Non-programmers can create apps with no or little code using no-code and low-code development platforms. But, will that allow them to stand out in today’s competitive environment? Absolutely, NOT. 

No-codes frequently consist of graphical user interfaces that automatically write application code behind the scenes.

No-code development has definitely taken the IT industry by storm during the last few years. By 2024, Gartner predicts that 80 percent of technology goods and services will be developed outside of IT. 

According to a recent Tonkean poll, 96 percent of 500 US-based IT and operations professionals have used or will use no-code/low-code products in the near future.

While the idea of empowering business users to create their own applications has been there for a long time, this latest wave of products is becoming a viable alternative to traditional application development, thanks to a significant infusion of private capital and wider adoption of cloud computing. This tendency could be extremely beneficial to larger businesses.

For decades, business users in huge corporations have been developing and maintaining their own apps. As a result, many corporate users prefer spreadsheets as their primary platform, especially Microsoft Excel. VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) users can use Excel to construct more advanced features and create data persistence integrations with other products such as Microsoft Access. However, the inherent restrictions of a file-based method have always limited this type of no-code usage.

The new generation of no-code technologies provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create apps that are often indistinguishable from those created by professional developers by end-users. But, functionalities definitely show the differentiation with repeated glitches.

Enterprises Have a Lot of No-Code Options

Enterprises in the application development industry may benefit greatly from no-code platforms.

The creation of an application is both costly and time-consuming. This is especially prevalent in large corporations, and for a good reason: releasing a buggy program too soon may be tremendously costly to a company. As a result, they have time-consuming internal processes in place to ensure that applications are secure, reliable, and scalable during development, testing, and deployment. As a result, the application development lifecycle is both time-consuming and expensive. 

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While this is understandable for business-critical, external-facing apps, many other application development needs are less critical and meant exclusively for internal use. Nonetheless, they are frequently scrutinized in the same way. Hence, relying on professionals is the best option to foresee the future.

Business units frequently create target apps in Excel, but these are inefficient compared to online applications. These arguments have been heard by most company CIOs and IT managers numerous times. Despite this, they end up getting trapped.

The business initiatives that have low priority and have a limited budget, or the ones that the IT departments frequently ignore or deprioritize – remain the best use cases for no-code. Such amateur efforts to move to new technologies can result in a slew of separate Excel spreadsheets circulating around the firm, creating a nightmare for enterprise security teams.

DreamzLab believes in developing the most seamless solutions for business units to promote security and flexibility.

Enterprises’ main concern with no-code apps is security. Providing corporate users with the ability to create web apps for internal or external users may accidentally expose network infrastructure to security flaws. The wider the attack surface area, the more vulnerable the company is to external threats.

When assessing the security of no-code platforms, there are two types of vulnerabilities to consider. First and foremost, the security of the no-code platform should be examined. The majority of no-code platforms are cloud-based, which means that client data is stored in a third-party facility over which the company may have little or no control. Enterprise security teams are concerned about storing sensitive data on a no-code vendor’s multi-tenant cloud platform.

DreamzLab suggests building and deploying the application and data on a single-tenant cloud architecture where business security experts can keep some control. The ideal case would be to host the platform on an enterprise-controlled infrastructure. 

The human factor is the second type of security vulnerability. Because business users oversee the creation and deployment of such apps, even if the platform meets the enterprise’s security needs, it may still expose critical information to unauthorized users.

Training business users designing no-code applications on enterprise security best practices is one technique to mitigate this type of vulnerability. But, that involves a lot of hassle. So, the best way out is to let the experts take over!

The majority of no-code platforms are proprietary and closed. It’s quite tough to move an application created on a no-code platform to a different one. Furthermore, the majority of no-code platforms are created by private-sector firms. There is already a spate of no-code businesses offering very similar services. 

When it comes to no-code platforms, they pose significant dangers for large businesses. Most vendor lock-in risks the business’s credibility. It all starts with a thorough vendor assessment. If the vendor has prior experience dealing with other major organizations, this is one point to consider. Working with corporate clients isn’t easy, and it comes with its own set of difficulties. Businesses should reach out to existing enterprise clients to learn about their experiences with the platform.

Another significant thing to examine in the evaluation process is funding history and financial stability. For large corporations, platform decisions are long-term commitments. Making a long-term commitment to a platform that may or may not exist in a few years might be a costly mistake.

Because the market for no-code platforms is developing, businesses may choose from a variety of comprehensive toolkits that can be tailored to their specific needs. But the risks do prevail!

Make sure you are an expert in the domain or let DreamzLab take over the project for you!

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