Appian introduces hyperautomation platform

Appian has introduced the latest version of the Appian Low-code Automation Platform. The new version makes it easier than ever for IT to drive rapid and substantial business value from a new generation of powerful and scalable enterprise automation technologies, united on the industry’s leading platform for low-code development.

“Through the course of 2020, the urgency for fast and powerful process automation became undeniable as organisations struggled with the distributed workforces, broken processes, and inaccessible data brought by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Michael Beckley, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Appian. “Our new platform release delivers the unified automation technologies and the development speed that define the new world of hyperautomation. The result is smarter, faster, more resilient companies.”


Major enhancements to the latest version of Appian’s platform unify low-code robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), and process automation. This is accomplished through Appian’s patented SAIL technology, the low-code industry’s fastest and easiest way to compose and unite all components of an enterprise application, from back-end integrations to interface. The latest version also enhances Appian’s out-of-the-box AI-enabled Intelligent Document Processing (IDP). IDP saves thousands of person-hours per year by eliminating manual form and business document intake, using AI to convert unstructured data into structured data without human intervention.

The latest release also leverages Appian’s unique Data Anywhere architecture to unite the entire modern workforce of bots, AI, and people with enterprise data – without requiring any data migration.

Forrester predicts that by the end of 2021, 75% of application development will use low-code platforms, up from 44% in 2020 (Source: "Predictions 2021: Software Development,” 10/30/20, J. Hammond, et al). Many of the world’s largest organisations trust Appian to automate their most complex, long-lived, and critical business processes, from front-line customer experience to back-office operations, and global risk management and compliance. Appian customers include 5 of the world's top 10 Banks, 6 of the world's top 10 Asset Managers, and 9 of the world's top 10 Life Sciences companies.

New enhancements in the latest Appian release include:

  • Rapid process and task automation with Low-code RPA
    • Record processes and turn them into bots fast
    • Create bots that interact with websites and cloud services easily in low-code
  • Form and paper automation with native intelligent document processing (IDP)
    • Use AI to classify and extract data from documents without sending data to the cloud
  • Integrate and build applications without migrating data
    • Quickly build unified data views with no-code integrations that now support web services
    • Cache data from connected sources to improve app performance
  • 360-degree application health dashboard for developers
    • Centrally monitor application performance and security alerts
    • Identify application design issues and gain intelligent design improvement recommendations

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