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Low-Code & Poly-Clouds in 2023

Low-Code & Poly-Clouds in 2023 Image Credit: Skorzewiak/BigStockPhoto.com

Over the last two decades of my career as a tech founder and CEO, I've come to understand that success is determined by speed. It doesn't matter if it's first to market or being on top of innovation; whoever moves swiftly with knowledge will always be victorious. Ideas are important but what matters more is translating them into actionable products - like data! Data has real value which must be extracted quickly before its relevance fades away. Enterprises need immediate insight from their data for maximum efficiency and ROI, so there needs to be an answer for non-technical amateurs in addition to experts alike who require fast access without powerful programming toolsets at hand. Welcome to the era where we make real-time intelligence available inside everyone’s reach!

Low-code for all

For organizations looking to stay competitive and increase their output, low code development platforms offer an exciting way to deliver applications faster without having extensive coding knowledge. Unburden your developers from mundane tasks so that they can focus on more complex projects while non-technical users jump into the fray with confidence - allowing businesses to release products quickly and move closer towards market supremacy!

Better use of developer time: Low code platforms enable non-technical employees to build and deploy applications and frees up time for developers to focus on more complex tasks. Have your most seasoned folks focus on innovation, not keep the machine running.

Faster time to market: They who build faster win. Low code platforms can build things quickly because there’s no learning curve to content with, allowing them to get products and services to market faster.

More efficient spending: Low code platforms can reduce the cost of development by reducing the need for specialized developers and decreasing the time required to build and deploy applications (because time in money too).

Total visibility: Low code platforms often include features that facilitate collaboration and make it easier for team members to work together on projects. Technical and non-technical people can work in the same system and understand the same data.

Since speed wins, low code platforms will continue to grow in adoption. It’s about being efficient with your resources and is going to help enterprises and larger organizations especially with a low barrier to entry.

The right tool for the job - polycloud

I suppose it’s easy to get multicloud and polycloud confused on paper or in principle, but I think polycloud sheds the myths of multicloud with a more practical approach.

Some tools are better than others. A surgeon isn’t going to use an axe when he can use a scalpel, etc. Multicloud had this rosy “run anything anywhere” approach that focused on resiliency and this workload portability pipe dream.

We can unlock the power of multiple cloud service providers with a polycloud strategy. This approach offers unparalleled efficiency, leveraging the unique strengths and capabilities of each vendor to maximize your business potential - not just saving resources but gaining them. A polycloud strategy can provide access to a wide range of resources and technologies, making it easier for organizations to scale their operations up or down as needed.

Overall, low code and polycloud strategies are about faster and more efficient software development and providing greater flexibility and control over data and where it’s processed and stored and by who. It’s meeting the expectations of the future. Cloud native can evolve to edge native; multicloud becomes polycloud; slow code is now low code. These approaches are going to help enterprises herald a new era of the cloud that's faster and more accessible than ever before.

Author

Chetan Venkatesh is a technology startup veteran & executive focused on enterprise data center, cloud infrastructure and software products/companies. He has 20 years of experience in building primary data storage, databases and data replication products. Chetan holds a dozen patents in the area of distributed computing and data storage. He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Macrometa – a silicon valley based edge computing startup.

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