We recently held a webinar that addressed a rising trend in the use of declarative development styles, and one of the main themes cited by guest speaker, John Rymer, VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester, was the increasing popularity of using low-code solutions to build enterprise applications. Declarative development is a spectrum of techniques and tools … …
Continue readingAutomate Data Transformation Processes
Simplify Your Business & Gain Real ROI In order to address all their data and information requirements, enterprises use a variety of different systems that they need to integrate data between. In addition, suppliers, customers and partners will use additional systems that require data to be exchanged with. For instance: They may have remote point-of-sale … …
Continue readingLow-Code >> High Control
Low-Code >> High Control — A LANSA webinar with Forrester Research and Brunswick The term ‘low-code’ was defined by Forrester Research in 2014 to describe a new development platform that enables rapid application delivery with a minimum of hand-coding, and quick setup and deployment, for systems of engagement. Since then, low-code development platforms have further … …
Continue readingMigration or Modernization: Costs
Migration or Modernization: Costs How do you choose a new platform? What’s the best plan for transitioning from the IBM i to a new platform? How much will the transition cost be and how long will it take? Or is it better to modernize your IBM i applications? Migration and modernization can become expensive projects. Be sure … …
Continue readingMigrate or Modernize? That is the Question
Migrate or Modernize – That is the Question What factors motivate an organization to migrate or modernize their applications and information management infrastructure? What are the risks? Motivating Factors Here are some factors that influence the decision between migrating to another platform or modernizing an existing platform. Affordability – Companies can’t afford to upgrade line-of-business software, … …
Continue readingAre You Facing the Modernization Dilemma?
The Modernization Dilemma Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers are approaching retirement and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. Young developers have not heard of the IBM i, RPG or COBOL; and they prefer languages … …
Continue readingThe New Spectrum of Application Development
What we know as ‘low-code’ is changing. The problem is application development is still too difficult, too expensive and requires too many resources. The low-code market is fragmenting as solutions are now offering different approaches to tackle this problem. Right now, we’re seeing four categories that range from no-code to full-code. In this white paper, … …
Continue readingWhat is Google Material Design & How Does It Affect Modern Application Development?
Google recognized the need to unify, simplify and standardize the design of its UI across desktop, web and mobile devices to provide a modern, intuitive experience for its users. The company set out to proactively address the lack of a single design pattern for all devices and did a total development reset, inventing a system … …
Continue readingSix Ways Low-Code Tackles the Never-Ending Skills Shortage
I attended a one-day DevOps conference in London last week. It was an enjoyable day – some good speakers on the podium and an intelligent and enlightened audience (from the questions they were asking at least). From the very first session, one of the most important challenges raised by the speakers and the audience was … …
Continue readingWhat Makes a Software Application Suitable for Enterprise Use?
Enterprise application development has never been more difficult and pressing. In the race to deliver, some of the complexities are left too late into the project causing budget overspends or worse, complete failure of the project. The complexities are things that separate the needs of the enterprise from those of standalone software applications. If an … …
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