CIO Bulletin

Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and reshaping a new era of digital dynamism: Aera

In the realm of transformative innovation, Aera stood at the forefront, spearheading a new era of decision-making. With an unwavering belief in aiding companies in their metamorphosis, Aera's core mission resonated with the essence of progression. Their vision transcended mere digital transformation, aiming to propel organizations into operating at the speed and scale synonymous with the internet age, all under the banner of Decision Intelligence. Aera's cornerstone lay in the delivery of Cognitive Technology, the veritable backbone of Decision Intelligence. This came to fruition in the form of the Aera Decision Cloud™, a revolutionary platform seamlessly bridging businesses with their core operations, autonomously orchestrating their functions with unprecedented efficiency. The landscape of business was undergoing a profound transformation, spurred on by the relentless march of digitalization. A staggering projection of 40% of jobs facing AI-driven evolution within a decade underscored the magnitude of this shift. It wasn't merely about adopting new technologies; it heralded a fundamental restructuring of financial models, business paradigms, and societal constructs.

At the heart of this monumental shift lay Aera's cutting-edge technology. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, Aera reimagined the very fabric of organizational operations. Their suite of tools empowered both groups and individuals to navigate the complex web of data and collaboration inherent in decision-making processes. Aera's own reliance on their technology underscored its efficacy, enabling swift action, fostering informed discourse, and propelling the execution of strategic imperatives. However, technology alone could not pave the path to success. Aera recognized the paramount importance of the human element in their journey. United by a common mission to elevate businesses to unprecedented heights of intelligence, dynamism, and success, Aera assembled a formidable cadre of visionaries and veterans from the technological realm. Their collective expertise and unwavering commitment epitomized the dawn of a new era, one brimming with promise and potential.

As Aera embarked on their odyssey to reshape the very fabric of decision-making, the anticipation for what lay ahead was palpable. Guided by their unwavering belief in the transformative power of technology and bolstered by a team of exceptional individuals, Aera stood poised on the precipice of greatness. The stage was set for a journey into uncharted territories, where every decision held the promise of steering organizations towards unprecedented heights of success in the epoch of Decision Intelligence.

The Aera Platform

Aera's mission is not merely to facilitate digital transformation but to propel companies into the realm of Decision Intelligence, where operations hum at internet speed and scale. At the heart of this transformative journey lies the Aera Decision Cloud™, a cognitive technology marvel that seamlessly connects businesses with their operations, orchestrating them autonomously to navigate the complexities of the modern marketplace. Central to the Aera Decision Cloud are its foundational components, each meticulously crafted to empower organizations to harness the full potential of data-driven decision-making.

The Decision Data Model™ serves as the bedrock upon which Aera builds its edifice of decision intelligence. By aggregating data from diverse sources in real-time, internal, external, and physical alike, Aera harmonizes and structures this wealth of information, transforming it into actionable insights. Moreover, it records the context and outcome of every decision, laying the groundwork for continuous optimization and refinement of future recommendations. Remarkably, deployment is swift and non-disruptive; granting teams enterprise-wide visibility within days, all without the need for overhauling existing technology infrastructures.

Fueling the Aera Decision Cloud's cognitive prowess is the Aera Cortex™, an AI engine par excellence. It empowers organizations to develop and deploy data science pipelines with unparalleled efficiency, seamlessly integrating domain-specific algorithms and optimization techniques. With direct access to live data sets and the ability to build, train, and maintain ML models effortlessly, Aera Cortex enables users to automate previously manual decisions, driving agility and responsiveness across the enterprise. At the forefront of user interaction are Aera Skills™, modular capabilities that imbue Aera with the acumen to understand, recommend, act, and learn across a myriad of business domains. These skills leverage real-time data aggregation, artificial intelligence, and decision logic to proffer actionable recommendations, while also orchestrating changes within existing systems to execute decisions autonomously. Continuously learning and evolving, Aera Skills represent the epitome of adaptive decision-making in the digital age.

Facilitating collaboration and innovation is the Aera Developer™, an integrated development environment tailored for crafting Aera Skills. By fostering collaboration among data engineers, data scientists, and skill builders, Aera Developer empowers teams to synergistically combine data, system tasks, and decision logic. This unique approach enables the seamless transfer and reuse of capabilities across the enterprise, facilitating agility and innovation at every turn. In the grand tapestry of the business world, Aera stands as a harbinger of the future, where Decision Intelligence reigns supreme, and organizations thrive amidst uncertainty and complexity. With the Aera Decision Cloud as their guiding light, businesses embark on a transformative journey, transcending the confines of traditional decision-making to embrace a new era of digital dynamism and unparalleled success.

Frederic Laluyaux, President and CEO