Veolia UK & Ireland started working with Konverso in February 2020. In the first weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Veolia decided to automate its IT Help Desk, to provide greater IT support to the teams transitioning from the office to work-from-home. Since June, Konverso’s Intelligent Virtual Agent has been live on Veolia UK & Ireland’s ITSM based on ServiceNow.

Knowing how an AI understands languages is useful to build your own Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) or select an “off the shelf” conversational AI platform. Yes we mean Intelligent Virtual Agent and not chatbot, because Natural Language Processing skills put Virtual Agents in another league. So here are the main technical elements that enable an AI to understand a variety of written and spoken languages.

Machine Learning is a vast field and its importance has grown significantly over the last few years. It now plays a key role in the performance of Virtual Agents. However, people are still confused about the relation between Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning. Going back to a clear definition is a sure start. 

On paper, bots, chatbots and intelligent virtual agents might seem quite comparable… until you start communicating with them. Because mastering the human art of conversation requires a very particular set of skills. 

You may have already read a lot of studies and white papers about bots, chatbots and intelligent virtual agents. Confusing, right ? Because unless you have directly been involved in a conversational AI project, the difference between those technologies might not be clear. So to give you the fundamental principles, here are 4 main characteristics of an Intelligent Virtual Agent (or IVA).

Intelligent Virtual Agents are conversational bots powered by Artificial Intelligence, capable of assisting humans in a variety of tasks thanks to an easy-to-use interface, from the IT helpdesk to HR and Finance. But what exactly are Intelligent Virtual Agents capable of, and what could you do with a Virtual Agent in your own organisation?

As part of Konverso's cooperation with Microsoft, we just announced the availability of Konverso's Intelligent Virtual Agents in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. We are happy to share this joint press release.

What is the current status?

While literature abounds about the digital transformation, a key department is still very far from having completed its digitalization: the IT help desk. 

Major investments are starting to be made in ITSM platforms and self-care, but most companies still need to follow through with intelligent automation and a data strategy. Both are necessary to really benefit from the digitalization of their helpdesk and service desks, increase employee productivity and enhance their business strategy. 

Here is the current situation of the support help desk and our insights on how to build your roadmap for the digitalization of your service desk.

You have invested time and money in your ServiceNow ITSM platform and need to accelerate your shift-left strategy ? Do you expect a bigger impact from your self-services and self-care on the efficiency of your IT helpdesk? Self-services and automation are only two of the many reasons Konverso’s clients choose to select our virtual agent.

All companies are looking for ways to optimize their business processes, add more self-care to save time and contribute to their shift-left strategy. But IT support is often overlooked as a way to achieve those productivity gains, while numerous studies show that slow IT support undermines all the productivity efforts.