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Blue Prism accelerates intelligent automation for cloud users on Microsoft Azure
Blue Prism has announced a new
offering of Blue Prism intelligent automation software on Microsoft ’ s AppSource and Azure Marketplaces .
According to the company , the move enhances access for both Blue Prism and Microsoft customers , and underwrites Blue Prism ’ s position as the intelligent automation and robotic process automation ( RPA ) leader in the cloud .
Blue Prism customers already have access to a scalable , enterprise-ready platform that combines robotic automation and smart workflows with technologies like Machine Learning , advanced analytics , natural language processing , process mining and cognitive capabilities . This offering allows Blue Prism robots greater access to
Microsoft Azure Apps too , with access to over 175 accelerators for Microsoft products within Blue Prism ’ s Digital Exchange .
The new Bring Your Own License ( BYOL ) offering for Azure Marketplace and AppSource is pre-loaded with select Azure Cognitive Services – including Azure Text Analytics , Azure Form Recogniser and Azure Computer Vision – all of which customers can license directly through Microsoft . This combines with Blue Prism Digital Exchange where users can access more than 175 accelerators for Microsoft products to further enhance their enterprise automations .
“ This combination of Blue Prism and Azure Cognitive Services gives our customers a greater choice with AI-enabled , self-service experience that is provisioned via Microsoft
Azure ,” said Linda Dotts , Chief Partner Strategy Officer , Blue Prism . “ Advanced intelligent automation in the cloud provides multiple advantages for our customers , most notably the ability to instantly scale to meet enterprise demands .”
Blue Prism accelerators now exists for Microsoft Power Platform , Microsoft ’ s Power Automate gallery , Microsoft ’ s Healthcare Cloud with Form Recogniser , Text Analytics and Azure Computer Vision . It also adds to the company ’ s growing portfolio of cloud offerings , which include its Blue Prism Cloud SaaS platform and expands a cloud strategy that not only centres on making intelligent automation more accessible , but that also aligns with customer desires for interoperability , expanded automation solutions , consumable and extensible artificial intelligence , and a seamless intelligent automation journey .
“ Customers can embrace the transformative potential of intelligent automation and drive impactful change within their organisations , and this is now fully supported by Microsoft ,” said Jason Kingdon , CEO and Executive Chairman , Blue Prism .
“ We are offering customers more flexible cloud deployment options delivering on Blue Prism ’ s vision of giving customers end-to-end automation solutions that cover the broadest range of IT environments , including on-premises , hybrid , public cloud and SaaS .” p
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