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David has over 20 years of experience as a Director and Consultant in Analytics. He provides strategic and tactical advice across the analytics industry delivering cost benefits, productivity and innovation. With in-depth IT knowledge and a reputation for getting things done. Today, David works for SAS leading the UK & Ireland’s Hyperautomation agenda and helping organisations drive digital transformation with automation. Outside of SAS, David is the volunteer IT Director for The MG Car Club. Formed in 1930, The MG Car Club is the original club for MG owners and one of the world's oldest car clubs with around 10,000 members world-wide.

Artificial Intelligence

David ShannonMarch 3, 2025 0

Trust in the process: Hyperautomation for drug development accelerates time-to-market

AI and automation – often referred to as hyperautomation – are evolving rapidly with industry experts emphasizing their increasing ability to operate independently and make intelligent decisions. By combining powerful generative AI with business expertise, organizations can accelerate and streamline their processes like never before. I recently sat down with Mayank

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Artificial Intelligence

David ShannonMarch 29, 2023 0

Government departments have been told to cut costs - why hyperautomation can help

Soaring costs are hitting the public sector hard, squeezing budgets and making it difficult to deliver vital services at a time when many are in high demand. Government departments were told they need to ‘identify savings to manage pressures from higher inflation’ in last year’s Autumn Statement – but how

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Government

Analytics

David ShannonJanuary 22, 2023 0

3 ways hyperautomation can help insurers

The perfect storm of challenges facing insurers is well-known to anyone working in the industry today. Some have been bubbling away for years – such as the competition from insurtech companies and non-insurance firms like manufacturers, the rising cost of claims, and internal inefficiencies. As the tough economic climate continues

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Insurance

Advanced Analytics

David ShannonJanuary 22, 2023 0

5 ways hyperautomation can transform customer experience in retail

If Fabrizio Biscotti, vice president at US research and consultancy firm Gartner, is correct that hyperautomation is no longer optional but a ‘condition of survival’ for businesses, then we are indeed entering a new era of retail. It’s a theme we’ve discussed throughout our blog series on hyperautomation – but

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Retail

Advanced Analytics

Which countries are leading in hyperautomation?

David ShannonApril 8, 2022 0

Which countries are leading the way in the hyperautomation revolution?

It’s only been three years since Gartner coined the term “hyperautomation.” But a lot has changed since then, both in global events and technological developments. While automation has a long history, it’s evolved rapidly in the digital age. Businesses in every sector – including warehousing, health care, banking, agriculture, insurance,

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Hidden Insights - Innovation or survival part 2: Delivering the digital enterprise with hyperautomation

David ShannonMarch 28, 2022 0

Innovation or survival part 2: Delivering the digital enterprise with hyperautomation

Gartner first openly used the term "hyperautomation" in 2019. But what is it? How will it benefit your organization? And what are we hyperautomating? In this post, I discuss what we are hyperautomating and how the convergence of technology and decision maturity made it possible. If you are still curious about

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Machine Learning

Hidden Insights - The Decisions of Things

David ShannonJune 17, 2020 0

The Decisions of Things

An Essential Role for Intelligent Decisioning in Telecommunications

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Communications

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