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Low-Code >> High Control
Low-Code >> High Control -- A LANSA webinar with Forrester Research and Brunswick The term ‘low-code’ was defined by Forrester Research in 2014 to describe a new development platform that enables rapid application delivery with a minimum of hand-coding, and...
Migration or Modernization: Costs
Migration or Modernization: Costs How do you choose a new platform? What's the best plan for transitioning from the IBM i to a new platform? How much will the transition cost be and how long will it take? Or is it better to modernize your IBM i applications? Migration...
Migrate or Modernize? That is the Question
Migrate or Modernize - That is the Question What factors motivate an organization to migrate or modernize their applications and information management infrastructure? What are the risks? Motivating Factors Here are some factors that influence the decision between...
Are You Facing the Modernization Dilemma?
The Modernization Dilemma Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers are approaching retirement and you see no sure way to fill their positions with...
Energy & Momentum High at LANSA
It’s been a busy year at LANSA! Since the acquisition, we’ve been laser-focused on learning each other’s businesses, diligently working through integrating our teams and processes to become more efficient and best of all, having fun getting to know one another. What...
The New Spectrum of Application Development
What we know as ‘low-code’ is changing. The problem is application development is still too difficult, too expensive and requires too many resources. The low-code market is fragmenting as solutions are now offering different approaches to tackle this problem. Right...
What is Google Material Design & How Does It Affect Modern Application Development?
Google recognized the need to unify, simplify and standardize the design of its UI across desktop, web and mobile devices to provide a modern, intuitive experience for its users. The company set out to proactively address the lack of a single design pattern for all...
Six Ways Low-Code Tackles the Never-Ending Skills Shortage
I attended a one-day DevOps conference in London last week. It was an enjoyable day - some good speakers on the podium and an intelligent and enlightened audience (from the questions they were asking at least). From the very first session, one of the most important...
What Makes a Software Application Suitable for Enterprise Use?
Enterprise application development has never been more difficult and pressing. In the race to deliver, some of the complexities are left too late into the project causing budget overspends or worse, complete failure of the project. The complexities are things that...
The Many Faces of Mobile App Development
Deciding whether to invest in mobile apps is simple – the answer is yes! Determining which type of mobile app to build is more complicated because there are many options, each with its own sets of pros and cons. In addition, being able to answer why the app is being...
Visual LANSA for Mobile Apps
In my last blog post, I explained what it takes to make a successful mobile app. In this post, I’ll discuss why Visual LANSA is well suited for building enterprise mobile apps and call attention to particular capabilities that help accelerate (mobile) app delivery....
5 Requirements for a Successful Enterprise Mobile App
There are a number of elements that are critical to the successful creation and adoption of mobile apps. Here are my Top 5: 1. Addressing the user’s “What’s in it for me?” question Often, the business motivation for implementing a new mobile app is to streamline...