Level Set – What is a Chatbot? A chatbot is a conversational interface that understands natural language – which means that it is an AI-powered application that responds to users via messaging apps(like Slack and Skype) by understanding Natural Language. So what does this mean for HR..
Questions that pop up while building a (chat)bot
Hmmm.. I started really short, but then I cross 700 words! Chat Bots seem to be all the rage right now and they are slowly seeping into the Enterprise landscape. Users, whether they are employees (or) customers, are looking for [Play background music], “Instant Gratification”. This..
Are (cool)chat bots really meant for the Enterprise?
Let’s get started! What is a Chatbot? A computer program designed to simulate a conversation with human users, especially over the Internet – Wikipedia. In simple terms, a chatbot is an artificial intelligence powered agent that communicates in natural language with users over..
The (magical) world of Git!
Git – the version control technology that everyone thinks they know, but most of us don’t. *This article is written assuming the user has at least some basic knowledge of git. In my opinion, we know Git like people of Metropolis know Clark Kent. They know he is a reporter; they know he..
Application Integration vs Creating a Data Lake and Building Micro Services
In this world, where enterprises use multi-cloud environments with applications existing on-prem and in the public cloud, there is a need for data exchange both in batch and stream to a platform where the enterprise is planning to build applications. Application Integration and API’s ..
SOA 2.0 : SOAP vs Microservices
I recently had an opportunity to attend an event on API/Microservices driven transformation. The speaker was a well-accomplished professional with several years of experience in working with Integration technologies. The speaker went over the advantages of Microservices based design by..
The fancy world of IoT Testing
IoT and Testing What is the Internet of Things(IoT)? IoT stands for the Internet of Things. It refers to the interconnection of uniquely identifiable computing like devices with the internet. IoT allows users to remotely control the devices over the network. Per McKinsey’s report, around 30..
SQL (or) NoSQL – what to choose?
More and more data is being created every day. Everyone might have heard that 90% of the world’s data has been created in the last 2 years alone. Ever wonder where and how that much data can be stored (or) which database should we choose to store that data? Data is very crucial for business..
The Evolution – User Interface (UI) to User Experience (UX)
Since the introduction of client-server architecture applications, the success of applications was measured on the availability of features, the richness of functionality and its technical merits. Having User Interface was good but it was not a deciding factor and relatively less emphasis was..
The 7 Best Practices for building your own Enterprise Chat Bot
‘Bots are the new Apps’ – We all know that 2016 marked the rise of cognitive, and with that, it also brought conversational agents (or) chatbots to the forefront of enterprise innovation. They give you more scalability, reduce your costs and enhance user experiences..