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Introduction
- The presenters, Baa and David, are excited to dive into the world of Generative AI and how it can transform Managed Services Practice (MSP).
- They aim to discuss how MSPs can leverage Generative AI to operate at unprecedented efficiency, anticipate customer requirements, and deliver cutting-edge services and solutions.
- The session is a Level 200 session and will focus on providing actionable insights and real-use cases for the audience.
Understanding Generative AI
- Generative AI can create content that is close to human-level quality, which is a unique capability.
- Generative AI can automate and customize tasks that would otherwise be done by human resources, allowing them to focus on higher-level tasks.
- Key capabilities of Generative AI include content creation (text, images, code) and natural language interactions (customer support, summarization, knowledge search).
Evolving Managed Services Landscape
- The Managed Services industry has evolved from a labor-arbitrage era to a technology-arbitrage era, with Generative AI being the latest game-changer.
- The key challenges faced by MSPs in this new era include:
- Navigating the complex landscape of MSP tools, including AI/ML and automation (35%).
- Adapting to changing customer demands and behaviors (24%).
- Addressing data privacy, governance, risk, and compliance issues (15%).
- Differentiating their offerings through value-added services (13%).
- Gaining customer insights and data-driven decision-making (12%).
- Additionally, MSPs are struggling to hire the right talent with AI/ML skills.
Next-Gen MSP Practice
- The presenters provide a holistic view of a future-focused Next-Gen Managed Services Practice, covering both business and technical perspectives.
- The business perspectives include governance, people, and operations, while the technical perspectives include platform, security, and operations.
- This comprehensive framework helps MSPs build a robust and adaptable managed services practice.
Generative AI Use Cases for MSPs
The presenters discuss six key use cases for MSPs to leverage Generative AI:
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Event Management:
- Proactive monitoring and anomaly detection
- Automated incident reporting and analysis
- Event analytics and root cause analysis
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Knowledge Management:
- Integrating and managing isolated knowledge bases
- Creating dynamic runbooks for new or unfamiliar events
- Improving knowledge base curation and data-driven decision-making
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Automation:
- Leveraging existing documentation and templates to automate common tasks
- Automating the creation of cloud infrastructure-as-code (e.g., CloudFormation)
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Customer Experience:
- Automating frontline support with chatbots
- Performing sentiment analysis and post-call analytics
- Personalizing customer interactions and support
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Staff Productivity:
- Streamlining shift handovers
- Enhancing employee skill development
- Automating repetitive tasks and reporting
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Reporting:
- Accelerating the creation of SLA, SLO, and compliance reports
- Generating dynamic dashboards and insights
Responsible AI Adoption
The presenters discuss the importance of responsible AI adoption, highlighting the following best practices:
- Put your people first: Ensure employees understand Generative AI and how to use it responsibly.
- Assess risks on a use-case basis: Consider the unique risks and challenges for each Generative AI application.
- Continuous evolution: Regularly update and refine your Generative AI models and solutions.
- Test, test, and test again: Rigorously test your Generative AI models and applications to ensure they meet your requirements.
Adopting Generative AI as an MSP
- MSPs can offer "AI Ops" or "ML Ops" as a service to their customers, providing end-to-end support for Generative AI implementation.
- This includes infrastructure setup, data management, model training and deployment, and ongoing governance and optimization.
- The presenters share a real-world implementation example from their MSP partner, Reply IT, showcasing their AI Ops architecture and the benefits they have achieved.
Resources and Call to Action
- The presenters provide resources and next steps for MSPs to get started with Generative AI, including:
- Exploring the available AWS services and identifying a first use case
- Defining success metrics and measuring the outcome
- Reaching out to the presenters' team for assistance
- They also provide access to the "Generative AI Dev Cloud Center of Excellence," a hub of resources, training materials, and market research.
- Finally, the presenters request the audience to complete a survey to help improve future sessions.