Transform Your Business with Low Code & Open SourceWhy you should consider a low code approach to running your business on an open source stack.

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Software is Eating the World

But there aren’t enough developersto go around.1

Most companies have a backlog of development projects and employees are frustrated with existing systems.

Cloud technologies are making app development faster, but developers to build apps are still in short supply.

Overcome the barriers to your software

development goals.

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1 There is a serious shortage of coders, and the Software Engineering field is expected to continue to maintain a high percentage of job growth per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Google has made many of its most popular projects open-source, including Angular, Android, Kubernetes and many others.

More than 30 Million developers contribute to open source projects.2

69% of CIOs say moving to open source platforms is a

top priority.1

The US Government now requires 20% of its code to

be open-sourced.3

1 Based on CIO And Leader Survey in April 20192 Because of the complexly distributed nature of the Open Source developer movement, it is impossible to say with any high

degree of certitude the total number of participants and contributors, but Github alone has more than 37 million unique user accounts and is only one of many such repositories.

3 The White House 2016

In 2018, Microsoft acquired Github. In 2019, IBM

acquired Red Hat.

The Open Source Movement is a Big Deal

There aren't enough developers, but now not all projects need to be done by developers.

The shortfall can be fixed by providing tools that give the power of software development to the people with business expertise - without the need for everyone to become a coder.

Clear up the backlog of software projects and forge new innovation by giving the creation tools directly to the people with the ideas.

Apex Designer empowers knowledge workers to help build software solutions collaboratively with developers without having to become developers themselves.

Low Code is a Big Deal

BUILD IN YOUR SECRET SAUCEOff-the-shelf software is the enemy of differentiation, and drives you to use generic processes that are just like what everybody else does.

You know what makes your business distinct, what makes you different but the cost of traditional development makes it impossible to achieve your vision.

Low Code enables you to build applications that define your business in a way that no off-the-shelf app can accomplish and incorporate that secret sauce right into your business software.

Don't be constrained by the of off-the-shelf software. If you need a new feature, just add it!

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Why Low Code?

BRIDGE THE DIVIDE BETWEEN YOUR SYSTEMS WITH MICRO APPSThe value of your existing applications increases exponentially the more connected they are. New requirements sometimes fall between existing islands of capability (ever heard “it's not in Salesforce, and it's not in our legacy app, but it's kind of in the middle”?).

You may not be able to change 3rd party apps or legacy systems, but a Low Code micro app can bridge the divide. Apex Designer has extensive API capabilities for connecting to proprietary or legacy systems.

Make your software work harder for you by filling functionality gaps and integrating applications together.

EMPOWER YOUR EXPERTSNobody knows your business better than your own people. With Apex Designer you'll empower your knowledge workers with the tools to build the apps they need to take your business to the next level.

Why Low Code?

Why Low Code?INNOVATION THAT SCALESThe culture of Citizen Developers can be frustrating when the platforms they're built on (Excel, Access, Lotus Notes) don't scale. This is tragic because it subverts the goodwill and hard work behind such projects. With Apex Designer the same intrapreneurial spirit produces apps that can scale to Enterprise level. Run it on a server or run it in the cloud.

Don't be a cowboy. Be a pioneer.

What to Look for in Low Code

LOW CODE BUILT FOR CI/CDApex Designer is built from the ground up to handle Agile Development and to fit into Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery shops. Successful Agile breaks infrequent large releases down into continuous delivery of value to end users. There is tremendous agility available when you embrace the approach that software should always become better. Constant small improvements add up to massive improvements over time.

What to Look for in Low Code

Manageable Scaling Costs

• Most Low Code platforms are licensed on a per-user basis.

• Initial startup costs can be extremely low, but as users are added, costs rise fast.

• Apps built with Apex Designer have no per-user licensing cost.*

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Other Low Code Platforms

*Hosting costs not included

Benefits of the Apex Designer Stack

(Node/Loopback/Angular)

You should consider a Low Code solution that uses a stack with no lock-in or proprietary risk

Apex Designer users the node/loopback/angular stack. Although you can run apps on this stack with no per-user license costs, there are a couple of small companies you may have heard of helping with maintenance:

• Google sponsors the Angular open source project (if you're not familiar with Google, you should Bing them).

• IBM sponsors the open-source Loopback framework.

• Node is a vibrant open source community with over 1.2 million packages and more than 1 million active developers. (npmjs.com)

DON’T ALIENATE YOUR DEVELOPERSLow Code tools help clear the backlog of software projects by allowing Knowledge Workers direct access to the creation process.

Apex Designer’s unique bidirectional sync allows all types of users to work in their preferred environments on the same project, so that experienced developers can help Knowledge Workers complete the more technical aspects of their projects.

Develop a culture of cooperation.

— Henry Ford

Coming together is a beginning.

Keeping together is progress.

Working together is success."

What to Look for in Low Code

Apex Designer: Making Things Happen

USER STORY MANAGER• Agile user story management tools for development projects

• Insightful graphics to display progress

• Graphs for quick visual access to Sprint status

PAYMENT STATUS PORTAL• Check the status of client payment

• See the payment details, sortable by columns, filterable by any option

• Add/Remove columns dynamically and refresh instantly

• Link out to specific transaction details

Apex Designer: Making Things Happen

FLOW• Manage customers, prospects, opportunities and projects

• Plan revenue, cash-flow and staffing

• Focus on the items that matter, and run your business the way you want to

Apex Designer: Making Things Happen

ONBOARDING APPLICATION• Automate the onboarding process for new hires

• Collect relevant documents and signatures

• Review corporate policy

Apex Designer: Making Things Happen

WEBSITES• Build attractive, responsive websites

• Integrations to popular blog, CRM, and customer support tools

Apex Designer: Making Things Happen

Isn’t Open Source Hard to Use?

Maybe you took one of those tutorials that requires you to run a bunch of command line scripts with funny names?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Apex Designer does all of that setup stuff for you.

With our Low Code Apex Designer software you can be creating in just a few minutes without dealing with all the installs, libraries, dependency checks and other obstacles to getting started.

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Low Code is not No Code

Low Code is a way to empower your non-programming business experts to contribute to the development process without being coders.

Apex Designer also enables your developers to use their skills and write and edit code directly.

Our bi-directional synchronization tools mean that code the developers create won't get overwritten by non-coders. Not only that, but any changes they make get synchronized and show up for the business users!

Apex Designer Low Code is the best of both worlds.

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