BONUS: How Intelligent Automation in the Cloud Will Become the New Normal

While the global pandemic has accelerated interest in automation, it has also proven to accelerate interest in cloud-based automation.  . On this episode, Blue Prism’s Brad Hairston talks with Purna Doddapaneni, the head of Bain & Company’s Automation Center of Excellence, who explains how companies are showing a strong openness to Intelligent Automation in the cloud and how this trend may not subside any time soon.  . Here’s what we talked with Purna about:  * How the pandemic has made the cloud more “normal” for the enterprise  * The likelihood of companies backsliding to on-prem once the pandemic subsides  * The different ways cloud-based automation can be configured  * The primary reasons companies take interest in cloud-based automation  * How intelligent automation (RPA + intelligent skills) relates to the cloud  * Purna’s experience with building out SaaS offerings, specifically RPA as a service  * Market demand for digital workers sourced through a SaaS model  * How the private equity sector views the cloud  * The outlook for cloud-based consumption of digital workers and AI   . To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!