Autodesk’s AI-infused journey to subscription-based sales
Like all enterprises, and software giants in particular, Autodesk is undergoing a “huge cloud journey,” Kota says. In the next three to five years, the $56 billion company will transform fully into a subscription-only software provider that delivers enhanced services, including AI, he says.
“We have been leaning into it and seeing how we can leverage AI capabilities,” Kota says. “Our R&D team is heavily focused on AI capabilities we want to bring to customers and my primary responsibility is focusing on the enterprise aspects enabling our employees to be more productive.”
As part of its digital transformation, Autodesk has been building a multicloud enterprise with AWS as its primary cloud provider alongside Azure. It is also exploring SaaS offerings to further modernize its infrastructure. On the AI front, Autodesk is experimenting with Microsoft’s OpenAI version of ChatGPT for internal purposes, Kota says.
