Low-code development tools allow for organisations and their development teams to evolve at the same rapid pace as the markets they serve. Agile, easy and accessible, low-code development tools have the potential to change the application development game through reduced time, streamlined processes and improved collaboration. The World Economic Forum describes low-code as a route to reducing silos within the data-heavy organisation, allowing for the development of a data ecosystem these tools help companies to create ‘a data foundation – a root of a larger tree – helping to grow an unlimited number of new applications and software’.
The accessibility and ubiquity of low-code platforms are just two reasons why the market is expected to reach $65 billion by 2027. Organisations can use low-code tools to accelerate their digital transformation and enhance overall operational efficiencies, especially if they step into the right low-code ecosystem from the outset.
There are some key considerations when it comes to understanding the low-code application platform market and how companies can benefit from their tools:
- Forrester found that 87% of enterprise developers are already using low-code development tools and that low-code is helping companies to achieve faster times to market.
- Gartner forecast the low-code application platform (LCAP) market to be worth $16.5 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 16.3% but highlighted that the market is proving challenging due to limitations in service offering and capability within the market. Some LCAPs are unable to offer the AI and data architectures companies actually need to effect real transformation.
- This is direct correlation to Forrester’s analysis which underscores the need for AI in low-code platforms as this will play a significant role in driving the rise of the citizen developer, increasing productivity, and the value of the market as a whole.
Azure and low-code create transformation opportunity
Azure’s low-code development tools are among the most popular. This platform by Microsoft brings a hefty chunk of innovative benefits to the low-code table, not least of which being seamless immersion into the Microsoft ecosystem which makes data sharing and collaboration significantly easier.
Azure’s tools have a low barrier to entry for the citizen developer, empowering employees to tackle their own application development within their roles, potentially addressing bottlenecks and complexities within their operating environments that improve productivity and engagement. The infrastructure provided by Azure is also immensely scalable so as development teams create applications, the environment expands to embrace these solutions with relative ease. It means that teams can transform and innovate at speeds that meet actual business demand. Of course, due to its cohesion with the vast Microsoft ecosystem, Azure is also easily integrated within the business and it comes with extensive security and compliance controls. The platform is supported by Microsoft’s constant research and development in security and ongoing compliance certifications which is no small benefit in the current cybercrime landscape.
Mint, a trusted Microsoft partner, provides organisations with advanced application development services with an intelligent combination of cloud-native architectures and integrated Microsoft Azure services. We help you to meet your changing customer needs with intelligent apps, easily developed and customised, that allow for you to deliver personalised experiences that change dynamically to respond to real-time situations.
Together with the Microsoft Azure architecture and our in-depth understanding of the market and technology, we can help you reimagine modern application development with AI, cloud-native architecture, intelligent database management and robust security.
