In April 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Amazon Q Business, a transformative AI assistant designed to redefine how enterprises make decisions and streamline operations. With its ability to accelerate decision-making, improve accuracy and enhance efficiency across functions, Amazon Q Business is poised to become an indispensable tool in the business world.
To help IT leaders unlock its full potential, Rackspace Technology® hosted a webinar, Generative AI Implementation Journey using Amazon Q Business. It provides a roadmap for deploying and maximizing this groundbreaking generative AI solution.
Unleash the power of Amazon Q Business
Amazon Q Business is designed to leverage generative AI to increase productivity and accelerate innovation. By connecting to enterprise data repositories, it enables employees to access and summarize critical information rapidly and securely.
The AI assistant injects a data-driven process into workflows by work roles, including:
- Developers: Streamline tasks, like coding, testing, troubleshooting and security scanning.
- Business users: Generate tailored content, solve problems and raise tickets.
- All employees: Minimize repetitive tasks and access essential information, such as company policies, product data and business results.
In this webinar, IT leaders will learn how to significantly boost productivity with Amazon Q Business, overcoming adoption barriers and deploying customized solutions in just two weeks. They’ll discover strategies to reduce repetitive tasks by up to 28 times and generate up to 40 times more innovative ideas compared to traditional workflows.
Meet the subject matter experts
- Paul Jeyasingh, Head of Presales/Solution Architecture (U.S.) at Rackspace: Outlines the benefits of generative AI on AWS, and how to implement it quickly and effectively.
- Dennis George, Sr. Partner Solutions Architect at AWS: Delivers a deep dive into the setup process, including a step-by-step demonstration of integrating Amazon Q Business into enterprise workflows.
Webinar Summary
Jeyasingh delves into our new AI-focused division that Rackspace launched in 2023 — Foundry for AI by Rackspace (FAIR™). FAIR was created to help organization leverage the power of a service framework with three avenues for planning, integrating and executing an AI-fueled transformation. Amazon Q Business is one of the many tools FAIR leverages to help companies achieve their AI-driven goals.
A real-world scenario in action
To showcase the capabilities of Amazon Q Business, George presents a hypothetical scenario involving an investment management firm. In this detailed walkthrough, attendees see how various departments, such as finance and engineering, can use Amazon Q to streamline workflows, achieve strategic objectives and foster collaboration.
The demonstration also covers essential deployment steps, including configuring identity management, connecting enterprise data sources and establishing access controls. These measures help to facilitate the secure and seamless integration of Amazon Q Business across the enterprise.
Generative AI’s growing impact
“At Rackspace, we’re seeing multiple clients every week who are interested in deploying generative AI for data modernization, new innovation development and operational cost savings,” said Jeyasingh.
“Amazon Q Business can make a significant impact across an enterprise, from sales and marketing to product management, engineering, operations and human resources.”
The numbers speak for themselves:
- Up to 28x reduction in repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on higher-value work
- 40x more innovative ideas generated, compared to human-only brainstorming
- Higher-quality output, powered by smarter automation and data access
Discover the potential of Amazon Q Business
Discover how to unlock the power of generative AI for your organization in Generative AI Implementation Journey using Amazon Q Business. See how Amazon Q Business can transform your workflows, boost your productivity and drive more innovation across your enterprise.