Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 29 | Page 14

LATEST INTELLIGENCE PRESENTED BY Everything you need to succeed in your low code guide. You know the drill. Organizations like yours face growing pressure to operate at digital speed. Continually evolving expectations are forcing you to accelerate operations, improve the customer experience, and be nimble enough to change on a dime. Download whitepaper here The question is, are you ready to harness the speed and power of low-code to distinguish your company from the rest of the pack? In this Low-Code Guide, learn more about low- code development, when you should consider it, and examples of low-code powered, digital transformation success. GETTING STARTED WITH THE BASICS Low-code development is a way to build apps more quickly by reducing the need to code. 14 INTELLIGENTCIO And, low-code development platforms make it possible. According to Forrester Research, low-code development platforms: “…enable rapid application delivery with minimal hand-coding, and quick setup and deployment.” Low-code development has evolved to take advantage of visual design tools – like drag-and-drop modelers and point-and-click interface creation – to enable the rapid creation, launch, use and change of powerful business apps. But why did low-code come about? In a word, mobile… The explosion of mobile, and the resulting change in consumer and (even) employee expectations. The sheer demand for digital services is growing faster than ever, and it does not appear to be slowing anytime soon. And considering the hundreds, if not thousands of disjointed processes, systems, apps, solutions, etc. at any given organization, it’s not surprising that even brands considered to be leaders struggle to keep pace. n www.intelligentcio.com