As this trend continues, enterprises can expect similar outcomes digitizing business workflows and improving the mobile user experience.
Enforce Data Governance
Under a low code paradigm, IT’s identity must shift from Information Technology to Information Management. With the prevalence of cloud infrastructure providers, off-the -shelf SaaS applications, and a growing list of low code application development platforms, data governance is more critical than ever. IT must double-down on managing the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of enterprise data.
• Data Confidentiality, the protection of data from unauthorized access, is a key cybersecurity concept. IT must proactively manage cybersecurity policies, ensuring that enterprise systems and partners transacting enterprise data are safe from unauthorized access. Core competencies include:
o identity provisioning
o data security
o intrusion detection
•Data Integrity, the accuracy and currency of data, is key in establishing trust in data across the organization. Here, IT must build competence in:
o master data management
o data cataloguing
o API management
• Data Availability, the assurance that data is available for consumption at the point it is needed, is critical for business continuity. IT must ensure that data can move across the enterprise and be accessed on request. IT must look to:
o data warehousing
o data integration
o data redundancy
Bringing it Together
As the business and IT undergo these changes, new operational agreements will be developed to ensure that the data consumed and produced by new applications meet the business’s productivity and compliance needs. New ways of exposing company data across business units will emerge. Company policies, steering, and training must ensure application development complies with those data flows and policies.
Federated citizen development using low code platforms is inevitable. But it should be planned for and controlled to leverage its fullest potential.
