being as impactful as it could be.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted organizations around the world in many ways. Changing government regulations have created challenges for businesses and customers as they try to comply with mandates. As a result, customers have shifted their demands to digital channels for accessing goods and services. Business operations have also hit road bumps as their workforces may have decreased and/or have limited capacity working from home.
In response to the many disruptions across supply chains over the past year, new trends are emerging and others are gaining more traction to help bolster resilience in this space. Organizations are pivoting operations, leveraging different resources, and taking advantage of new technologies to streamline their supply chain orchestration moving forward.
