Paris, July 11, 2024 – With a combined focus on people, technology and business backed up by a strong experience in change management, Sopra Steria Next is aiming to harness the arrival of Copilot for Microsoft 365 to speed up the adoption of generative artificial intelligence.
Helping businesses adopt and adapt to AI
“While there’s no denying that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an extraordinary tool, without appropriate support its productive potential can remain underused. Through this approach, we propose to turn an innovation into tangible results and to focus on training and management as the keys to help businesses successfully adopt generative artificial intelligence,” explained Fabrice Asvazadourian, Chief Executive Officer of Sopra Steria Next.
According to a survey carried out by Sopra Steria Next, the generative artificial intelligence market is on a spectacular growth trajectory, with tenfold growth to $100 billion anticipated by 20281. With Microsoft having opened up its Copilot for Microsoft 365 offering to businesses of all sizes on 15 January this year, the challenge now facing organisations is how to successfully implement it at scale.
To facilitate the adoption of this new technology, Sopra Steria Next is now offering support designed specifically to answer the questions and challenges AI raises for businesses. The aim is both to boost employees’ efficiency and creativity (as attested by 70% of Copilot for Microsoft 365 users, according to the November 2023 Work Trend Index published by Microsoft) and to optimise how they use generative AI.
This new consultation and training will soon be available from within the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. It forms part of an ambitious strategy to roll out artificial intelligence across the Sopra Steria Group and its ecosystem.
People, technology and business: the three keys to success
This is built around three criteria essential to the successful adoption of generative AI by businesses. The approach is structured around three key priorities:
- People – Giving employees the keys to be able to understand and make responsible use of the technology, in particular through acculturation seminars and workshops where participants explore use cases;
- Technology – To help optimise the rollout of Copilot for Microsoft 365, Sopra Steria Next is offering sector-specific preliminary AI audits and impact analyses so as to be able to draw up tailored implementation and support strategies;
- Business – Measuring performance and the business benefits of implementing Copilot for Microsoft 365 so as to be able to make the adjustments needed to firmly embed the use of generative AI as part of teams’ day-to-day activities.
“As the generative AI market begins to scale up and AI begins to be monetised, we’re particularly proud to be one of the first consulting firms in France to offer clients this kind of support. AI seems to have taken many decision-makers by surprise; we want to help them understand that now is the time to act and that generative AI is not simply a technological building block but rather a whole new paradigm in the working world,” concluded Philippe Clapin, Chief Executive Officer of Sopra Steria Next France.