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This bog is your entry gate to the world of Robot Process Automation (RPA) and enterprise automation. You’ve probably heard people talking about RPA and automation. You’ve probably read about them. Maybe your organization started using them. Or maybe you just want to be ready for tomorrow’s work environment.
I intend to offer you a practical and interactive learning experience to answer some of the questions you may have about RPA and automation using UiPath, such as:
- Why is everybody talking about RPA and automation?
- Why UiPath?
- How does it relate to cloud computing?
- UiPath Automation Cloud
Hopefully, by the end of this blog you will have a brief idea of what RPA is, what is UiPath and UiPath Automation Cloud.
Why is everybody talking about automation, specifically RPA?
The world is changing at a pace that is faster than ever.
Robot Process Automation is the technology that allows computer software to mimic actions typically performed by humans. RPA robots are typically more accurate than humans.
Digital transformation is directly influenced by the people adopting it, not technology.
New skills, new roles, a culture of openness to change, and permanent external exploration make digital transformation more than a strategic and technological project.
Enter RPA, a new digital business model, which focuses on digital optimization. More specifically, on the digital workspace optimization.
Digital transformation is also widely used in the public sector to describe initiatives such as putting services online or legacy modernization. RPA can accelerate these processes (for example, by moving data from scanned documents into digital applications, freeing the human in charge of this task to perform more high-value activities).
There are a few reasons why you might consider RPA, these are:
- It is non-invasive and scalable.
- It can work in any industry, especially when combined with AI.
- It reduces costs rapidly and increases ROI.
- It can automate highly manual, repetitive and rule-based processes, with low exception rates and a standard electronic readable input.
This short animation by UiPath explains best why RPA is needed.
Why UiPath?
In Modern day work culture, the workload on humans has increased ten folds and the efficiency of any organization where there is a shortage of the workforce or low productivity due to various reasons feel the pinch of workload. Organizations come up with various RPA tools to overcome the workload. One such tool is UiPath. UiPath has become one of the best RPA tools in the world.
UiPath uses cutting-edge technology to achieve the automation process. UiPath makes Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools designed for businesses and enterprises to carry out their tasks efficiently and effectively on a daily basis. It helps in the execution of processes that need to be done repetitively, like data entry or content migration. It is fast, affordable, efficient and easy to use.
UiPath robots are very effective for both large and small businesses as they help them complete their tasks and workload quickly. Moreover, they also minimize human effort as the workload like input processing can be managed by the UiPath robot.
How does it relate to Cloud Computing?
Robotic process automation (RPA) has come a long way since its early days. Back then software robots were handling mostly repetitive, routine tasks across legacy systems that didn’t necessarily integrate with cloud solutions. Now, bots can do much more sophisticated work. They’ve learned to combine user interface (UI) emulation, API integration, and artificial intelligence (AI) to go after the sweeping, cross-enterprise workflows that create exponential value. At the same time, many—if not most—organizations have also adopted cloud-first strategies and are now looking to scale their digital solutions, including automation, as quickly and as cost-effectively as possible. And what better way to do that than to “add more SaaS”? In this case, RPA SaaS.
With cloud RPA, there is a dedicated team that spends its days making sure your automation platform is running smoothly and securely. Everything is always up to date, always monitored, and regularly audited. There is full adherence to global privacy laws. And, with UiPath, you also get next-level automation-specific governance to implement your own policies as rigorously as you need.
What is UiPath’s Automation Cloud?
UiPath Automation Cloud is our cloud-based Enterprise SaaS solution, ready to provision and use immediately, which helps you manage all your automation work and resources in one place. It enables you to deploy, operate, and scale your robotic factory in just a few seconds. Manage your licenses, add multiple tenants with different services, manage user access for all these services, access Orchestrator services to create Robots, environments, machines, processes, run jobs, create schedules – practically do anything you need, all from one centralized, secure location on the cloud.
UiPath Automation Cloud caters to both community and enterprise users. Use it to get from concept to production deployment in days, from automation newbie to large deployments in weeks.
Watch the video below to get an overview of its capabilities.
Why UiPath Automation Cloud and not any other service?
There are a lot of key benefits to using Automation Cloud. These are:
Easy, frictionless startup experience: Just sign in to your cloud account, pick a URL, and access Orchestrator’s power instantly, no setup whatsoever. As an Enterprise customer, you are no longer required to download the .msi package and install Orchestrator, having to go through the installation instructions.
Lower costs, no IT required: As an enterprise, you no longer have to invest in a dedicated IT infrastructure for automation, hence lowering your total cost of ownership. We perform all the installations, setups, and other configurations for your services. No need to dedicate ongoing IT efforts to manage on-premises Orchestrator servers.
Collaboration: Teamwork gets the job done quicker and better. Work together with your colleagues by inviting them to join your cloud account, then manage their access rights for each service.
Start your production faster: After you have prototyped your initial automation in UiPath Studio and they are ready to move to production, you can simply deploy them into the cloud and start production.
Automatic license activation: Orchestrator licensing is activated automatically by UiPath when signing up for a specific licensing plan. Robots & Studio are automatically licensed once connected to services in UiPath Automation Cloud. If you need more robot licenses (runtimes) or a renewal, you just click a button and our Sales team will reach out to you.
License usage at a glance: Valuable telemetry is accessible both per account and per service, displaying information like your license usage trend, the distribution of licenses per Robot type or Robot usage trend per service.
Scale easily as you grow: Request as many licenses as you need. Our team will grant you the necessary assistance, and enable you to seamlessly scale up. Simplify IT involvement when you need to scale your orchestration capabilities. Create your tenants and services with just a few clicks.
Instant access to new functionalities: New, innovative functionalities and products are instantly accessible to you from within your cloud account. We took over the task of upgrading your services to the newest release.
Check for changes: Keep track of what’s happening in your organization with audit logs for all organization changes.
Conclusion:
Hopefully this blog has helped you learn what RPA and automation is and explain their impact on digital transformation. Be sure to keep an eye out for a practical approach using UiPath Automation Cloud in the next blog.