This article comprehensively details about Low-code development, which has emerged as a game-changer

Narendran Thillaisthanam, Chief Technology Officer at WNS-Vuram

Low-Code Development: Unleashing the Potential of Organizations and Driving Business Success

In today's dynamic and fast-paced business environment, agility and innovation are paramount for organizations striving to stay ahead of the competition. Low-code development has emerged as a game-changer when it comes to empowering businesses to accelerate application development and streamline their processes. Low-code development is a visual and user-friendly approach that enables organizations to build applications with minimal hand-coding at a speed unimaginable before. The platforms offer a spectrum of pre-designed components, widgets, and drag-and-drop functionality that significantly reduces the reliance on traditional coding.

Low-code vs. pro-code: Which works better for businesses?

Traditional coding can be time-consuming, especially for complex projects, often leading to delayed product launches and missed opportunities. Time-to-market has never been more critical, and low-code empowers organizations to meet these demands by making it possible to develop apps 20x faster than pro-code. By accelerating the delivery of innovative solutions, businesses can gain a competitive edge and capitalize on emerging opportunities.

It is estimated that by 2025, 70% of new applications developed by organizations will use low-code or no-code technologies. With low-code, professional developers can expedite the development process, while citizen developers, with little to no coding experience, can actively participate in creating software solutions. This democratization of the development process fosters collaboration, innovation, and rapid application deployment, positioning businesses to swiftly adapt to changing market demands and deliver ready-to-market solutions to meet evolving market demands

Here are a few reasons why enterprises need to embrace low-code to unleash their full potential and drive business success:

Bringing in greater agility and resilience:

Low-code development offers the flexibility and scalability required for modern businesses. As organizations grow, so do their technology needs. Traditional development often requires significant resources and time to adapt to changing requirements. However, low-code platforms facilitate easy modifications and updates, enabling businesses to respond swiftly to evolving customer demands and market trends. The agility of low-code development ensures that businesses can scale their applications without compromising quality, thus supporting their growth trajectory effectively.

Highly cost-effective means of achieving growth and scale:

Cost-effectiveness is another compelling reason why organizations are embracing low-code development. By reducing the need for extensive coding and the time required for development, low-code platforms significantly cut down development costs. Additionally, the involvement of citizen developers empowers organizations to leverage existing talent and skillsets, reducing the need for specialized technical personnel. As a result, businesses can allocate their resources more efficiently, directing investments toward other strategic initiatives that fuel business growth and innovation.

Enabling a culture of automation:

Low-code development promotes collaboration and cross-functional integration within organizations. Traditional development often relies on siloed teams, leading to communication gaps and delays in project delivery. Low-code platforms break down these barriers by enabling business and IT teams to work collaboratively in a seamless environment. Citizen developers and business users can actively contribute their insights, needs, and perspectives, ensuring that applications align closely with real business requirements. This symbiotic relationship fosters a culture of innovation, where ideas are shared and refined, ultimately leading to superior end-products that resonate with customers. Furthermore, low-code can also break the barriers to AI by making it easy to embed AI constructs in applications with simple drag-and-drop functionality, thus democratizing AI and making it simple for business users to leverage its potential.

Towards a low-code-driven future:

Low-code development will continue to revolutionize the way organizations approach application development, making it faster, more accessible, and cost-effective. By 2024, 80% of non-IT professionals will develop IT products and services, with over 65% using low-code/no-code tools.

Furthermore, low-code will enable application developers to easily consume AI technologies or use Gen AI with simple prompts. Thus, app developers can simply drag and drop AI components into their favorite IDE and leverage cognitive skills with utmost ease.

As businesses navigate the complexities of the modern world, low-code development can prove to be the catalyst that propels them forward into a brighter and more agile future. Embracing low-code development empowers organizations to streamline processes, reduce costs, drive business success, and adapt quickly to ever-changing market demands, positioning them at the forefront of digital transformation.

About Narendran Thillaisthanam

Narendran Thillaisthanam is the Chief Technology Officer at WNS-Vuram. His areas of expertise include automation, AI, Intelligent document processing, analytics, business intelligence, RPA. Narendran has more than two decades of experience in the technology domain spanning product management and core software development/architecture. He heads the Emerging Technologies division at WNS-Vuram, where his team specializes in RPA, Analytics, and Ai (specifically Document Ai & OCR) technologies.

About WNS-Vuram

WNS-Vuram is a global hyperautomation services company specializing in low-code enterprise automation. Since its inception, the company has maintained 100% customer success and customer references. Powered by passionate people, WNS-Vuram is committed to driving digital transformation for organizations worldwide through an 'Empathy-First Technology-Next' approach. WNS-Vuram has received several prominent recognitions from Inc. 5000, HFS Research, ISG, Entrepreneur India, Fast Company, and Great Place to Work, among others.

WNS-Vuram's hyperautomation stack—encompassing business process management, robotic process automation, intelligent document processing, and analytics—drives maximum value and high-impact transformation in enterprises. For more information, visit https://www.vuram.com.