Telecom giant Vodafone is no stranger to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), having used the technology for years, with hundreds of data scientists that have built thousands of models. While Vodafone was able to deploy and benefit from AI, over the last several years it increasingly faced a number of challenges. Among the challenges was the issue of scaling its AI workloads in a standardized and repeatable approach. Vodafone also faced issues with speed and security. In a session at the Google Cloud Next 2022 event this week, Sebastian Mathalikunnel, AI strategy lead at Vodafone, detailed the issues his organization faced and what it had to do to help overcome them.

It's about end to end and intuition. The latest big announcement in RPA comes from Kryon, which has revealed AI Booster -- a set of new artificial intelligence services based on Microsoft Azure's Cognitive Services. The idea, says the company, is "to create a unified RPA and AI experience that delivers smarter end-to-end deployment and management through a single, intuitive platform." Kryon's AI Booster "will allow business users to deploy and manage AI technology by simply dragging and dropping these elements right into personal process workflows without having to develop complicated AI applications. Sarah Burnett, executive vice president & distinguished analyst at Everest Group, spoke to Information Age about the Kryon announcement. "RPA vendors," she said, "have been adding AI capabilities to their RPA software.

Kryon, a leading robotic process automation (RPA) provider known for its business-centric approach and unique full-cycle automation solutions, announces its upcoming launch of AI Booster, a set of new artificial intelligence services based on Microsoft Azure's Cognitive Services, to create a unified RPA and AI experience that delivers smarter end-to-end deployment and management through a single, intuitive platform. The unique AI Booster will be included in Kryon's Automation Suite Version 19.4 expected in the Fall of 2019. Kryon's AI Booster will allow business users to deploy and manage AI technology by simply dragging and dropping these elements right into personal process workflows without having to develop complicated AI applications. By connecting seamlessly to Kryon's full-cycle Automation Suite, these advanced AI capabilities will create a superior, unified RPA and AI experience. "This exciting fusion of RPA and AI is a direct result of Kryon's ongoing strategic cooperation with Microsoft. This launch takes us to the next level of consciously feeding information and understanding an enterprise's data movements, generating more intelligent analysis and superior outcomes," said Harel Tayeb, CEO of Kryon.