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Revolutionising Legal Services with Process Automation

In the competitive legal sector, efficiency and accuracy are critical. As IT leaders, your goal is to streamline operations, enhance client satisfaction, and ensure compliance.

Unlocking the Power of Business Agility with Low Code Solutions

You already know, that your business must be adaptable and agile to remain competitive as a modern workplace. Traditional software development methods often struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing demands for rapid delivery…

Strategic Growth and Innovation: Velocity IT has been acquired by Core Technology Systems

We are excited to announce the acquisition of Velocity IT by Core Technology Systems (Core), a leading managed service provider in the UK IT Channel. This acquisition is a significant step in both Velocity…

The Advantages of Automation in the World of Insurance

Businesses are continually looking for ways to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance customer experience. The insurance industry, often seen as traditional and slow to change, is not immune to this transformation. The integration…

Kickstarting Your HR Automation Journey

HR automation is a transformative approach that modernises human resources operations, allowing companies to streamline workflows, reduce errors, and make better strategic decisions.

Understanding Task Mining

Businesses are constantly looking for ways to optimise their processes and become more efficient. One emerging technology that has been making waves in this regard is Task Mining. But what exactly is Task Mining,…

Transform Your Operations Using Ready-Made Nintex Automation Workflow Templates

Pre-packaged and already assembled Nintex Automation templates offer a powerful and efficient entry point into the world of process management, automation, and optimisation.

Transforming the Future of Insurance with AI-powered Automation

In recent years, the insurance industry has been undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. These innovations are revolutionising how insurance companies operate, from customer…

What is Successful Digital Transformation?

With rapidly evolving technologies and consumer expectations, staying ahead of the curve is more than just a competitive advantage—it’s a necessity for survival. At the heart of this evolution is digital transformation. But what…

AI vs. Generative AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been an evolving field since its inception. From rule-based systems to deep learning, AI has undergone significant transitions. Among its latest milestones, the emergence of generative AI stands out.

Automation in HR: Revolutionising Talent Management

The world of Human Resources (HR) is undergoing a significant transformation. Driven by rapid technological advances, automation in HR has emerged as a pivotal factor in streamlining processes, enhancing candidate experience, and achieving business…

RPA vs. AI

With the surge of innovative technologies influencing the enterprise domain, two acronyms stand out: RPA and AI. Both Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) offer revolutionary prospects for businesses, but each possesses…

Automation in Insurance

The insurance industry, once characterised by vast amounts of paperwork, manual processes, and long processing times, is undergoing a transformation. With the advent of technology and the need for streamlined processes, automation is increasingly…

The Power of Microsoft Power Automate in Workflow Automation

Efficiency and automation are more than buzzwords in today’s business environment. They are imperatives for businesses looking to remain competitive and agile.

A Guide to Low-Code Development

In the world of technology, efficiency is crucial. We all want solutions that are both quick to develop and adaptable to ever-changing needs. Enter low-code development, a modern approach that’s transforming the way businesses…

Top 10 Use Cases of RPA in HR in 2023

With the rapid advancement of digital technology, businesses are leveraging robotic process automation (RPA) to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their HR departments.

Process Mapping: A Key to Successful Business Automation

In today’s business environment, the need for streamlined operations and improved productivity has never been more crucial. Business automation, through digitising and optimising processes, promises the realisation of these objectives. At the heart of…

A Quick Guide to Data Mining for Businesses

In the age of information overload, businesses are navigating a landscape flooded with data. Every interaction, transaction, and click generates a digital footprint that, when properly deciphered, holds the key to invaluable insights

Top UiPath RPA Use Cases in Finance

The financial sector has been an early adopter of Robotic Process Automation (RPA). UiPath is one of the leaders in the RPA domain, and has made remarkable strides in introducing efficient, scalable, and reliable…

Using Nintex to Power your Business Automation Journey

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the pursuit of efficiency has been a constant driving force. As organisations grow and adapt to changing market dynamics, the challenge of managing intricate processes, reducing operational costs,…

Why Process Mapping is Key to Successful Business Process Automation

Businesses are continually seeking ways to streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve productivity. Enter Business Process Automation (BPA) – a transformative approach that leverages software and applications to execute repetitive business tasks.

Revolutionising Business Processes with Netcall Liberty Create

Agile and efficient business processes are essential for maintaining competitiveness. Businesses are continuously seeking tools that not only automate processes but also provide flexibility and scalability.

Streamlining Operations with Microsoft Power Automate

Organisations constantly search for tools to streamline operations and improve productivity. Enter Microsoft Power Automate – a service designed to automate workflows between apps and services. It bridges gaps between different software products, ensuring…

The Future of RPA: Trends and Predictions

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been a significant player in business transformation for several years. This transformative technology enables companies to automate mundane, rules-based business processes, allowing employees to focus more on strategic tasks…

Data Mining: The Secret Weapon for Business Growth

Data mining, in essence, is the process of identifying patterns in large datasets using sophisticated algorithms.

UiPath and the Future of Robotic Process Automation

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has emerged as a transformative force that is reshaping how businesses operate, and at the forefront of this RPA revolution is UiPath

Process Mapping: A Crucial Step in Business Process Automation

Business Process Automation (BPA) has become a crucial tool for achieving operational efficiency and improved business performance.

The Rise of RPA: How Automation is Transforming Businesses

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) refers to the use of software robots or ‘bots’ to automate routine, rule-based tasks. It is a powerful tool that emulates human interactions with digital systems and automates processes without…

The Increasing Importance of Low-Code Platforms in Today’s Digital Age

The dawn of the digital age has irreversibly changed our lives. From the way we communicate, shop, learn, work, and relax, everything now spins around digital platforms.

Why Mendix is a Top Choice for Enterprise Low-Code Development

The low-code movement has made waves by promising a new paradigm that simplifies the development process and accelerates digital transformation. One of the top platforms leading this revolution is Mendix.

Why AI and RPA are the Dynamic Duo of Business Process Automation

AI has been making headlines recently, rapidly gaining momentum and sparking curiosity about its capabilities. The idea of computers working for us and emulating human intelligence but in a more efficient manner is captivating.

Business Process Automation: Challenges, Solutions, and the Role of RPA, Low-Code, and AI Technologies

Business Process Automation stands as a critical pillar of operational efficiency and innovation, and the roles of Robotic Process Automation, low-code platforms, and Artificial Intelligence in unlocking its full potential are simply indispensable

How Mendix is Accelerating Digital Transformation, and Mendix Partner Velocity IT Ensures Project Success

Mendix is a powerful catalyst for digital transformation, and with Velocity as a Mendix Partner, businesses can unlock unprecedented success in their transformation journeys

Utilising Nintex K2 for Business Process Automation

Business process automation (BPA) has become a powerful tool that can streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency.

The Art and Science of Process Mapping in Business

Understanding your processes is crucial to ensure efficiency, identify bottlenecks, and enhance performance. This is where the art and science of process mapping come into play.

Understanding Data Mining: The Backbone of Strategic Business Decisions

The era we live in is often called the information age, and for good reason. Never before have we been able to collect, store, and analyse so much data

Harnessing the Power of AI in Business Process Automation

The current era of technological innovation is providing unprecedented opportunities for businesses to transform their operations

Demystifying RPA: The Future of Business Process Automation

As the business landscape grows increasingly complex, organisations around the globe are turning to technology to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.

Unlocking Business Potential with Low-Code Platforms

The digital revolution is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, compelling businesses of all sizes to harness the power of technology or risk being left behind.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) FAQs

Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the face of various industries, revolutionising the ways businesses operate and engage with their customers.

Revolutionising Workflow Management

In the rapidly evolving landscape of business technology, organisations are continuously seeking solutions to streamline operations, reduce overheads, and improve productivity.

Top Use Cases for ChatGPT

ChatGPT, powered by advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, has emerged as a versatile tool with numerous applications across various industries.

The Power of Artificial Intelligence for Business Growth

Unleash the transformative power of AI in your business, revolutionising operations, driving efficiency, and propelling growth to unprecedented heights.

Optimising Team Task Management through Business Process Automation and Low-Code Workflow Software

In today’s fast-paced, digitally driven business landscape, organisations face the challenge of managing tasks effectively and efficiently while maintaining a high degree of visibility and control.

Optimising Collaborative Idea Management: Fostering Innovation and Creativity through Business Process Automation

Innovation and creativity are crucial drivers of success in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. To cultivate an innovative culture, organisations must establish efficient and collaborative idea management processes.

Optimising Project Management: Achieving Agility and Quality through Business Process Automation

Effective project management plays a vital role in the success of any organisation. As businesses strive to enhance their operational efficiency, they are turning to innovative technologies such as business process automation (BPA), low-code…

Automating Email Processing with UiPath – Extracting PDF Attachments, OCR, and Data Entry into Excel using UiPath

In today’s digital age, processing large volumes of emails and extracting crucial information can be time-consuming and error-prone. With the help of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools like UiPath, this task can be automated,…

Streamlining Data Collection and Consolidation using UiPath and Excel

In today’s data-driven world, organisations often deal with numerous Excel spreadsheets scattered across different sources. Combining and consolidating data from multiple Excel sources can be a tedious and error-prone task if done manually. Fortunately,…

How to Identify Business Process Bottlenecks

Efficiency and productivity are crucial elements for any organisation aiming to achieve success. In order to optimise processes and improve overall business performance, it is essential to identify and address business process bottlenecks. A…

Top use cases for process automation in the insurance industry

Automation can bring numerous benefits to the insurance sector by streamlining processes, reducing manual work, improving accuracy, and enhancing customer experiences. There are several areas within the insurance industry where automation can be applied…

Revolutionising Business Communication: How Conversational Apps Like Druid AI are Transforming Operations

In today’s fast-paced business environment, it’s crucial to be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders. That’s where conversational business applications like Druid AI come in. Druid AI is a…

ATS Euromaster achieve Netcall App of the Year Win!

It was great to see ATSEuromaster recognised in the 2023 Netcall APP of the Year awards, with a win for their business eCAF APP – ATS Euromaster embarked upon the digital transformation of their end to end customer…

Great News: K2 has a bright future!

Great news for all K2 platform users, partners, and advocates as news officially hit the inbox today! Process automation and workflow software giant, Nintex, has announced that the future of the K2 platform is…

10 steps to take when implementing a successful RPA programme.

Implementing a successful RPA (Robotic Process Automation) program can help a business increase efficiency and reduce errors. RPA involves using software robots to automate repetitive and rule-based tasks that are typically performed by humans….

Simple answers to critical questions on case management solutions, integration and analytics

As we’re always looking to make automation simpler, we’re working on clarifying some of the more confusing tech terms that you come across in the automation landscape. In Part 1, we focused on process…

Key questions on process mining, RPA, AI and chatbots answered

There are so many technology terms floating around today, it can be easy to confuse them and yourself! We have put together this guide to help you understand what process mining, robotic process automation…

The Automation Guys – an interview with Rob Crisp, UiPath

Join Sascha and Arno with another one of their industry interviews, as they talk all things RPA and automation with Rob Crisp, Account Executive at UiPath.

Quick Guide to Low-Code

So many tech terms buzzing around but too little time to ? We are here to help. Low-code it is one of those deceptively simple terms that is not always easily understood outside of…

Let your people focus on what they do best. RPA can handle the rest.

With the tech that’s available today, it no longer makes sense for extraordinary people to spend time on ordinary tasks that could easily be automated. Yet, a recent UiPath survey found that office workers…

Is RPA Difficult To Learn?

It is now simple and easy to get started with RPA! In this episode, The Automation Guys discuss how to become proficient in the basics of RPA very quickly.

How Process Mining Unlocks your Automation Potential

When you get automation right, you can dramatically improve productivity, performance and your customer experience. But what is the point of automating processes if you aren’t sure where your processes were going wrong in…

TAG Talk: Microsoft Power Automate Gartner…And Low-Code

After covering the low-code and no-code trends and technologies in previous episodes, The Automation guys discuss Microsoft Power Platform, what the Power Platform is and why business should give it a go.

How To Achieve Automation Excellence With Low Code this year

What is stopping you from achieving automation excellence? How to achieve automation excellence with low-code? We have the answers! Rating your business on a scale from 1 to 10 against these questions will help…

Hybrid Working And Process Automation in 2022

In this episode of The Process & Automation podcast, Arno and Sascha discuss the new so-called hybrid model of working and the benefits automation can bring to a fragmented workforce.

Your Low-Code Checklist

Analysts predicted that by the end of 2021, 75% of development teams will be using low code platforms. Could 2022 be the year of low-code automation?

Make Chatbots Work For Your Business in 2022

Could 2022 be the year of the chatbot? In this episode of The Process and Automation podcast, The Automation Guys help you find out what chatbots can do for your business.

2021 Christmas Special With The Automation Guys… Automation In 2022… Climate Change… Automation Is The Future!

In this Christmas special episode, The Automation Guys reflect on the past 12 months and discuss The Intelligent Automation Pillars – Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Process Mining, Robotic Process Automation, Low-code Automation, Digital Process Automation…

How to automate Your HR Department Processes

HR is a crictical function of any organisation, by taking charge of employee recruitment, onboarding, training, management, disputes and strategic business priorities, HR plays an essential role, to ensure resources or staff teams are…

The Future Of Intelligent Automation with Blue Prism’s Brad Hairston

Today the Automation Guys talk the future of intelligent automation with Brad Hairston, Advisory Alliance Director for Blue Prism – back in 2018 Brad’s desire to be part of something disruptive brought him to…

The Automation Guys: Low-code best practice and pitfalls to avoid

In this episode the Automation Guys share the most common pitfalls from their experience in delivering from idea-to-application solutions using low-code technology, listen in and discover how you can be more agile with your…

The Automation Guys interview: Adriaan van Wyk & Dennis Parker on process enablement with new gen app, Jigx

This episode TAG interview former CEO/co-founder and SVP of Customer Success at K2 on enabling better processes and getting stuff done with a new generation of apps feat. Jigx. Find out more about Jigx: https://jigx.com/

August Automation News round up from The Automation Guys Feat. Nintex, Salesforce and more…

Automation platforms like Nintex, Appian & Salesforce continue enhancing their offerings to further streamline business processes workflows – all this and more in the August 2021 Intelligent Automation news roundup. Listen in for all…

What’s New: Process and Automation market news round-up

Today The Automation Guys look at the automation landscape for Low-code/no-code development; the new start ups and the ones to watch Feat. Bubble, Robocorp and More…

Intelligent Process Automation, AI and Machine Learning

In this episode we discuss Intelligent Process Automation, what it is and why it is important, how it differs from RPA and where it can enhance your automation efforts.

Everything Automation podcast round-up

In this episode of the Process and Automation podcast The Automation Guys thought it’d be a good time to pause and reflect back on the 35 episodes to date, rounding up #EverythingAutomation.

Getting Started With Process Mapping

Are you ready to get started with your Process Automation intiatives, but not sure on where to begin?

Velocity partner with Conversational AI Global Leader DRUID

We are delighted to announce our recent partnership with leading Chatbot software firm DRUID which will further enable us to help our existing and prospective clients to get the most out of their artificial…

Nintex Senior Solution Engineer, Jake Dennison on Workflow Automation Best Practice

Best practice Workflow Automation from Nintex Senior Solution Engineer, Jake Dennison.

The Automation Guys Workflow Management 101 – Part 1

The nature of the ever evolving tech stack can sometimes be baffling, so here The Automation Guys deliver a 101 on the differences between Workflow Management and BPM, what matters and why you should…

HR Automation with Tugela People

In this episode The Automation Guys are joined by Managing Director of Tugela People, Thomas Schilling to discuss all things HR automation.

Low Code Benefits With The Automation Guys

In this episode of  the Process and Automation podcast, The Automation Guys are discussing Low-Code. What are the benefits of low code automation and how to improve business agility? What operating at digital speed…

Low Code Vs Traditional App Development – Part 1

An interesting and much asked question in the world of process automation – in this episode The Automation Guys dive into the cost benefits of Low-Code vs. Traditional App Development?

More great RPA use cases from The Automation Guys

Due to increasing demand for RPA use case examples, this episode The Automation Guys bring you a selection of some of the best and most common Robotic Process Automation Use Cases.

Achieve Faster Chatbot Adoption with The Automation Guys

Listen in to this episode of The Automation Guys Podcast where they will share their insights and Top Tips for ensuring your Chatbot adoption is seamless and fast!

How to Overcome Challenging Integrations

In this episode of the Process and Automation Podcast The Automation Guys focus on Integration and iPaaS as part of a wider automation initiative.

HR 4.0 How to Automate with Chatbots

Want to learn more about HR 4.0 and HR Automation? In this episode of the Process & Automation Podcast, the Automation Guys cover 20+ chatbot use cases that take Human Resources to the next…

The Automation Guys Top 5 use cases for Chatbots

The Automation Guys love to chat ‘Bots’, listen in as they give their insights on the Top 5 uses cases for chatbots and how these intelligent digital beings are enhancing CX and business effficiency…

The Process Mining Q&A – Part 2

Here’s part 2 where you’ll find more answers to the most common process mining questions.

Rethinking the role of IT in a post-Brexit, post-COVID landscape

Digital technology has a central role to play in helping organisations across the UK manage the combined impact of Brexit and COVID. But how can the IT function keep up with demand, when innovation…

The Process Mining Q&A – Part 1

In today’s episode you’ll find answers to the most common questions that we get from companies, mainly asking if they could use process mining to gain insights into their operations and business processes. 

Get Started with Chatbots and Explore the Benefits – Part 1

In this 2-parter you will discover how your business can benefit from AI chatbots to support and build a more efficient workforce and to improve the customer experience.

9 Perfect Use Cases for RPA Technology – Part 2

Here we go with part two with The Automation Guys as they continue to explore the most common use cases for Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

9 Perfect Use Cases for RPA Technology

In this two-part Podcast The Automation Guys will cover off 9 examples of RPA in action and demonstrate how RPA has improved and enhanced capabilities in real-life scenarios.

Exploring views on Automation Capabilities

The Automation Guys give their view on a short selection of Automation perceptions, like “Automation may be a good thing but it can also be Frankenstein” listen along to hear how they respond to…

Let’s Talk About the Forrester Wave Q1 2021

Join The Automation Guys as they distill the Forrester Wave Q1 focusing on the most significant elements in relation to the top RPA vendors.

Top 5 RPA Mistakes to Avoid

With conservative estimates that RPA can achieve a 200% ROI in year one, many Executives are setting the bar to achieve this. In this latest podcast, The Automation Guys give their perspective on reality…

How to achieve an enterprise wide approach to Hyperautomation – Part 2

Join the Automation Guys for the 2nd part of how to take an enterprise wide approach to adopting hyperautomation and achieve a non-siloed, cohesive adoption of your automation technologies by implementing a Hyperautomation CoE.

How to achieve an enterprise wide approach to Hyperautomation

Join the Automation Guys as they take an enterprise wide approach to adopting hyperautomation in their latest podcast that focuses on how you can achieve a non-siloed, cohesive adoption of your automation technologies by…

AI, RPA, Low-Code and Intelligent Automation Q&A from The Automation Guys

In this episode The Automation Guys answer the top questions gathered from their podcast subscribers and Clubhouse followers; from why you should care about RPA through to discovering the difference between low-code and no-code…

How to Leverage Low-Code to Stay Afloat & Sail Ahead in 2021

As part of the 5th Podcast from The Automation Guys Podcast, they will dive into low-code automation and how it can help business achieve success in 2021, listen along for the 7 top tips…

7 TOP TIPS: How to Leverage Low-Code to Stay Afloat & Sail Ahead in 2021

If you’re planning to cut costs, boost efficiency and run more processes digitally this year, low-code automation can provide you with the tools for success.

Getting started with RPA: From idea to go-live

In this episode of the everything automation podcast The Automation Guys talk about how to get started with RPA from the very beginning through to going live and beyond.

Demystifying Hyperautomation – PART 2

In the second installment of this two part podcast The Automation Guys continue to talk about what’s hot in the world of ‘Hyperautomation’ kicking off with Process Mining.

Demystifying Hyperautomation – PART 1

In this episode of the podcast The Automation Guys talk about the new buzz word ‘Hyperautomation’ and go through what Hyperautomation is; Technologies, Benefits & Challenges.

Nintex How To: Create an Employee Leave Approval Workflow

In this blog, we learn how to create a leave the approval system using a Nintex workflow which automatically passes the request through a two-level approval from the Line Manager and then finally, the…

Automate out of the slow lane

83% of businesses are now focused on digital innovation. In disrupting the world of work, the pandemic has triggered a tsunami of automation. Let’s look at how your organisation can harness technologies like RPA,…

Agile automation helps you plan ahead

While the crisis is far from over, many businesses are dusting themselves off and figuring out next steps as economic activity picks up. Right now – and perhaps for a long time to come…

Quick Guide to K2 Nexus: The next wave of low-code automation

K2 Nexus is the next generation of low-code business automation software from K2. This intelligent process automation platform and suite of solutions makes it even easier to automate and continually optimise every process in…

Digitise Your Processes and Re-connect your Workforce, Here’s How

The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted operations and stopped many business processes in their tracks. Now that people are struggling to access paper records and pass files from desk to desk, manual methods are defunct….

Move your digital transformation programme into the fast lane

While many companies were planning to digitise their processes at some point in the near future, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought digital transformation deadlines forward. A survey conducted in Europe found that around 70%…

Do you have the digital capabilities to navigate the challenges your business is facing?

Many businesses are realising that digital technology is a key component of a sound business continuity plan. It is also a driver of transformation – powering more efficient, flexible and innovative ways of working…

GUIDE | How to Accelerate Digital Innovation During the Crisis

Inefficient or manual ways of working are simply no longer viable, or sustainable – to adapt to this ‘new working normal’, many organisations have shifted their IT strategies and priorities to address an urgent…

Build digital resilience with low-code technology

If there ever was a time to explore the benefits of low-code technology or stretch the value of an existing low-code investment – it is right now. Join the growing number of organisations who…

COVID-19, a catalyst for digital innovation? Here’s how low-code solutions can help

The COVID-19 pandemic has fragmented the workforce and interrupted critical processes in every function. While companies are under pressure to cut costs, optimise resources and build business resilience, many are also managing and supporting…

Liberty Create – Mathematical Calculation and Validation using Fragment Callback and Fragment Validators

There is no direct way in Liberty Create Build Studio where we can perform a calculation and validation using multiple fields on client side, and show total or compare values between fields as we change…

Highlight Edited Record on K2 List View

K2 does not provide out of box functionality to highlight an edited record on list view. Whenever you edit a record and save it K2 does not highlight the record you edited after a…

The Age of the Digital Worker Is Upon Us

The rapid pace of growth and development in the business software field has reached an inflection point. Innovative digital solutions are no longer only accessible to large corporations. Now, virtually any business can use…

What’s the best software testing approach in the low-code application development environment?

Many enterprises want tools that enable them to build quality applications as rapidly and efficiently as possible. The right software testing approach not only reduces development cycle times, but also helps to ensure that…

Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) FAQs

We’ve given you a rundown of the most frequently asked questions around RPA, which is a great solution when you are looking to hand-off repetitive process oriented tasks to robots to complete with speed…

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) FAQs

Now that you’re fully up-to-speed with low-code (if you want a recap, you can read our low-code FAQ here) it nicely leads us into the most frequently asked questions that we get to answer…

Low-Code FAQ

We’re often asked to break down the technical blurb associated with our industry, as like many others we are guilty of talking in our own language – in this blog we focus on the…

RPA Demo | Integrate and Automate Processes across Multiple Systems with a Simple, Powerful Alternative to API

Many businesses understand that RPA software robots can automate easily repeatable and definable tasks to reduce human error and achieve greater process speed and accuracy. What they may not realise, however, is that RPA…

Integrate and Automate Processes with a Simple, Powerful Alternative to API

Many businesses understand that RPA software robots can automate easily repeatable and definable tasks to reduce human error and achieve greater process speed and accuracy. What they may not realise, however, is that RPA…

RPA DEMO | Enhance Your Workforce & Improve Customer Satisfaction

In this short session we’ll look into the underlying challenges these types of organisations are facing and share the 3 secrets to unlocking productivity plus we’ll explain the role that technology can play to solve a…

Enhance Your Workforce & Improve Customer Satisfaction

The Insurance and Financial Services sectors are by no means alone in their need to remain agile and adaptive in responding to customer’s service expectations, however, like many industries, they are being crippled by…

Process Automation Solutions – Part 2: A smarter way to put your unstructured data to work

Modern businesses operate in a data-driven environment. There’s a need to constantly access and process information and content that comes in from customers, suppliers, employees, potential business partners and other stakeholders.

Resource Saving Solution for Managing SharePoint Property Asset Manager

In this demo we show you how the manual task of extracting information from open-source Land Registry data is improved and streamlined through assigning a digital worker (RPA Bot) to the task.  You will…

A Quick Route to Video Production Using RPA

UiPath RPA DEMO | A Quick Route to Video Production

The Demonstration shows a quick route to importing, combining and editing and then exporting finished video content to be published on YouTube using camtasia and You Tube, powered by UiPath RPA Robotics.

UiPath Custom Activity to Generate a SSRS Report

The UiPath Custom Activity in this demo will generate a report that is hosted in SSRS and save it with a specific name in a specific location. (The report will be saved in a…

GUIDE | Learn How to Scale Your Business Without Hiring More People

Imagine ramping up productivity to meet growing business demands but without increasing your headcount! This is possible with a strategically implemented robotic process automation (RPA) project. There are many reasons why robotic process automation…

A Rapid Approach to Digitising Your Forms and Transforming Your Processes

Conventional approaches to developing digital forms and process applications for business may give you the custom functionality and features you need, but these methods can also be slow and expensive. Low-code development is a…

RPA DEMO | Automating a Customer Change of Address Process

Customer and supplier data is an ever-changing landscape, many organisations still operate critical data changes via a manual process whereby all or part of the accuracy and timely actions rely on a human worker…

RPA, a simple alternative to costly & complex API integrations

Many modern companies develop applications to manage and streamline their business processes. These applications need to communicate with existing line of business systems in order to access the data and functionality required to execute…

How to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Facial Recognition using UiPath

In this blog we use a facial recognition Artificial Intelligence cognitive service for recognising a human face for the purpose of identity verification. A typical scenario is an identity verification process when applying for…

Intelligent Automated Credit Application using UiPath & K2

We’re proud to share our UiPath and K2 award-winning automation for credit applications.  In this short video you’ll see how we have built a low-code workflow solution, powered by UiPath’s automation robotics, to reduce…

How to create an automatic updater for an application using .net

Most of the automatic updaters require a FTP connection to pull the updates from the server and push it to the clients. Sometimes this FTP might create some security threats for the server and…

Smarter Automation for Financial Services

The financial services industry has been using automation technologies for some time now, to remain efficient, profitable and relevant in a fast-evolving industry. Recently, however, there’s been a shift in focus from automating manual…

Automated PowerPoint Presentation using UiPath & K2 | Property Management

In this short video, we showcase how robotic process automation (RPA) can be used to replace a set of manual processes to deliver a professional Microsoft PowerPoint that dynamically presents a property portfolio for…

Win for Team Velocity at K2 & UiPath Hackathon

On May 15th team Velocity took part in the joint K2 UiPath Hackathon hosted at K2’s head office in Weybridge, UK.  The invite only event was attended by a guest list of select K2/UiPath…

Excel Export in Mendix

Exporting to Microsoft Excel is an important day-to-day requirement of many business users, however, in Mendix there is presently no out-of-the-box feature that allows you to directly export to an Excel file. This blog…

Is RPA the answer to Excel Hell?

Microsoft Excel is widely relied upon as a data management tool. Many teams and departments use spreadsheets on a daily basis to collect, organise, manipulate and model data for use across a broad range…

How to use K2 Package and Deployment – Part 1

K2 Package and Deployment Deploying your K2 application is wrapped in a wizard type process but still gives you control to modify and change what and how certain objects within your application is deployed..

Custom Java Actions in Mendix

There is no direct way in Mendix where we can call Java code.  To include any custom Java code, we can use Java Actions.  This article will cover the steps on how to add…

Exploring the benefits of Robotic Process Automation

Software Robotic Process Automation (or RPA for short) is used to automate every-day, rules-based tasks.  RPA solutions, often referred to as ‘bots’, can be configured to manage mundane business activities independently and in many cases, with…

Business-led digital transformation

Business optimisation through technology is a focus area for many organisations today. According to Brian Kropp, group vice president of Gartner’s HR practice, more than two-thirds of business leaders believe that their organisations could…

Configuring an Anonymous K2 SmartForms Runtime site

In K2, it is possible to create multiple runtime sites with different authentication types in the same server. In this article we will see how to create an anonymous K2 SmartForms Runtime site with…

WHITEPAPER | Low-Code for Digital Transformation – Survey Insights

Computing Research, in association with Mendix, surveyed 100 IT decision-makers in the UK, at companies ranging in size from 100 to 5000+ employees. The survey gauged approaches to digital transformation and identified the challenges…

How will 2018’s business optimisation trends evolve in 2019?

Disruptive market entrants, growing customer demands and advancing digital technologies all played their role in shaping the way that organisations optimised their operations during 2018.

Freeze K2 List View Header

How often do you view a list of data and find that the column headers disappear as you scroll?  This is often due to the list not having its column headers fixed and can…

Enabling Google Analytics in a K2 SmartForm

Adding Google Analytics in a K2 SmartForm is just as easy as enabling it on a conventional web application. This process can be further simplified when using a common view within the K2 application. 

The Role Of CIO Is Transforming: 4 Ways of Staying Relevant

Due to the speed of innovation in digital technology within business, the role of the CIO has seen numerous changes over the last couple of decades. Now, however, it is seeing a total transformation.

Why “I’m Not Technical” Is No Longer An Excuse

It’s a daily business dilemma in the era of digital transformation: modern software solutions can offer a whole world of possibilities with regards to streamlining processes, reducing inefficiency and boosting productivity, but the IT…

IoT or Big Brother? 5 concerns to consider before embarking on an IoT initiative

It’s estimated that there are already 23 billion devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) in use worldwide, and it is estimated that the figure will swell to anywhere from 31 billion to…

Industrial déjà vu? How to automate without putting jobs at risk

Recent years have seen automation technologies like Robotic Process Automation (RPA) being implemented across every industry. While this technology has many business benefits – such as boosting efficiency and productivity and saving costs –…

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Velocity IT hosts RPA Breakfast Workshop to help London-based organisations get started with Robotic Process Automation

Last week Velocity IT, a digital technology services firm with offices in the UK, India and South Africa, hosted a morning workshop at the trendy Citizen M Hotel in London. The topic of the…

In the era of partnerships, which 2018 tech trends have powered business so far?

2018 has been marked by revelations that Cambridge Analytica used millions of Facebook users’ data to manipulate elections.[1] While Big Data has steadily grown more omnipresent in people’s lives, and concerns about privacy and…

Velocity IT joins the Silverstone Technology Cluster membership

Velocity IT, a digital technology services firm based in Milton Keynes, has recently become a member of the Silverstone Technology Cluster (STC), reinforcing its position as an innovative and collaborative organisation. With offices in…

GUIDE | Upgrading to K2 Five – Why, How, When

How to upgrade to K2 Five In this Webinar, Roger Peacock from Velocity explains the why, how and when’s of a successful K2 Five upgrade.  Velocity has successfully upgraded K2 Five for numerous customers,…

Is Your Corporation Disruption-Ready?

Thanks to the proliferation of digital technology, many established corporations have been disrupted by start-ups who have embraced technology to gain a competitive edge. Giants such as Blockbuster – who had the opportunity to…

10 Steps to Business Optimisation from Velocity IT’s CEO

Business optimisation aims to streamline the individual processes within a company to achieve the same end results in a shorter space of time, using fewer resources, less financial outlay or minimising the occurrence of human error and bottlenecks. All…

RPA: An Existential Crisis or a Chance to Transform the Nature of Work?

There has been an explosion of automation technologies in every area of life and business over the last few years – and concurrently a shockwave of questions, fear and excitement, optimism and pessimism, about…

Hatching Plans with the Chicken-and-Egg of Machine Learning

Machine learning represents an exciting new opportunity for business owners and entrepreneurs to streamline operations, optimise customer experience and free up their human workforce for more profitable uses of their time. Unfortunately, the intricacies…

GUIDE | Before Unleashing The Bots

Automation can help organisations to optimise their resources while running leaner, more effective business processes. One such technology is Robotic Process Automation or RPA. This field of robotics operates virtually rather than physically –…

Business Process Optimization – Where Near-Term Actions Converge with Long-Term Success

“Long-term success requires faith – faith that your efforts to plan and execute the process will lead to the desired outcome.” Tony Dungy, first African-American football coach to win the Super Bowl. Coach Dungy’s…

How to Dynamically Set Email Importance in K2

Dynamically Set Email Importance in K2 In some cases, we have a requirement to change the importance of an email based on custom conditions. Using the K2 email event wizard configuration, we can set…

ARTICLE | Let’s get real about RPA

Promoting process automation success – with or without bots Demand for robotic process automation (RPA) solutions continues to escalate. Research firm Forrester predicts that RPA market growth will reach USD 2.9 billion in 2021,…

Velocity IT helps financial services take on the bots by launching its first Fintech Breakfast Workshop on RPA

Velocity IT has organised its first edition of the Fintech Breakfast Workshop which aims to give delegates from insurance and financial services firms the opportunity to get their hands dirty with robotic process automation…

RPA – It’s Not All About The Bots

Robotic process automation has been getting a lot of sensationalised media coverage lately with threats of mass unemployment making the headlines several times. The thing is, whilst it’s exciting to think of shiny robots…

WHITE PAPER | Beyond Bots

READ NOW Bots have been the focus point for attention-grabbing headlines in recent years, which have warned that the digital workforce could make roles redundant from the back office to the boardroom. Despite the…

Velocity IT Become Mendix Development Partners

Velocity IT has proudly announced their recently-forged partnership with Mendix. With this new partnership between the two companies, Velocity IT will participate at the ‘Mendix on tour’ event in London on Tuesday, March 13th,…

How To Create Toolbar Icons In K2 SmartForms

Toolbar button icons improve the usability of a system as they graphically prove a queue to the system user to perform system actions. In K2, generic toolbar buttons exist to describe an action which can be performed. Examples of these icons include; Add, Delete, Check In and Check…

7 Simple Ways To Take Your Small Business Digital

Running a small business can often mean you’re a ‘Jack-of-all-trades’ some days. You might be the designer, accountant, office manager, marketing exec and customer service advisor all before lunch-time. So, for you busy entrepreneurs…

PODCAST | What Is RPA And How Is It Different From BPA?

OVERVIEW Gain a basic understanding of robotic process automation by looking into how business process automation can improve workflow. The basics of process automation How software bots enrich automation How to approach an RPA…

Thirty Percent Cheaper Insurance Products With Insurtech

It’s no secret that insurance companies globally are beginning to take digital technology, or more specifically insurtech more seriously. As a way of launching the industry into the digital future. Despite being ever so…

WHITE PAPER | Custom-Built Apps for Business Success

Business process management provides organisations with an opportunity to optimise resources and work smarter, making the enterprise leaner, more productive and more profitable. With 79% of companies saying that BPM is either significant (45%)…

Three Steps to Process Automation Success

Business process automation has been on the cards for some time now. You know you need it. You know how it will impact your company, but you’re not quite sure how to go about…

Display User Friendly Error Messages in K2 SmartForms

When developing K2 SmartForms, most developers tend not to implement user friendly messages. In this blog, we will go through step-by-step how to implement error handling that results in a  user-friendly K2 error message…

Runtime CSS Styling in K2

K2 has a variety of styles that can be applied to controls and you can even go a step further and create your own custom theme for your K2 application. But in certain cases…

Why SmartForms make developers more productive

Worth a read – 90/10 rule here for configuration vs. custom development

Velocity IT launches benchQA for smarter automated K2 testing

Velocity IT, a leading K2 partner, has launched its benchQA test automation software specifically designed and developed for the K2 platform. benchQA’s easy-to-use interface allows test analysis to rapidly assemble test scripts and cases…

Three Simple Ways Of Getting Started With BPA

So, you’ve started your own business and, so far, things have gone swimmingly well. Demand is increasing, and you’ve even got a small team. But resources are limited, and optimising time and making your…

Will bots take your job or keep you in business?

Automation technologies help firms to optimise resources, elevate performance and maintain a competitive advantage. In industries where growing regulatory pressures, data volumes and customer expectations are a challenge, robotic process automation (RPA) can lighten the…

WEBINAR | Drive Down Costs With A K2 Centre Of Excellence

WEBINAR OVERVIEW A Centre of Excellence (CoE) provides a consistent way to turn people’s ideas and requirements into digital assets that help get work done faster.  The key is to establish a methodology that channels ideas…

GUIDE | K2 Solution Delivery Methodology

As an organisation powering process transformation on the K2 platform, a Centre of Excellence (CoE) enables you to gain maximum value from your technology investment. It also provides your people with the tools to contribute ideas, expertise and…

Time To Scale With Process Automation

How to grow a company without having to increase spending? That’s the question on many a small business owner’s mind. Traditionally, to scale a business, a decision will be made to hire more staff…

Keep Your Eyes On IIoT – Your Business Processes Will Thank You

Over the past year we’ve seen IoT reach its tentacles into different areas of our lives. From controlling our gas and electricity, to driving our vehicles. Despite the enormous consumer market success it has…

Using a Centre of Excellence to Promote Enterprise-Wide Digital Transformation

The modern business workforce is increasingly technologically aware and capable. Thanks to the high accessibility of smart and connected devices, many employees couldn’t imagine life without digital technology, both in the office and beyond. In…

K2 Five And K2 Cloud Demo By Velocity IT | WEBINAR

It’s here! K2 has launched it’s next generation no- and low-code business application development platform K2 Five. Developing business apps using it is now <strong>even easier and faster than before.</strong> The K2 platform provides…

Three Ways Digital Technologies Enhance The Marketing Department

What is Digital Transformation and how can I apply it to my marketing activities? The truth is, Digital Transformation isn’t a “thing” you can plug in to your current marketing plan, nor a tool…

GUIDE | Power Digital Transformation With Low-Code Technology

Digital technologies provide scalable support for business activities across the business landscape and are key to powering enterprise-wide digital transformation.  Typically, these activities are those around sales & marketing, customer relationship management (CRM), product development…

GUIDE | How To Kick-Start Your Digital Transformation Journey

Over the last few decades, the internet has had a tremendous effect on our everyday lives.  Hardly an hour goes by when we are not reaching for our phones, tablets or laptop computers to…

WEBINAR | Kick-Start Your Digital Transformation Journey

Over the last few decades, the internet has had a tremendous effect on our everyday lives.  Hardly an hour goes by when we are not reaching for our phones, tablets or laptop computers to…

Mastering K2 Out of Office Delegation

Out of Office delegation is an extremely useful K2 feature that allows users to delegate tasks. When delegation is not configured correctly tasks can get lost, delegated users may not receive tasks or might…

Processing Complex Repeating Data in K2 – Part 1 of 3: Data Analysis and Storage Design

In this blog we provide a solution for processing complex repeating data in K2, making use of K2s’ underlying workflow events and data types.   Our aim is to solve a real-life problem for…

Velocity IT Hosts Digital Transformation Event In Partnership With K2

Yesterday Velocity IT, in collaboration with K2, hosted an exclusive event on the theme of digital transformation at the Soho Hotel in London. The afternoon was split into a series of talks by Velocity IT’s founder…

How to Remove Duplicate Email Addresses in a K2 Email Event

If you use a K2 SmartObject lookup for assigning email addresses dynamically in a K2 Email Event and the source returns duplicate addresses, these are displayed in the in the To/Cc fields of the…

How to Set Up and Use the Timer Control in K2

The K2 SmartForms Timer Control has but one function – to countdown a number of milliseconds and raise an event. This executes any K2 action including SmartForm and Workflow actions.

Asynchronous File Download from a K2 SmartForm

Downloading large data files from K2 SmartForms synchronously can sometimes cause performance and user experience issues.  This problem is not limited to K2 and this blog post will show you how to apply a…

Export Dynamic or User Defined Filtered Data From a K2 List View to EXCEL

K2 List View allows users to define custom filters to filter list data based on a user’s required filter criteria. The List View filter feature in K2 is called the User Filter and it…

Velocity IT launches benchQA for smarter automated K2 testing

Velocity IT, a leading K2 partner, has launched benchQA for automated K2 testing specifically designed and developed for the K2 platform. benchQA’s easy-to-use interface allows test analysis to rapidly assemble test scripts and cases…

How to Implement a Calendar-Based Worklist in K2

An alternative to the K2 worklist control is a web-based Calendar view to display a user’s tasks.  This Outlook-style calendar allows users, at a glance, to view tasks that are upcoming, due and overdue….

How to implement offline forms in K2

Offline forms in K2 provide a powerful capability to build forms that can be used for information management and workflow task processing while the user’s device is offline. A typical use case is to…

Using Technology to Improve Customer Relationships

DELIVER A SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE Customers relationships are everything to all businesses. Consequently, when it comes to business process automation and on-going business process improvement initiatives, it is essential that customer satisfaction and loyalty…

How to create a REST Service Instance for K2 v4.7 using Swagger

Slowly but surely the world is moving to Cloud-based solutions.  In K2’s latest version, SourceCode added the REST Service Broker to the SmartObject Services Tester tool.  So, how do you create a REST Service…

Working with Velocity IT to Achieve K2 Success

WHAT DIFFERENTIATES US What makes us different from our competitors is our extensive experience in delivering Workflow and Business Process-Driven solutions using K2 products. We have been involved with K2 for over 15 years now…

How to use HighCharts controls in K2 SmartForms (with EXAMPLES)

In this article, we will learn about how to use the HighCharts controls in K2 SmartForms. HighCharts controls can be downloaded from the K2 Community site.

How to use the Plan per slot (No destination) in a K2 IPC to start multiple process instances

In this blog, we will show how to use the “Plan per slot (No destination)” feature in K2 to loop through a list of items and execute a set of events for each item…

Smarter Business Processes Improve Efficiency

HOW TO ACHIEVE SMARTER BUSINESS PROCESSES Business Process Management Software (BPMS) is required for Continuous Business Process Improvement to be achieved. This platform ensures maximum business process efficiency by enabling continual optimisation with minimal…

How to avoid Rule Overloading when using Tabs in K2 SmartForms

Loading times play a significant part in every application and effectively managing a K2 SmartForm application’s loading time is not a straightforward task. Many factors contribute to slow performance, but, one of the most…

Automating Business Processes to Gain Competitive Edge

WHY AUTOMATE BUSINESS PROCESSES? The automation of business processes enables a company to work smarter and gain a competitive advantage over others in the industry. It gives them the ability to achieve optimum efficiency by coupling…

Example Custom JSON K2 Service Broker

Several people asked me how to implement a custom JSON Service Broker for K2.  There are a few examples out there, but this is a quick reference that will get you up and running….

Days turn into seconds with AppSprint for K2

Velocity IT has developed a revolutionary product called AppSprint for K2 that is disrupting the way we develop K2 Apps. AppSprint uses an ingenious way to quickly generate fully functional K2 Apps by simply…

How to connect K2 to Dynamics CRM Online

K2 communicates to Dynamics CRM Online using a K2 Service Broker.  There are a few steps to follow in order to connect K2 to CRM Online.

Dynamic Email Signatures in K2

This blog post illustrates how to embed an image and text structure as a template for email notifications in a K2 workflow process, providing a more professional look and feel.

Using Azure SQL Server for your K2 Application Database

In a previous post we looked at how you can use Azure Blob storage as a file storage location and integrate that with your K2 application. In this post we will be looking at…

Insight is Everything – Measuring the Performance of Business Processes

GAINING INSIGHT INTO BUSINESS PROCESSES It is impossible to achieve optimum efficiency and to gain a competitive edge without insight. Businesses that wish to continuously improve need to be able to measure its processes’ performance….

How to debug a custom K2 Service Broker using a Visual Studio Breakpoint

K2 supports custom Service Brokers that allows K2 Developers to connect any data source with a K2 SmartObjects.  During the development process, debugging is useful to troubleshoot your service broker’s code.  In the blog…

How to use the K2 Workflow Client and K2 SmartObject Client APIs

K2 SmartObjects and K2 Workflows are not limited to only being accessed via K2 SmartForms and Workflows. By using the K2 SmartObject & Workflow API’s you can access SmartObjects and their methods as well…

Connect to SQL Azure using a custom K2 Service Broker

SQL azure k2 When you want to communicate with a SQL Azure database using K2, it can easily be achieved by following the steps below once you have an SQL Azure database in place –…

CSS Generic Handler in K2 Smartforms

Recently I had a request to change K2 Smartforms without changing the K2 theme. The K2 theme handles all the look and feel of the form, but the theme can’t be changed in runtime….

How to integrate jQuery with K2 SmartForms

Integration of JQuery with K2 Smartforms JQuery and other client side scripts can easily be integrated with K2 Smartforms through a K2 Smartforms control present in K2 control panel known as ‘HTML Literal’. Developer…

Passing parameters in URL using K2 workflow

Passing parameters in URL using K2 workflow When configuring a K2 Client event, K2 allows you to configure a form that is displayed when the user clicks on a worklist item.  Sometimes it’s required…

K2 SmartObject Properties vs Method Parameters

SmartObject Properties vs Method Parameters When assigning the method bindings of our new SmartObject method. The question is: When do we need to create and use SmartObject method parameters? And when do we need…