Computer interfaces have come a long way. From punch cards, to keyboards, to graphical user interfaces (GUI) + mouse, to swiping your finger, elbows, or nose at that mobile phone or tablet. (Laugh if you must, but if you’ve ever had a pair of heavy gloves on, and get an important call, you know what I mean). Now imagine if you were a bee keeper, and had to take a call, or try to use a mobile app on your phone. Yeah, that could sting…
Voice is What’s Next for the Enterprise
Jeff Bezos and team deserve credit for having the foresight and success with their Alexa powered devices. I have a few at home, and my family talks to them regularly – while apparently, Amazon listens to us? :-\ Bottom line, the average consumer is using voice more and more to talk to computers. It's expected. Oracle's recent acquisition of speak.ai shows it's leading the way in bringing voice powered apps to the enter prise. To learn more, checkout this webcast, Oracle's New AI Voice for the Enterprise. It's lends credence as to why Oracle was honored by Gartner when it was named a leader for Multi-Experience Development Platforms. (MXDP). Third year in a row – but who's counting? 🙂
Oracle's Voice for the Enterprise
That brings me to the enterprise – Oracle’s sweet spot. That’s where security and privacy are taken more seriously. It’s not a matter of if – but when, that we will be talking to mission critical systems as the new normal. 100%. I have no doubt. Most analysts agree. In fact, Gartner predicts Gartner predicts that by 2022, 70% of white-collar workers will interact with conversational platforms on a daily basis.
This year’s OpenWorld, you’ll see exciting progress with our AI powered, conversational interfaces. The Oracle Digital Assistant (ODA) platform is leveraged by all the Oracle SaaS and on-premises app teams to build conversational interfaces for solutions. And with the recent speak.ai acquisition, ODA will be able to handle complex sentences like: “Find the address to the closest parking garage, near the Japanese restaurant by the Space Needle” and understand the unique context and vocabulary that various systems (HCM, ERP, CX, etc.) use regularly.
OpenWorld 2019 – The Must Attend General Session by Suhas Uliyar
For Oracle Digital Assistant, if there’s one key session to catch (Ok, maybe Larry’s keynote is higher on your list) it’s the General Session led by Suhas Uliyar, Oracle VP of Product Management for Oracle Digital Assistant where you’ll see and hear about the latest and greatest related to Oracle Digital Assistant.
For a dedicated list of Oracle Digital Assistant related sessions, check the program guide. Can't wait? Catch an early glimpse from Suhas' recent interview (the guy is a workaholic) by Regalix.
Ok – I've covered a lot of ground. OpenWorld is around the corner. If you're planning to attend, digital assistants will be everywhere! Stop by and have a chat. Cheers!
