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Low Code: A Modern Approach to Software Development
Low-code development is not a new concept, but since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, it has become increasingly popular. Low code helps businesses adapt to ever-changing environments quickly by allowing them to build, customize and deploy apps with little to no coding. It enables organizations to accelerate their innovation, automation and transformation efforts.

“With low-code applications, business analysts, project managers, operations teams and other business users are empowered to implement solutions for themselves,” said Prodly CEO Max Rudman. “Consequently, technical developers have more time to focus on projects that require specialized skills. Because developers are now able to focus on tasks that really do require programming expertise, they become more productive, too.”

On Nov. 19, the low-code community will come together for the first Low Code Today Virtual Summit to take a look at low code/no code in today’s new normal and highlight the impact of the rapid acceleration of low code use in the wake of COVID-19.

Here’s a sneak peek of some of the discussions that will take place during the event by some of the distinguished speakers presenting at Low Code Today.

Accelerate Digital Transformation With Low Code

In this interview, ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi shares the main benefits of low code and talks about the ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program. During his keynote presentation, Chris will share a CIO perspective on rolling out low-code applications at scale, best practices from rolling out ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program and suggested guardrails to ensure a successful and secure implementation.

Empowering Citizen Developers With Low Code

During this interview, Kianda Chief Operating Officer Derya Sousa explains how low code accelerates digital transformation and empowers citizen developers. Derya will be presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit along with Kianda CEO Osvaldo Sousa. During their session, Derya and Osvaldo will discuss how organizations use low-code/no-code platforms to build fully responsive, easy-to-deploy enterprise applications – all without the need for any coding.

How Low Code Is Transforming Software Development

Rackspace CTO Jeff DeVerter joined us to explain how low code is transforming software development and how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) complements low-code application platforms. During his keynote presentation, he will explain the newfound prominence of low code and outline how enterprises can best utilize the technology to accelerate the delivery of software and applications.

Low Code Today features a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, Q&As, workshops and more from low-code pundits and pioneers. Attendees will get an intimate look at how organizations are embracing low-code technologies to advance their business while improving user experience.

Some other speakers presenting at the virtual event include:
- Matt Calkins, CEO at Appian (keynote speaker)
- Jennifer Sable Lopez, Sr. Director, Community and Advocacy at OutSystems; Malcolm Ross, Deputy CTO at Appian; Marcus Torres, VP Product Management, Platform Business and Foundation at ServiceNow; Sephanie Louis, Global Head of Developer Community, Pega (keynote panel)
- Lori Breitbarth, Sr. Principal IT Program Manager at MedTronic
- Dan Stoll, Director of Technical Product Marketing and Sean Fiene, Senior Technical Enablement Manager at Nintex (joint discussion)
- Mayur Shah, Senior Director Product Management at WaveMaker
- Purnima Bihari, Technical Product Manager at Security Compass
- Boris Crismancich, Head of Business Development at Katulu
- Mitch Ashley, CEO at ASG and Parker Yates, CRO at MediaOps (joint discussion)
The virtual environment features auditoriums with three tracks where attendees can watch the sessions by industry experts and an exhibit hall lined with booths showcasing the latest solutions from leading low-code companies. In the exhibit hall, attendees can download resources and interact with partner sponsors including ServiceNow, Appian, OutSystems, Prodly, Skuid, WaveMaker and DB Maestro.

To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.
November 17, 2020
How Low Code Is Transforming Software Development

Low code/no code is a business catalyst enabling technologies to automate processes and allowing developers to create real-time solutions for their business. With low code, businesses are able to build, customize and deploy apps with little to no coding.

In this interview, Rackspace CTO Jeff DeVerter explains how low code is transforming software development and how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) complements low-code application platforms.

Jeff is one of our distinguished speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit. During his keynote presentation, he will explain the newfound prominence of low code and outline how enterprises can best utilize the technology to accelerate the delivery of software and applications.

Find out why low code doesn’t mean “lone-coder” and why it’s important to have capabilities increased for the citizen developer by attending Jeff’ session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

November 13, 2020
Accelerate Digital Transformation With Low Code

This year many organizations have gone through a lot of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses need to be more agile, adapt to the new normal and accelerate their digital transformation. We have a new future of work we need to be ready for, and that requires more automation than ever before. Low code enables organizations to accelerate their innovation, automation and transformation efforts. Low-code platforms enable developers and non-technical teams to quickly deliver applications by automating the creation of apps with a drag-and-drop interface.

In this interview, ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi shares the main benefits of low code and talks about the ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program.

Chris is one of our distinguished keynote speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit. During his keynote presentation, Chris will share a CIO perspective on rolling out low-code applications at scale, best practices from rolling out ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program and suggested guardrails to ensure a successful and secure implementation.

To find out more about the future of work with low code and how it can benefit your business, attend Chris’ session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

November 12, 2020
MediaOps Announces First Low-Code Virtual Event, Providing Insight and Forecasting the Future of Low Code in the Tech World
Low Code Today features lessons learned and use cases highlighting the low-code/no-code revolution, with presentations from luminaries of leading organizations in the low-code community.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — MediaOps, the place to tell your story in the most powerful way, announces the inaugural Low Code Today virtual conference, taking place Thursday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. The event is designed to provide audience members with a fresh look at low-code/no-code in today’s new normal and will highlight the impact of the rapid acceleration of low-code use in the wake of COVID-19.

The event features a day packed full of keynotes, panel discussions, Q&As, workshops and more from low-code pundits and pioneers. Additionally, the event will feature a fully immersive virtual environment with exhibit halls, chat rooms, sponsor booths and a treasure hunt with giveaways included.

“You’re going to learn a lot from our session in terms of how low code is helping organizations to respond rapidly to ever-changing market needs and ever-changing digital transformation needs, so don’t miss out,” said Derya Sousa, chief operating officer at Kianda.

The global pandemic has led to rapid adoption of low-code technologies, as they can enable businesses to create software solutions faster, smarter and cheaper. The low-code wave is expected to continue to grow, and this event is a must-attend for everyone interested in learning more about the strengths, challenges and future implications of low code on software development.

“Low Code Today functions as an insightful, engaging event meant to dig deeper into the low-code resurgence in the tech industry,” said MediaOps CEO Alan Shimel. “There is a whole new world of opportunity for both professional and citizen developers alike to work with low-code applications that could shape the future of software development.”

The free, interactive virtual conference puts low-code experts and gurus at the forefront of the discussion to share their knowledge and skills to the community. Attendees will get an intimate look at how organizations are embracing low-code technologies to advance their business while improving user experience. Attendees are encouraged to engage and interact with fellow attendees, speakers and sponsors to gain additional insights during the daylong event.

Low Code Today Virtual Conference features an exceptional lineup of industry leaders, including:
- Chris Bedi, CIO at ServiceNow (keynote speaker)
- Matt Calkins, CEO at Appian (keynote speaker)
- Jennifer Sable Lopez, Sr. Director, Community & Advocacy at OutSystems; Malcolm Ross, Deputy CTO at Appian; Marcus Torres, VP Product Management, Platform Business & Foundation at ServiceNow; Sephanie Louis, Global Head of Developer Community, Pega (keynote panel)
- Lori Breitbarth, Sr. Principal IT Program Manager at MedTronic
- Dan Stoll, Director of Technical Product Marketing and Sean Fiene, Senior Technical Enablement Manager at Nintex (joint discussion)
- Jeff DeVerter, CTO at Rackspace
- Derya Sousa, COO at Kianda
- Mayur Shah, Senior Director Product Management at WaveMaker
- Purnima Bihari, Technical Product Manager at Security Compass
- Juan Ramirez, Senior Solution Architect at OutSystems
- Boris Crismancich, Head of Business Development at Katulu
- Max Rudman, CEO at Prodly
- Mitch Ashley, CEO at ASG and Parker Yates, CRO at MediaOps (joint discussion)
The virtual environment features auditoriums with three tracks where attendees can watch the sessions by industry experts and an exhibit hall lined with booths showcasing the latest solutions from leading low-code companies. In the exhibit hall, attendees can download resources and interact with partner sponsors including ServiceNow, Appian, OutSystems, Prodly, Skuid, WaveMaker and DB Maestro.

Breakout sessions are organized into these three tracks:
- Steering the Charge: Hear directly from CIOs, business leaders and IT managers on their approaches to adopting low-code/no-code from a high-level, organizational perspective.
- Learning by Doing: The best way to learn is by doing. Tune in to hear experiences and case studies from customers who have brought low-code/no-code technologies to their organizations.
- Enabling the Citizen Developer: Low-code/no-code technologies have given rise to the “Citizen Developer.” These demonstrations, workshops and how-to tutorials will share how low-code/no-code tools can help business users improve processes and increase productivity.
Attendees can participate in a scavenger hunt throughout the virtual environment for a chance to win Amazon gift cards. Participants earn points by visiting booths, watching sessions, downloading resources, networking with speakers in the chat area and finding objects hidden in the environment.

Registered attendees will also receive a link to access the virtual environment on-demand for up to 30 days after the live event.

To see the full agenda and to register, please visit Low Code Today.

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November 12, 2020
Empowering Citizen Developers With Low Code

Adopting low-code/no-code technologies enables businesses to quickly build and deploy applications. Low code empowers non-technical teams to build custom applications for their business and customers, accelerating their digital transformation efforts.

In this interview, Kianda Chief Operating Officer Derya Sousa explains how low code accelerates digital transformation and empowers citizen developers.

Derya is one of our outstanding speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit, along with Kianda CEO Osvaldo Sousa. During their session, Derya and Osvaldo will discuss how organizations use low-code/no-code platforms to build fully responsive, easy-to-deploy enterprise applications – all without the need for any coding.

To learn how low code empowers citizen developers and to hear about a real-life use case of how no-code solutions are accelerating digital innovation, attend Derya and Osvaldo’s session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

November 11, 2020
Low Code and Change Management with Max Rudman

Many organizations trying to accelerate their digital transformation are turning to low-code technologies to respond quickly to the constant market changes. Low-code technologies facilitate application development by offering drag-and-drop components that require little to no hand-coding. Low code creates a seamless integration between cloud platforms, tools and utilities.

As low-code applications increasingly become a shared responsibility between IT and business units, it’s incumbent upon IT to ensure changes are delivered consistently, reliably and without disrupting end users — no matter who makes the change.

In this Q&A session, Prodly CEO Max Rudman answers a few questions about low-code applications and change management.

Max is one of our distinguished speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit. During his session, Max will discuss how to implement an agile change management process to low-code applications and accelerate time to value for low-code apps.

How do low-code applications boost productivity?

The simplest answer is: It’s just faster to configure and make changes to low-code applications. Low-code apps leverage declarative programming, meaning you assemble a solution by dragging and dropping predefined components together like Lego blocks instead of writing code line by line. Everyone knows how to use Legos, which brings us to the far greater productivity benefit of low-code apps — they expand the number of people on your development team.

Low-code applications have given rise to the citizen developer — someone who deeply understands the business problem and how to design the desired solution but previously lacked the programming skills to make it a reality. With low-code applications, business analysts, project managers, operations teams and other business users are empowered to implement solutions for themselves. Consequently, technical developers have more time to focus on projects that require specialized skills. Because developers are now able to focus on tasks that really do require programming expertise, they become more productive, too. It’s a win-win for both IT and business.

How does low code drive change management? How can you carry out an effective change management process?

Low-code applications highlight the need for change management within an organization, especially as application configuration and maintenance becomes a shared responsibility between IT and lines of business. This should not be a free-for-all approach to application development where anyone can make changes to applications at any time. More and more businesses rely on low-code apps to manage critical and often complex business processes, like revenue and customer service. Changes must be made in a predictable way that mitigates the risk of errors, downtime and other disruption to users. At the end of the day, users don’t care if an application is built with code or clicks, but they do expect it to work reliably and securely for them to do their jobs.

Change management processes address these issues and foster greater collaboration between IT and the business. The low-code revolution has accelerated the pace of change, and it’s causing organizations to rethink their change management processes to accommodate non-technical developers to participate. It’s an opportunity and a responsibility of IT to establish the guardrails and guidelines to empower citizen developers to move fast without breaking things.

What can we expect from your session?

We’ll be discussing the implications of low-code applications on existing change management practices and why that’s causing IT leaders to rethink the people, processes and tools for managing change. Attendees will get practical tips for change management strategies that decrease application time, accelerate time to value and mitigate risk. We’ll also dive into how to give CIOs and IT managers the visibility they expect into the change process.

To learn more low-code adoption and change management, attend Max’s session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

November 10, 2020
Okera Launches No-Code Policy Creation for Fine-Grained Access Control with De-Identification
Empowers data owners and stewards to easily create and manage complex policies including data obfuscation without any coding

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2020 — Okera today introduced no-code, fine-grained access control (FGAC) policy creation with de-identification to its secure data access platform. The elimination of coding creates a highly flexible, easy-to-use access control management environment, allowing any data owner or steward to create custom policies based on a combination of attributes. The enterprise-scale de-identification functionality includes dynamic masking and tokenization. A new user inactivity reporting capability simplifies access reviews for compliance purposes and enables a “least privilege” access control strategy.

Large organizations have a variety of access control use cases and require flexible, attribute-based access control (ABAC) policies that can combine multiple attributes, including user, tool, type of data, and location, to enable self-service analytics while ensuring secure, compliant, and agile access to data. Organizations also require the ability to add de-identification and privacy functions, such as dynamic masking and tokenization, without coding. Rather than creating multiple copies of data with and without data transformation, organizations want to automate these functions and enforce these policies dynamically.

“Self-service analytics is the holy grail of enabling enterprises to take full advantage of their data for digital transformation initiatives related to the customer experience, end-to-end business processes, and improved business decision making,” said Nick Halsey, Okera CEO. “By eliminating the need for coding, we have put access control management into the hands of the data stewards and governance and privacy professionals who understand the intricacies of regulations and internal data privacy policies. This democratization of secure, compliant access to data is critical to making true self-service analytics a reality.”

Extending ABAC to support enterprise-scale de-identification and privacy functions dramatically simplifies the process of provisioning data access. The simple point-and-click user interface of the enhanced Okera policy builder lets data owners and stewards create and manage fine-grained ABAC policies involving row-level filtering and sophisticated de-identification and privacy functions without writing a single line of code. The policies can be edited and are enforced dynamically, allowing for maximum agility in ensuring security and governance.

Benefits of the New Okera Features

ABAC with de-identification
- Faster response time to the changing compliance and regulatory needs of the organization, without impeding analysts’ workflow.
- Use custom, user-defined functions to support organization-specific and industry-specific controls, such as for financial services firms and healthcare organizations.
- Simplify management by leveraging attributes from other systems, such as Active Directory or business metadata, and attribute classifications that already exist in enterprise data catalogs.
- Eliminate the need to copy data for different access control use cases, reducing cost and complexity of access control management.
No-code data access policy definition
- Offers non-technical data owners and stewards the ability to manage policies with incredible granularity and de-identification without any coding.
- Gain incredible speed and flexibility with how organizations can respond to any new information that would require them to change their policies. Since Okera enforces policies at runtime, the analysts do not need to stop working if a policy changes.
Inactivity reporting
- Gain visibility into users who may have access to certain data but have not used that access for a specified amount of time.
- Reduce risk using a least-privilege access strategy that ensures only those who actually need access to the data retain it.
- Simplify periodic data access reviews for compliance purposes.
You can read more about it in this blog by Nong Li, Okera CTO and co-founder.

For more information, visit http://www.okera.com.

About Okera
Okera provides secure data access at scale so that data teams have the confidence to unlock the power of their data for innovation and growth. By ensuring that appropriate data access controls are in place and meet the evolving data privacy landscape, the Okera Active Data Access Platform can automatically discover and audit data lakes, create access policies using its visual policy engine, and enforce fine-grained access in hybrid and multi-cloud environments such as AWS and Azure. Okera is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, ClearSky Security, and Felicis Ventures. For more information, visit www.okera.com, contact info@okera.com, or connect with the team on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.
May 28, 2020
Atlassian Adds No-Code Automation Tool to Jira Cloud

Atlassian announced today it has added a no-code tool to enable DevOps teams to make it easier to customize Jira project management software without having to learn how to code.

Sean Regan, head of growth for software teams at Atlassian, said Automation for Jira will now become a core part of Jira Cloud that will be made available to all 65,000 customers using Jira software. Originally developed by Code Barrell, the tool was acquired by Atlassian last year. Previously, it had been available as an add-on adopted by about 6,500 customers, he said.

The goal is to enable administrators that track projects to reduce the amount of time they spend on manually entering data. On average, organizations are spending 51 hours a month on administrative tasks involving the management of projects, Regan noted. Organizations should take inventory of those tasks and use Automation for Jira to start automating the tasks that are the most repetitive, he said.

Automation for Jira, Regan said, is part of a larger ambitious effort to make Jira software accessible to more than 100 million active end users. By employing a visual tool to automate tasks it should become easier for a broader number of organizations to customize processes by defining rules that trigger events. Organizations will not be forced to depend on developers to write code to create those workflows, he noted.

Automation for Jira is also part of a concerted effort to modernize a venerable Jira project management application that has been widely employed by software development teams for decades. The ultimate goal is to enable software development teams to spend more time building applications versus trying to ascertain the status of any given development project, said Regan.

The no-code Automation for Jira tool is also designed to integrate with collaboration tools Slack and Microsoft Teams within the context of a set of best DevOps practices. In fact, Regan noted any time there is an issue on a software development project it almost always comes down to a lack of collaboration between all the stakeholders involved.

There is, of course, a lot more appreciation for project management software among DevOps teams that typically are trying to organize around multiple projects at the same time. A delay on one project might present an opportunity to reallocate resources to accelerate another. That can’t happen, however, if no one is aware of what bottlenecks exist in the first place.

Not everyone appreciates all the nuances of project management. The less obtrusive project management becomes the more effective it tends to be. Developers are especially notorious for not always updating project management applications, which usually results in project managers having to nag them to share information that other teams are counting on before they can move forward. Hopefully, there may come a day when all project management applications are updated automatically. In the meantime, the less time spent on manual tasks the happier all the members of the software development team are likely to be.

— Mike Vizard

March 12, 2020
A Developer’s Task: Minimizing Challenges Created by Fragmentation

Over the past decade, there has been a wellspring of apps, services and platforms to help developers build custom solutions for businesses. Some are great, some not so much. Regardless of quality, the quantity of options and each one’s varying level of sophistication has made it difficult for developers to separate the wheat from the chaff.

A recent survey from IDC supports this notion. It contends that the current landscape of software development languages and frameworks is highly fragmented. Having too many options—as opposed to a single, unified environment—leads to holes and disconnects in the development process, not to mention the potential for significant complications in the long-term support of today’s apps.

Here are some ways developers can navigate the challenges created by this high level of fragmentation.

Don’t Be Afraid of Low-Code (or No-Code) Solutions

The IDC survey found that less than half of developers—44%—have used low-code development tools professionally at one point or another. As one would surmise, low-code programming brings with it a host of advantages, such as easy-to-use and intuitive interfaces, and the ability to deliver applications faster.

Some low-code platforms also enable developers to build applications that can be used on any device while also reducing dependency on outsourced IT. A built-in script builder can allow even relatively inexperienced developers to turn complex business logic into functional workflows—such as automating a repetitive task—within a matter of minutes. Even after apps are launched, workflows can be updated and customized to fit specific business needs nearly instantly.

Achieve Scale with Serverless Applications

When building on a serverless platform, developers prevent infrastructure maintenance from inhibiting applications from scaling globally. This also allows developers to build mobile apps without managing the backend infrastructure. Cloud computing using public clouds typically involves renting virtualized servers across the technology stack. But when looking to scale, the onus is on developers to deal with the operating system and database while also managing necessary updates. This can lead to a work-intensive process on the app infrastructure level.

A serverless infrastructure, on the other hand, abstracts databases and file servers, shifting focus to the app logic level. This allows developers to build and manage microservice-based apps that integrate with other services, making it easy to scale applications.

Make Things Easy on Your Team

According to the IDC survey, just 20% of developers claim they are “extremely familiar” with containers and microservices. With such expertise hard to find, using flexible tools that allow teams to quickly deploy code in scalable, compartmentalized components is vital.

Organizations should aim to help their developers focus more on designing top-class user experiences of serverless applications, rather than spending (or wasting) time and resources on setting up and maintaining components on the server side. This gives developers the ability to focus on doing what they love—developing—as opposed to other tedious and mundane activities such as manually managing servers and storage solutions, or tweaking the underlying infrastructure of their microservices.

Of course, making things easier for developers means deploying a powerful tool built on a stable foundation that can offer SDKs and APIs for both mobile and web apps, the ability to test early and often in a sandbox environment and analytics that monitor and report performance in real-time.

Developers know just how challenging their jobs can be, and the fragmentation that can occur due to the vast number of options on the market can make it even worse. There is nothing wrong with using multiple solutions, of course, but having a sturdy and unified underlying infrastructure goes a long way toward avoiding unnecessary headaches.

Finally, organizations should look to those who know best when deciding which company-wide tools to implement: the developers themselves. As the IDC study states, developers should be viewed as key stakeholders in IT purchasing within any organization moving to the cloud accompanied by an internal digital transformation.

— Raju Vegesna

January 9, 2020
Low-Code Meets DevOps: A Smart Way to Manage Modern App Delivery Demands
In a fast-moving and often fiercely competitive marketplace, companies need to embrace technology to stay relevant and drive growth. To this end, the business community is increasingly placing a high priority on digital transformation. In fact, more than 80% of organizations believe that digital transformation is crucial to business success.

Digitally driven processes can power increased business speed and agility, as well as enhance competitive differentiation. Many organizations are now focusing on tools and methodologies that allow them to optimize more processes through accelerated internal application development efforts. Their goal is to be able to create, test and deploy the volume (and variety) of applications required to elevate performance and unlock more opportunities.

In response to these growing needs for rapid app delivery, DevOps practices are evolving and becoming more critical to the success and agility of a business. According to a study conducted by Verified Market Research, the global DevOps market was valued at $3.62 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 20.01 billion by 2026. Today, many businesses are combining DevOps approaches with low-code or no-code app development platforms, because these solutions provide them with the tools to build applications faster and more efficiently. This strategy helps to alleviate the immense pressures placed on developers today, by streamlining their workloads and responsibilities, while simultaneously enabling them to reduce their development cycle times.

The Business Benefits of Fast, Agile Application Development

Due to combining the roles, practices and culture of software developers and ITOps teams, DevOps allows a business to deploy apps more rapidly and with a higher degree of consistency. This is essential in organizations where there’s more pressure than ever before to deliver applications at the speed of internal and external demand.

Often, the goal of adopting DevOps within a company is to reduce the tedious manual tasks that monopolize developers’ time and lead to app delivery backlogs. Solutions that help lighten and streamline the workload of DevOps–through automation and low-code development environments–are becoming more critical as a growing number of demands are being put on this still somewhat evolving, yet increasingly prioritized, team role and culture.

Outlined below are a few examples of how low-code app development platforms can enhance the growing role of DevOps and improve the bottom line. This approach helps to:
- Broaden the app development space to non-technical professionals: As mentioned before, low-code platforms enable a wider pool of less-technical users to work on and improve the speed at which applications can be built. Instead of the traditional app development team being solely responsible for a growing number of application requests, business users are now able to support digital transformation efforts by building and modifying their own processes, without writing complex lines of code.
This approach makes the process of development more accessible to non-technical professionals. As a result, businesses can liberate their developers from routine coding work and redeploy these highly skilled individuals to more strategic projects that are critical to core business processes.
- Facilitate faster application building: In addition to making application builds more accessible and less complex, the low-code environment also speeds up the entire development and deployment process. With this approach, companies can reduce development timelines from weeks or months to hours or days. Accelerating this cycle is crucial in any business that aims to outpace competitors.
- Streamline consistent application deployment: Low-code platforms can integrate into toolchains (or a set of programming tools) that can automate the deployment of applications across various business environments. This ensures that apps created by non-developers can be deployed in the same manner as traditional, developer-based applications. This consistency provides a lower cost of ownership because it allows a low-code platform to more easily integrate into the business processes and workflows the organization already has in place. This minimizes the risk of disruption and irregularities.
As businesses embrace innovation and elevate performance across the enterprise through agile, accelerated app delivery, the role and function of DevOps will continue to grow in influence and priority. Businesses that strategically leverage low-code solutions in combination with modern DevOps practices are likely to position themselves for growth, competitive differentiation and sustainable business success.

— Holly Anderson
October 14, 2019