John Dougherty
John leads engineering at HaloMD and led the team that replaced UiPath with an AI-powered platform built in-house in 90 days, without disrupting day-to-day operations.
HaloMD's UiPath costs were growing faster than the value the platform delivered. Instead of renewing, they replaced it with an AI-powered platform built in-house in just 90 days, and now save $800K a year. Hear the full, unfiltered story, including what went wrong.
With John Dougherty, HaloMD & Rajiv Jain, ThinkSys
Moderated by Punkaj Jain
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As automation programs scale, many enterprises find that UiPath licensing, bot maintenance and platform constraints grow faster than the value they deliver. HaloMD reached that point and made a bold call: rather than renewing or switching vendors, they replaced UiPath with an AI-powered platform of their own in 90 days.
John Dougherty, Director of Engineering at HaloMD, shares the full story: what triggered the decision, how AI replaced their bots, how they migrated in 90 days without disrupting operations, and where the $800K in annual savings comes from. He'll also cover the risks, what went wrong, and what surprised them.
Whether you're facing a UiPath renewal, rethinking your automation strategy, or wondering what AI can really replace, this session covers the decision, the numbers, the migration, and the mistakes.
Where the $800K in annual savings comes from: licensing, infrastructure, and team costs, before and after
How to tell whether replacing UiPath with AI is right for your organization, and when it isn't
The 90-day plan: how HaloMD sequenced the migration while keeping business processes running
The risks: what went wrong, what surprised the team, and what John would do differently
What the AI-powered platform does differently from RPA bots, and the results on cost, speed, and maintenance
Bring your questions, including whether staying with UiPath makes more sense for you. Punkaj moderates, and John answers live.
A firsthand account from the engineering leader who ran the migration, plus a view from the team that helps companies build and run automation at scale.
John leads engineering at HaloMD and led the team that replaced UiPath with an AI-powered platform built in-house in 90 days, without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Rajiv will share what ThinkSys sees across companies replacing RPA with AI, and what it takes to run AI-powered automation reliably at scale.
Punkaj will moderate the session and guide the conversation, including the live Q&A.
ThinkSys helps companies build, test, and run software, including custom automation platforms, QA automation, and dedicated engineering teams for SaaS, fintech, and healthcare.
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