UiPathsigns on EGUARDIAN as distribution partner for RPA in Sri Lanka

• Drive the RPA market growth in Sri Lanka through EGUARDIAN’s reseller network covering 100+ channel partners in the country
• Provide enterprises in Sri Lanka an accelerated and easy path to procuring RPA and AI solutions 
• Have an in-house training centre for product knowledge sessions by UiPath consultants to build a robust UiPath community

UiPath, the leading provider of enterprise Robotics Process Automation (RPA), announced the appointment of EGUARDIAN, as its value-added distribution partner for RPA in Sri Lanka. Under the tie-up, EGUARDIAN would set up a dedicated team focused on ensuring complete support with its reseller network to advance UiPath’s business. 

UiPathMD – India and SAARC Rajeev Mittal

The RPA market is one of the fastest growing markets in global enterprise software. According to Gartner, RPA software revenue grew 63.11% in 2018 to $846 million and is expected to reach $1.3 billion in 2019. UiPath was recently rated as the Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for RPA. 

EGUARDIAN’s engagement with its reseller network would cover key areas such as partner enablement through product knowledge, technical support, and even post-sales support through their product managers and certified engineers to drive the growth of the RPA market in the country.  

UiPath believes that enterprises in Sri Lanka should have an accelerated and easy path to procuring RPA and AI solutions so that the business benefits are realised sooner and the enterprise- scale up of these solutions happens quicker. 

“UiPath’s tie-up with EGUARDIAN as a distributor would help enterprises in Sri Lanka procure RPA technology through EGUARDIAN’s vast reseller network and 100 plus channel partners. Enterprises in Sri Lanka are looking at RPA as the most impactful technology that accelerates their digital transformation journey,” said UiPathMD –India and SAARCRajeev Mittal, 

when asked about the partnership. “By also having a dedicated in-house training centre, it will ensure EGUARDIAN’s partners are up-to speed with the latest product knowledge, to increase agility and help scale enterprises to adopt RPA,” he added.

Earlier in the year, SLASSCOM BPM Forum, held an RPA conference and virtual hackathon supported by UiPath.  

On the occasion, the Economic Reforms and Public DistributionMinister Dr. Harsha de Silva stressed the potential of the knowledge solutions industry to transform the economy. 

He commended the industry for its contribution towards export revenue. He reiterated the government’s support to enable the industry to reach the vision 2022 goal of $ 5 billion export revenue and 200,000 highly-skilled jobs. Sri Lanka’s knowledge industry growth would be spurred by adoption of automation platforms such as UiPath. 

“We are delighted to be on board UiPath’s distributor network. The confidence UiPath has placed on EGUARDIAN is representative of the impact and the trust 

we have built among the Sri Lankan and Maldives IT industry so far,” said EGUARDIAN CEO Suresh de Silva, while commenting on the company’s approach to the RPA market in Sri Lanka. “In this age of digital transformation, RPA will play a significant role and UiPath is leading the way. We feel UiPath Academy will be the key game changer as it helps professionals and students in certifying themselves free of cost. In fact, in Sri Lanka over a thousand professionals have already registered themselves in the academy. We hope to build a large UiPath community in Sri Lanka, over the next couple of months, to accelerate digital transformation in the country,” he added.