{"id":3521,"date":"2018-05-22T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2022-09-06T09:41:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:41:15","slug":"the-real-story-%e2%80%93-how-many-bots-today-in-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/2018\/05\/the-real-story-%e2%80%93-how-many-bots-today-in-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Story \u2013 How Many Bots Today? In One Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One way to cut through the excitement and get clarity on what results are real and what is hype is to consider a very simple measure – the number of bots that have been fully implemented.\u00a0 While a company might have a compelling story about how successful they have been, with a high-tech professionally-narrated video complete with background music, and they are using only 3 bots, compared to another company whose presentation isn\u2019t as flashy, but has 30 bots, you can be sure the company with more bots<\/a> has a greater handle on the issues and opportunities at play, since their experience set is much richer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the launch of Peeriosity\u2019s Multi-Developer User Group for Intelligent Automation, practitioners from the world\u2019s leading companies can network and interact directly with peers, in an environment that is private, candid, and nonbiased.\u00a0 With hundreds of users already participating, members of Peeriosity\u2019s Multi-Developer User Group for Intelligent Automation are able to participate in multiple Peercasts every month, learn directly from others using iPollingTM<\/sup>, communicate with peers using Peer Mail, and access libraries of shared content and contributed research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This research paper is a top-level summary of a recent poll that was conducted in Peeriosity\u2019s Intelligent Automation research area<\/a>.\u00a0 For Peeriosity members, full visibility to all the details of the poll is available, including the ability to interact directly with participating peers.<\/span><\/p>\n

iPollingTM<\/sup> Results Review<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, Peeriosity\u2019s iPollingTM<\/sup> was used to understand the number of bots that are currently fully operational at member companies and the number of bots expected to be installed within the next year. Responses were posted in real-time, with visibility to company responses available to all Peeriosity members, allowing for direct communication with peers using Peeriosity\u2019s integrated Peer MailTM<\/sup> capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding the number of bots that are currently in operation, 34% of member companies report they do not have any that are in place and fully operational, with 10 percent indicating they have one bot in place.\u00a0 The balance of options selected are at two ends of the range, with 14% with more than 50 bots, and 14% with 2-10 bots.\u00a0 Oddly, no one selected options for 11-20 or 21-50 bots.\u00a0 Here are the details:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPolling:<\/p>\n

When we ask the same question but shift the timing out by 12 months, the results are dramatically different.\u00a0 The \u201cNone\u201d response drops from 34% to 4%, and the number who estimate over 50 bots jumps from 14% to 22%.\u00a0 The ranges of 21-50 and 11-20 jump to 17% each, with 21% estimating that they will have 6-10 bots that are in place and fully operational.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To jump from either having no bots or a very limited number, to having a large number of bots in place suggests many are far down the path of evaluating and making selection decisions related to the latest Intelligent Automation technologies, including the decision on which firm or firms to partner with to assist with the implementation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPolling:<\/p>\n

Here are some comments from responding companies:<\/span><\/p>\n