While Autodesk receives much of the attention, its success has both fostered and depended upon an extensive ecosystem of third-party developers that have extended its products to meet the needs of customers. Autodesk has grown over the past 34 years by serving a diverse range of customers with tools for product design, manufacturing, architecture, engineering, construction, digital entertainment, and more. Janus is a fitting metaphor for Autodesk at its annual Autodesk University (AU) customer event in Las Vegas.
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The mythological Roman deity Janus had two faces-one looking to the past and the other to the future. The challenge for Autodesk will be to successfully bridge to the future for the millions of customers using its established applications, while simultaneously winning out over its competition as it expands into new disciplines and markets.Artificial intelligence (machine learning) was prominent, with examples ranging from product design optimization to construction risk reduction, and customer service improvement for Autodesk subscribers.
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