September is a special month for Mendix. This low-code expert organized the annual Mendix World event and was named a leader in the Gartner Quadrant “Enterprise Low-Code Application Platform” for the third consecutive year. At the end of the month, it presented an important international study. We have experienced the most important results together with Hans de Visser.
The survey titled “The State of Low Code in 2021: Looking Back to the Past, Looking to the Future” was conducted among more than 2,000 IT professionals and leaders in Europe (including the Netherlands, the United States, and China). It turns out that the world is quickly learning about low code, but it still needs, perhaps more than ever, faster software development and digitization.
The research covers a wide range of topics. For Hans de Visser (Vice President of Product Management), there are many conclusions that stand out. “Despite all the progress we have made, the interviewed organizations still have a lot of backlog (overdue work, ed.) in developing applications. In addition, two-thirds of major IT projects seem to be postponed. On time and within budget Delivery remains a challenge. The Covid pandemic has accelerated digitization and put more pressure on IT organizations to accelerate innovation.”
Research shows that, driven by the pandemic, nearly 70% of respondents in the Netherlands believe that there is a greater need for faster software development and digitization. In addition, 73% of Dutch organizations said they hope to accelerate the pace of software development in the next two years.
Netherlands is stable
The study also provides an opportunity to compare different countries. “This shows that China’s enthusiasm for low-code and new technologies is very high. In the United States, low-code has been established for a long time. In Europe, Germany is a bit behind because the market is more traditional in terms of digitalization, especially in government and small and medium-sized enterprises. At the corporate level.” The Netherlands is not as far away as China and the United States, but farther than Germany. “Our country is very stable in the low-code area,” De Visser said.
Consistent with Mendix’s own attention to customers, research shows that low-code is being used for more and more use cases. “I find it encouraging to see this in research. For example, five years ago, it was mainly about stand-alone applications for certain process automation. Now you will see more and more key businesses developed with low code Applications. This is an unstoppable progress, and we will naturally find it very interesting.”
Awareness is increasing
In the survey, 77% of respondents stated that their organization has applied low code. A very high percentage. “But it fits my image,” De Visser said. “One explanation for this is the number of platforms, such as Office 365, which includes a low-code hood.” According to De Visser, it also ensures that the awareness of low-code is rapidly increasing. “In the early days of Mendix, we still had a lot of things to evangelize. Now it is indeed on the agenda of many IT leaders. The question is no longer whether or not, but how the company will do something with low code. In practice you will Seeing that several low-code platforms are often used, sometimes against will and thanks, they must be related to each other in some way. Then we say coexistence. Customers are more and more aware of this.”
Mendix doesn’t think this kind of increasing competition is a problem. “Because Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc. are all accepting it, so there is only more awareness, and we also benefit from it.” Because as a pioneer in the low-code world, Mendix has an advantage. He took it and witnessed the last quadrant of Gartner, in which Mendix is the farthest to the right and therefore scored the highest in “visual integrity”. “We did find a way to reach customers, especially when it comes to more advanced applications. One of our unique features is that we have an IDE (Integrated Development Environment, red) that can be used to build all applications. You don’t There are a variety of different tools that must be coordinated with each other. Of course, we insist on this.”
Adjacent domain
In order to maintain its leading position, Mendix is further expanding. “In addition to application development, we also try to use low-code to improve the productivity of adjacent domains. Especially in the areas of intelligent automation and data integration. We always reason from the perspective of the developer. How does he access enterprise data and how to benefit from it? Through this course, we believe that we will continue to add value.”
De Visser realized that this expansion of the possibility of the Mendix platform may also have disadvantages. “When you, as a customer, are not properly managed, you must discover more by yourself. This is why we launched the Industry Cloud, in which we bundle related content and solutions for customers in specific industries. We are now manufacturing and financial services This has been achieved, but there will be more soon.”
The survey also asked what benefits IT professionals gained from low code. “They are also consistent with what we have heard and noticed,” Dewiser said. “Cost reduction, acceleration, and enhancement of innovation capabilities are frequently mentioned. When low code is used in applications related to customer engagement, the company will also notice the positive impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty. We are very happy to see this One point is confirmed.”
Author: John Van Lieven
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