Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 50 | Page 51

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FEATURE: RPA RPA: Automating routine tasks and enhancing productivity With Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on a rapid upwards trajectory, enterprises are benefiting from greater productivity and lower operating costs through the automation of routine tasks. Intelligent CIO talks to Milan Sheth from Automation Anywhere about how the technology is transforming the way enterprises operate. A utomation Anywhere, a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), has reached a key milestone achieving 100,000 bot downloads from its Bot Store launched less than two years ago. This achievement underscores RPA as one of the fastest-growing enterprise software categories in the world and enables organisations to gain benefits from automation that include greater productivity and lower operating costs. According to Gartner: “Robotic Process Automation software revenue grew 63.1% in 2018 to US$846 million, making it the fastest-growing segment of the global enterprise software market.” Gartner expects RPA software revenue to reach US$1.3 billion in 2019. Automation Anywhere’s Bot Store is the industry’s first and largest online marketplace for enterprise grade ready-to-deploy intelligent automation from an ecosystem of developers, subject matter experts and Automation Anywhere partners. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 51