Adib Ghubril | Source | Research Director, Info-Tech Research Group at Info-Tech Research Group

The funding for UiPath is consistent with our view of a technology at the proverbial inflection point. IBM has actively sought to strengthen its position in this market since the beginning of the year. Indeed, many believed that Automation Anywhere or UiPath would be the target. The fact that IBM opted for a much smaller player–WDG Automation–suggests that the big three–Automation Anywhere, BluePrism, and UiPath–are liking their odds of going-it-alone, at least for now.