Earlier this year, the multibillion-dollar business consulting and IT giant Cognizant joined XPRIZE to launch the Pandemic Response Challenge, a competition to create AI systems that can help societies reopen safely in the wake of COVID-19.

Data can be considered to be one of the most valuable commodities in today’s world - more so than gold, oil and bitcoin. It underpins most business and performance operations; and the organizations that are able to maximize its use are the most successful.

There are many paths in which a person eventually becomes a software programmer and engineer. Some start at an early age with an interest in science, engineering, and software development. Others are drawn to it a bit later in their lives, through a serendipitous journey.

The answer lies in what you’re trying to achieve with intelligent automation. Automated processes enable efficiency, while data enhances decision-making says Chakradhar Agraharam, a VP in Cognizant’s Intelligent Process Automation Practice.

Along with cloud and Agile development, low code may be the missing piece in businesses’ renewed urgency to accelerate their modernization efforts, contends Rich McGhee, Global Technology Lead within Cognizant’s Digital Engineering Practice.