The business benefits of using a low-code development platform are many and varied, from faster development times to an increased involvement of business stakeholders in the development process – meaning a better alignment between desired outcomes and the emerging software.

In this episode of the Tech Means Business podcast, we talk about low-code, and focus on the insurance sector, detailing where and how insurers get maximum value from enterprise apps that are fast to emerge and quickly iterated on.

With increasing governance and statutory guidelines for the financial industry, low-code can help bring data policy in line with legislation, too, plus create a data fabric that’s fit for the future.

It turns out that many of the pre-requisites of an effective low-code environment are the same as those needed for a meaningful implementation of AI. With Luke Thomas (Area Vice President – Asia Pacific and Japan, Appian) and Dean McIntosh (Enterprise Account Executive – Insurance), we chat about AI’s use in low-code and in the wider enterprise, too.

Appian’s website:
https://appian.com

Appian’s solutions specifically for Insurers:
https://appian.com/industries/insurance/overview

Luke Thomas on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeathomas/

Dean McIntosh on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-mcintosh-921b8815/

Host, Joe Green on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephedwardgreen/

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With the pressure on teams of developers to iterate quickly and bring projects to production status, low-code frameworks can be the difference between success and failure.

In this episode of Tech Means Business, we talk to Richard Davies, Director, Strategic Customers (APAC) of OutSystems, about how dev teams in the region can use low-code to produce secure and governance-compliant code that’s up and running faster than using traditional tooling.

We cover different use cases for low-code, too, like updating legacy code, recreating more scalable extant applications, and creating scalability in what might be seemingly immovable, business-critical systems.

If your organization is looking at low-code, there are ways to test the water, like day-long jump start sessions, plus multiple online resources to absorb information and see what’s possible.

Get started with OutSystems in the cloud or on-premise, beginning here:
https://www.outsystems.com/

Jump start sessions for mixed teams of developers and stakeholders here:
https://www.outsystems.com/events/jump-start/

Other resources, media, and reading:
https://www.outsystems.com/learn/

Richard Davies is on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richdavies1/

Joe “Hello World” Green is here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephedwardgreen/

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This podcast is produced in conjunction with OutSystems.

The big talk in enterprise software development circles is around low-code taking some of the hard work out of the development process. But there are solutions out there that are for both “citizen” and “traditional” developers. OutSystems has evolved that paradigm with high-performance low-code.

Our Tech Means Business podcast guest is Richard Davies, the Director of Digital Transformation for the APAC region. Richard is a stalwart of enterprise-scale software development and someone whose experience informs his role, advising and helping multinational companies craft production-ready apps in record time.

We talk about partnerships between development functions and other stakeholders and how high-performance low-code is the obvious evolution of Agile methodology, where producing an MVP (minimum viable product) takes a fraction of the time, thanks to (relatively) simple application development tools.

While “Harry from Accounts” may not yet be able to create an ERP in a week, those days may not be too far off. But for now, Richard throws down the gauntlet: attend one of OutSystems’ one-day boot camps where you can “build an app in a day” or, try the platform for free in your own time. Put your battered O’Reilly volumes back on the shelf!

Try out OutSystems from here:
https://www.outsystems.com/Platform/Signup

Enterprise-grade app in a day? Go for it!
https://www.outsystems.com/training/classroom-training/developing-outsystems-web-applications-boot-camp/

Richard Davies is here on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richdavies1/

Joe Green can be dragged and dropped here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephedwardgreen/

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