CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LAS PLATAFORMAS AUTOMATION ANYWHERE Y UIPATH PARA LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE RPA

Carlos Arturo Bermúdez Irreño

Carlos Arturo Bermúdez Irreño Corporación Universitaria Republicana http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5470-4984

Resumen

Este artículo realiza una exhaustiva caracterización de dos plataformas líderes en el campo de la Automatización Robótica de Procesos (RPA): Automation Anywhere y UiPath. El objetivo principal es proporcionar una comparativa detallada de ambas soluciones para facilitar la elección adecuada según las necesidades de implementación de RPA en una organización. El artículo comienza explicando los conceptos fundamentales de la RPA y su importancia en la optimización de procesos empresariales. Luego, se presenta una descripción detallada de Automation Anywhere y UiPath, abarcando aspectos como su arquitectura, interfaz de usuario, capacidades de automatización, compatibilidad con diferentes aplicaciones y sistemas, seguridad y escalabilidad. Se concluye con una síntesis de las principales diferencias entre Automation Anywhere y UiPath, destacando aspectos clave que permiten a los lectores tomar decisiones informadas al seleccionar la plataforma más adecuada para sus necesidades particulares de automatización de procesos.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21017/rimci.2023.v10.n20.a140

Biografía del autor/a

Carlos Arturo Bermúdez Irreño, Corporación Universitaria Republicana

Ingeniero de Sistemas de la Corporación Universitaria Republicana.

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