AcomprehensivemarketoverviewofEMA,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandAsiaPacificregionsfromalarge-scalesurveyLow-codeadoptionasadriverofdigitaltransformationIntroductionThisrendersmanualcodingredundant,replacedbyintuitivegraphicaldesign.Yethowarelow-codedevelopmentplatformsutilized,andwhatchallengesdocompaniesfaceintheiradoption?Whatarethesecurityconcernsgloballyandindifferentworldregions,andhowdocompanieshandlecomplianceandgovernance?Whichtrendsareemerging,andwhatfactorsplayaparticularlysignificantroleinthechoiceoflow-codedevelopmentplatforms?Thisstudyseekstoaddressthesepointsandlookindetailatfactorssuchasadvantages,fieldsofapplication,challenges,security,compliance,andtheuseofmoderntechnologiessuchasAIinlow-codedevelopment.Thedataisbasedonasurveyof2,000corporatedecision-makersfromEurope,MiddleEastandAfrica(EMA),theUnitedStatesofAmerica,andtheAsiaPacificregions.Buildingonapreviousstudyentitled“ShapingDigitalTransformationwithLow-CodePlatforms”(2023),selectivecomparativeanalysesanddevelopmentsareaddressed.Intoday’sageofdigitaltransformation,companiesarefacedwiththedualchallengeofexpeditingtheirITprocesseswhilealsoimplementingefficientsoftwaresolutions.Thisgrowingdemandforinnovativeapplicationsstemsfromcompanies’desiretoremaincompetitiveanddifferentiatethemselves.Customizedsoftwaresolutionspresentauniqueopportunitytobetteralignproductsandserviceswithspecificbusinessneedsandcustomerrequirements.Theycontributetotheoptimizationofoperationalprocesses,enhancecustomersatisfactionandfacilitatedata-drivendecisions.Furthermore,theyoffertheflexibilitytoadapttoshiftingmarketdynamics,andensurethattechnologyinvestmentsareinharmonywiththeoverallbusinessstrategy.Withinthiscontext,low-codedevelopmentplatformsareincreasinglyseizingtheattentionofcompanies.Theseplatformsalsoempowernon-developerstocreatesoftwarebysimplydragginganddroppingwithinavisualenvironment.Theterm“low-code”alludestotheminimalcodingeffortrequiredwhencreatingsoftwareapplications.Insteadoftraditionalprogramming,deve...
