While many companies already have digital chatbots, robo-advisors, and other digital automation, the bulk of workplaces are still fully run by human brains. While some professions — like a butcher or hair stylist — may remain this way for some time, most companies with more than a few employees will soon be embracing automation. The question is now “if” but “when?” Dimension Data recently asked a cross-industry group of 800 respondents across 15 countries and seven industries how long they think it will be before virtual advisors arrive in their office. Nearly two-thirds (62%) believe some form of virtual advisors...
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How Long Will It Take for ‘Virtual Advisors’ to Arrive in the Workplace?
While many companies already have digital chatbots, robo-advisors, and other digital automation, the bulk of workplaces are still fully run by human brains. While some professions — like a butcher or hair stylist — may remain this way for some time, most companies with more than a few employees will soon be embracing automation. The question is now “if” but “when?” Dimension Data recently asked a cross-industry group of 800 respondents across 15 countries and seven industries how long they think it will be before virtual advisors arrive in their office. Nearly two-thirds (62%) believe some form of virtual advisors...
Coming to Latin America: Symphony Ventures Opens Argentina Office to Expand RPA Footprint
London-based robotic process automation (RPA) provider Symphony Ventures has opened its first Latin American office in Argentina. The announcement of the new location in Buenos Aires came within weeks of the company receiving a $4.5 million USD Series A investment from London-based private equity firm Livingbridge, and the timing highlights the company’s eagerness to make the push into the region. For Symphony Ventures, which has tasked Felix Massun to be its regional CEO, the area represents great potential for RPA growth — and a move into Colombia may be on the horizon. The company, which also has offices in San Francisco, Boston, and...
Symphony Ventures Acquires Mexican RPA Consultancy RPA4Excellence
Global automation services provider Symphony Ventures has acquired RPA4Excellence, a Mexico City-based robotic process automation (RPA) consultancy. The move comes just weeks after the London-headquartered company opened its first Latin American office in Buenos Aires, highlighting the concerted push by Symphony Ventures to expand in the region. Arnold Schiemann and Jaume Sues, the leadership team at RPA4Excellence, will stay on and become vice presidents reporting to Symphony Ventures’ Latin American CEO Felix Massun, who sees adding Spanish-speaking RPA experts as critical to further growth in the region. The acquisition builds on a prior relationship that the two companies began developing...
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How Long Will It Take for ‘Virtual Advisors’ to Arrive in the Workplace?
While many companies already have digital chatbots, robo-advisors, and other digital automation, the bulk of workplaces are still fully run by human brains. While some professions — like a butcher or hair stylist — may remain this way for some time, most companies with more than a few employees will soon be embracing automation. The question is now “if” but “when?” Dimension Data recently asked a cross-industry group of 800 respondents across 15 countries and seven industries how long they think it will be before virtual advisors arrive in their office. Nearly two-thirds (62%) believe some form of virtual advisors...
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