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Spencer Herrick, Principal AI Product Manager of Asana and Oliver Myers of AWS demonstrate how their integration allows Asana's AI workflows to access enterprise data from Amazon Q Business, enabling seamless cross-application automation and insights.
Topics Include:
- Oliver Myers leads Amazon Q Business go-to-market, Spencer Herrick manages Asana AI products.
- Session focuses on end user productivity challenges with generative AI technology implementations.
- End users face technology overload with doubled workplace application usage over five years.
- Data silos prevent getting maximum value from generative AI across fragmented enterprise systems.
- Workers spend 53% of time on "work about work" instead of strategic contributions.
- Ideal experience needs single pane of glass with cross-application insights and actions.
- Amazon Q Business launched as managed service with 40+ enterprise data connectors.
- Connectors maintain end-user permissions from source systems for enterprise security compliance.
- QIndex feature enables ISVs to access Q Business data via API calls.
- End users get answers enriched with multiple data sources without switching applications.
- Asana's work graph connects all tasks, projects, and portfolios to company goals.
- Phase 1 AI focused on narrow solutions like smart status updates.
- Phase 2 aimed for AI teammate capabilities requiring extensive contextual knowledge.
- AI Studio launched as no-code workflow automation builder within Asana platform.
- Q integration allows AI Studio to access cross-application context beyond Asana boundaries.
- SmartChat enhanced with Q can answer "what should I work on today?" holistically.
- Users returning from PTO can quickly understand goal risks across data sources.
- AI Studio workflows automate feature request processing across Asana, Drive, Slack, email.
- Partnership eliminates silos while maintaining enterprise security and permission controls.
- Integration creates connected ecosystem enabling true cross-application AI automation and insights.
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