Intelligent Automation Foundations
1h 2mBeginner2022-05-10
Authors

Ian Barkin
Digital Transformation Entrepreneur, Author, and Influencer
Course details
Intelligent automation is influencing corporate strategy in every way imaginable. Enterprises are investing billions of dollars on intelligent automation initiatives. So, what exactly is intelligent automation? How can intelligence be automated? If you’ve been hearing about intelligent automation—often called intelligent process automation, hyperautomation, or just IA—but don’t have a firm grasp on what these concepts entail, join Ian Barkin in this course as he gives you a primer on the array of technologies, terminology, and concepts that are powering this phenomenon. Whether you’re a developer, manager, executive, do any work in the software industry, or are just interested in finding new ways to automate mundane tasks, this course can prepare teams at all levels of an organization on what IA is, what it can (and can’t) do, and how to deploy it successfully.
Skills covered
IT AutomationDevOps FoundationsDevOpsFoundationsNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Automation and Intelligence
- 02 - Background and Course Topics
1. The Importance of Intelligent Automation Today
- 03 - Intelligent automation - Hype or reality
- 04 - The future of (your) work
2. The Basics of Intelligent Automation
- 05 - What is intelligent automation
- 06 - The capabilities that make up intelligent automation
- 07 - Vision
- 08 - Execution
- 09 - Language
- 10 - Thinking and learning
3. The Tech behind the Senses
- 11 - Vision technologies
- 12 - Execution technologies
- 13 - Language technologies
- 14 - Thinking and learning technologies
4. Synergies in Action
- 15 - Combinations and synergies
- 16 - Complex intelligent automation solutions
- 17 - Putting on the intelligent automation lens
5. Methodologies and Frameworks
- 18 - Methodology and framework topics
- 19 - Management of an intelligent automation program
- 20 - Purpose and structure of a center of excellence
- 21 - Success factors for scaling intelligent automation
Conclusion
- 22 - IA is not just about the IA
- 23 - The stars of the show
- 24 - Where to explore next
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