The technology industry is witnessing a growing interest by large tech players to evolve the low-code/no-code space, from Google to Microsoft to Amazon. Yet one company — OutSystems Inc. — has been pioneering the development of low-code and no-code tools for nearly two decades and is ready to push the space further. 

Looking to explore OutSystem’s new opportunities even beyond the low-code/no-code market, theCUBE will be broadcasting interviews on September 15 and 16 with OutSystems executives and key industry leaders during the company’s NextStep 2020 event. Discussion topics include the latest product news, how artificial intelligence is facilitating OutSystems technology to automate aspects of digital transformation at scale, market trends, and the impact of low-code/no-code on global information technology operations. (* Disclosure below.) 

Accelerating the low-code movement

As the need for enterprises to expeditiously build software has grown and the talent pool of sophisticated programming skills has remained limited, the low-code/no-code movement has accelerated.

“The idea that we had initially was very much the one that has become truth; we’re just about 14 years ahead of the market,” said Paulo Rosado, founder and chief executive officer of OutSystems, during an April interview with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. “Companies increasingly want to build more software because they want to be differentiated, they want to compete, but the talent available and the speed to build these pieces of software are becoming more challenging. We help a lot in doing that.”

From citizen developers to enterprise IT, the events of 2020 have turbo-boosted the low-code/no-code movement. OutSystems has seen this dynamic within its customer base, according to Rosado, who cited an example of a large oil and gas terminal management company that needed to build a full enterprise resource planning platform to manage tanker logistics and the deployment of petroleum.

“They were looking at a four-to-six-year timeframe to build this, and they did it in seven months,” said Rosado during his interview with theCUBE. “It’s a very complex business. These kinds of compressions of time for large systems are a huge differentiator.”

The influence of low-code and no-code in both the rise of citizen developers and growing engagement with enterprise customers will take automation, and OutSystems recently listed AI for assisted development and AI for applications as the top two trends in software development for the second half of 2020.

OutSystems has been positioning its portfolio to leverage intelligent tool technology for well over a year. In June 2019, the company launched new AI capabilities to accelerate the development of smart applications and followed that up with embedded AI and machine learning in its software as part of a release in November.

Livestream of OutSystems NextStep 2020

OutSystems NextStep 2020 is a livestream event with additional interviews to be broadcast on theCUBE. You can register for free here to access the live coverage. You can also watch it on demand on theCUBE’s dedicated page and YouTube channel. (* Disclosure below.)

How to watch theCUBE interviews

We offer you various ways to watch the live coverage of the OutSystems NextStep 2020 digital event, including theCUBE’s dedicated website and YouTube channel. You can also get all the coverage from this year’s events on SiliconANGLE.

TheCUBE Insights podcast

SiliconANGLE also has podcasts available of archived interview sessions, available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, which you can enjoy while on the go.

Guests who will be interviewed on theCUBE during the OutSystems NextStep 2020 digital event

Guests who will be interviewed on theCUBE during the OutSystems NextStep 2020 digital event include OutSystems’ Paulo Rosao, CEO; Antonio Alegria, head of AI; Jennifer Lopez, senior director of community and advocacy; and Goncalo Gaiolas, vice president of product.

Also appearing are Bruce Buttles, digital channels director at Humana, and Mihai Strusievici, vice president of global IT at Colliers International.

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the OutSystems NextStep 2020 digital event. Neither OutSystems Software, the sponsor for theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

Photo: OutSystems Inc.