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Alastair Bathgate

Cofounder, Blue Prism

Search every verified Alastair Bathgate interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Alastair Bathgate, cofounder of Blue Prism, discussed the company's role in the emerging field of robotic process automation (RPA) in interviews from 2016 and 2018. He described RPA as a new category of enterprise software involving software robots that emulate human activity on desktop computers to automate manual, rules-based administrative tasks. Bathgate stated that Blue Prism's robots can form a "digital workforce" for mass processing, and he outlined the market's evolution from basic script-based automation to industrialized, enterprise-scale deployments with governance and security considerations. Bathgate also addressed Blue Prism's business model and competitive positioning. He noted that the company's software license revenues constituted a large portion of overall revenue because it offered a single packaged product used by all customers, with no bespoke implementations. He identified competitors in the RPA space, including Automation Anywhere, OpenSpan, Nice, and UiPath, while emphasizing Blue Prism's focus on enterprise clients and regulated environments. Bathgate highlighted the company's partner ecosystem as a competitive advantage and mentioned a 96% customer satisfaction rate from a survey commissioned by Knowledge Capital Partners. He also discussed plans for global expansion, technology alliances, and investment in marketing to maintain thought leadership in the RPA category.

Recent appearances

  • Blue Prism full video 1

    March 23, 2018 · 📺 Edison

    Blue Prism is a world leading provider of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software. These software ‘robots’ are trained to automate manual, rules-based, administrative processes to create a more agile, cost-effective and accurate working environment. Blue Prism coined the term “robotic process automation” in 2012 after spending four years industrialising the product with a number of blue-chip customers, including Barclays Bank, Co-operative Banking Group, Telefónica O2, RWE npower and Shop Direct. Blue Prism operates an indirect software licensing sales model and has built an extensive base o…

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  • Executive Interview - Blue Prism

    April 11, 2016 · 📺 Edison

    Blue Prism provides robotic process automation software for repetitive back-office tasks. These software ‘robots’ are trained to automate manual, rules-based, administrative processes to create a more agile, cost-effective and accurate environment. The group launched a commercial version of its software product in 2008 and spent four years developing it with a number of blue-chip customers, including Barclays Bank, Co-operative Banking Group, Telefónica O2, RWE npower and Shop Direct. The company operates an indirect software licensing sales model and has built an extensive base of partners in…

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