Every decade a major disruption has occurred that altered the digital landscape: from the PC revolution, to the internet boom, to the mobile-first rise. Each development brought powerful opportunities for businesses that were smart enough to change. The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is upon us and technology driving AI is becoming more accessible and affordable for businesses, opening doors for new use cases and workforce augmentation. By the year 2020, if you aren't AI-first, it will be too late, much as it was for any business that failed to make the leap to digital in decades past. Organizations have a brief window to experiment and become familiar with the strategies and technologies to get ready for the AI-first world.

Organizations have a brief window to experiment and become familiar with the strategies and technologies needed to get ready for an AI-first world, according to a new report from Avanade, the leading digital and cloud services provider. The Avanade Technology Vision 2017, looking at emerging trends for the next three years, finds that we are on the cusp of a new decade of digital disruption powered by artificial intelligence and automation. It states that the emerging AI-first era will bring powerful opportunities and capabilities to organizations – similar to the PC revolution of the 1990s – but they must begin transforming now. The Avanade report highlights that the emerging AI-first era is already creating new ways for organizations to interact with, serve, and empower customers and employees. For example, by augmenting employees' capabilities using AI – including intelligent automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and physical automation – organizations will enable workers to achieve far more, faster, with more intelligence-driven actions that deliver better results.

Organizations have a brief window to experiment and become familiar with the strategies and technologies needed to get ready for an AI-first world, according to a new report from Avanade, the leading digital and cloud services provider. The Avanade Technology Vision 2017, looking at emerging trends for the next three years, finds that we are on the cusp of a new decade of digital disruption powered by artificial intelligence and automation. It states that the emerging AI-first era will bring powerful opportunities and capabilities to organizations – similar to the PC revolution of the 1990s – but they must begin transforming now. The Avanade report highlights that the emerging AI-first era is already creating new ways for organizations to interact with, serve, and empower customers and employees. For example, by augmenting employees' capabilities using AI – including intelligent automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and physical automation – organizations will enable workers to achieve far more, faster, with more intelligence-driven actions that deliver better results.