{"id":7886,"date":"2017-10-02T14:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T19:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:26:32","slug":"5-problems-solved-by-web-development-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/5-problems-solved-by-web-development-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Problems Solved by Web Development Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>Summary: Do your development projects drag on for months? Are business users bypassing the IT department for third-party, cloud solutions? Or, is your aging software holding you back from modern technology? Learn how a web application development platform will help solve these problems. <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"20140418\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\nAs technology plays an increasingly important role, many businesses struggle to keep up. They face a growing number of problems, such as: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slow application development is hindering their agility<\/strong>: They can\u2019t create solutions the business requires fast enough.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Shadow IT is growing:<\/strong> End users are bypassing the IT department for simple, cloud-based solutions. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Legacy applications are holding them back<\/strong>: They can\u2019t move forward with their legacy systems, but upgrading or replacing these systems or applications is too risky or expensive. <\/li>\n<li><strong>The IT skills gap is widening<\/strong>. Web application development requires an ever-evolving skillset, yet many companies can\u2019t afford to bring in developers with modern skills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobile usage is exploding<\/strong>: Still catching up to the web, many companies aren\u2019t prepared to capitalize on the growing mobile trend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How can a web application development platform solve these issues?<\/h3>\n<p>So, what\u2019s the answer? As these problems mount, more businesses turn to web application development platforms to bring their companies up to speed. Web application development platforms help these companies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Improve development speed<\/strong>. Development platforms reduce development time by 50 &#8211; 80%, helping IT departments keep up with the business and <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Case Study', 'Daiwa', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/customers\/Daiwa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">tackle development projects they otherwise couldn\u2019t handle<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let users create the solutions they require<\/strong>. Development platforms let <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Case Study', 'Ermco', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/customers\/ermco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">business users create their own self-service applications<\/span><\/a> (reports, BI apps, mobile apps, etc\u2026), while giving the IT department complete control over data and user access.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Augment their existing software with new features<\/strong>. Web application development platforms let businesses build new web applications that <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Case Study', 'Helping Hand', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/customers\/helping-hand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">integrate with their existing systems<\/span><\/a>&#8211;giving them a way to customize their existing software without replacing it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bring new skills to current staff<\/strong>. Rather than hire new employees with modern skills, web application development platforms bring modern skills to their current staff.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build applications that work across all devices<\/strong>. Modern web application development platforms create web apps that automatically adapt to the device on which it\u2019s accessed&#8211;from PCs to tablets to smartphones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Demo of a web application development platform<\/h3>\n<p>To learn more about web application development platforms, watch the video below. If you\u2019d like to try a web application development platform for yourself, check out the free <a onclick=\"_gaq.push([&#039;_trackEvent&#039;, &#039;Blog&#039;, &#039;Inside Link&#039;, &#039;Free Trial&#039;]); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/aw\/test-drive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">30-day trial of m-Power<\/span><\/a>. It will introduce you to the interface and walk you through the process of building a web (and mobile web) app. Of course, if you have any questions, just <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Free Trial']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/infoform.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">let us know<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Build enterprise web applications without programming\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oBAWTzzBTxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Do your development projects drag on for months? 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