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6 Advantages of Using a Low-Code Development Platform
Our team at Unipro is continuously exploring innovative ways to help you stay ahead of the curve and elevate your digital capabilities. That’s why we’re excited to share with you the benefits of using one of today’s revolutionary digital technologies – low-code development platforms. In this blog post, we’ll discuss six advantages of low-code development. We’ll explore how it can contribute to the overall success of both your application development and digital transformation strategy.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Constructing an Effective Insurance Portal
Since the pandemic, a large-scale digital transformation wave has swept across various industries, and insurance is no exception. As the industry grapples with rapidly changing customer expectations and highly regulated environments, creating an effective insurance portal becomes critical. This detailed guide will walk you through the process of building an insurance portal, focusing on utilising […]
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Addressing the pivoting demands of the ‘new normal’ digital market
This initial six months of COVID provided Unipro with the opportunity to observe and assess the way the market was changing and establish how we as a team will change, to not compensate for but to invest in and lead, as the new dynamics and demands of the market settle. The evolution to meet the […]
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8 Myths about Low-Code development debunked
Debunking Low-Code Fake News Low-Code development as a software delivery method has gained popularity in recent years. Low-Code has been heralded by many organisations as a powerful way to streamline the software development process and improve agility. But although it’s become more popular than ever before, there are still many things that need to be […]
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A Comprehensive Guide to Constructing an Effective Insurance Portal
Since the pandemic, a large-scale digital transformation wave has swept across various industries, and insurance is no exception. As the industry grapples with rapidly changing customer expectations and highly regulated environments, creating an effective insurance portal becomes critical. This detailed guide will walk you through the process of building an insurance portal, focusing on utilising […]
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A developers adventures into Low-Code
A Traditional Developers Adventures into Low-Code As part of a cross-functional development team, I was recently asked to get certified as an OutSystems developer. I’ve coded in many languages, but this would be my first steps with a “Low-Code” platform. I’ll admit to being a little apprehensive, the name “Low-Code” conjures up something less, something taken away. […]
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Drupal 7 End of Life Options
Drupal takes an impressive share of the top sites worldwide. It’s used on 3.1% of the top million and 7.5% of the top 1,000 (October 2022) sites. Therefore, many businesses are considering what to do when, on the 1st of November 2023, Drupal 7 reaches its end of life. With the ever-growing concerns for online security, this […]
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Eliminating shadow IT risks for enterprise businesses
Shadow IT – it may have a fairly negative-sounding name – but it’s an ever-present aspect of modern businesses and can be a benefit rather than a hindrance. Essentially, shadow IT is the use of devices or applications without the specific knowledge or approval of an IT department. It can be anything from accessing a […]
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Enterprise Application Delivery – Custom Build vs Off-The-Shelf
When enterprise businesses want to tackle a certain business need, they will turn to certain apps to supply them with the power and technical capability to solve them. This could be for a countless number of reasons. Maybe it’s part of the effort to reduce technical debt that has built up over a number of development projects. […]
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From Cardboard Boxes to Virtual Worlds: The Evolution of Immersive Learning Experiences
When I first joined Unipro, one of the company founders shared with me a whimsical tale about a developer from the ’90s who took workplace focus to a whole new level. He attended one of our in-house training courses, and after attentively listening to training instructions he would dive head-first into a large cardboard box […]
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High-Performance Low-Code solutions for mergers and acquisitions
Value through digital transformation Mergers and acquisitions can present your business with a wealth of opportunities. However, it can also present significant hurdles that will hinder your growth if they go unchecked. Many companies looking to take a digital transformation journey struggle to know where to begin, and even those with a solid strategy can […]
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How Low-Code is revolutionising the healthcare industry
Enterprise-level healthcare faces a problem. We’re living in a world where everyone wants access to applications that improve their day to day lives – but what about patients, hospital staff and other healthcare-affiliated workers? A one-size-fits-all application wouldn’t be detailed enough to satisfy the varying needs of the many divergent branches of healthcare. This is […]
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How to Architect and Build a Multisite (Architecture & Delivery)
Multisites are systems where multiple websites or web applications share common resources, databases, and infrastructure while operating independently. A good example is an eCommerce site that serves customers in multiple countries, where products, offers, content, delivery and legal requirements all vary, at least to some extent. A well-designed multisite system can lead to significant cost […]
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How to Manage a Data Migration Project: A Comprehensive Guide
Data migration projects are an essential part of many digital transformation or modernisation programmes. In addition, a data migration strategy is often a vital component in the following scenarios: As businesses evolve and adapt to the digital age, upgrading outdated systems or moving to new systems and services becomes a top priority. This guide outlines […]
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How Unipro can help support businesses with digital transformation projects
If you’ve browsed any of the major recruitment websites recently, then you might have noticed a growing number of open vacancies employers are struggling to fill. In fact, the number of available roles has surpassed one million for the first time since records began. So, what’s contributing to this shortage of suitable candidates and what should […]
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How to Manage Rapid Delivery of Multisites
Adam was a seasoned developer at Initech Ltd., well-respected in the company and a veteran of many projects in his time. One morning, he received an email from his boss, Ron. Ron had just invested in a new rapid development platform, touted by its creators as a trailblazing tool that promised to deliver at 10x […]
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Looking ahead to the future
With 2022 underway we can’t help but feel excited about the future. To celebrate, we sat down with our Managing Director, Shaun Froome to get some insight into what’s in store for Unipro. Firstly, lets remind ourselves where it all started. Back in 1997 Unipro was founded by two, engineers , resulting in a business focused on offering a collaborative quality of service through design, build, and implementation […]
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Low-Code Platforms Comparison: Which Should You Choose?
Low-Code development platforms provide users with the ability to effectively develop the apps needed for enterprise business needs using Low-Code, quickly, securely and without the need for extensive knowledge of traditional coding. Sounds perfect, right? Well, it is. However, the ease of use and accessibility these development platforms offer presents a problem for developers – which […]
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Low-Code Vs No-Code: What’s the Difference?
No-Code is the application development solution for people who have absolutely no knowledge of coding. It’s a platform that has pre-built tools and templates to allow apps to be developed without any formal development or coding training. Think websites like Wix and Squarespace that let you build and launch simple sites in minutes – No-Code […]
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Low-Code: Use cases for enterprise level businesses
Low-Code application development allows enterprise businesses to make the most of their development functions and create software that truly aligns with their needs. Build it fast, build it right, build it for the future. The key question on the minds of those weighing up Low-Code versus other development solutions or off-the-shelf software is – what can I […]
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Merging two companies: Top 3 technical challenges
What are the technical challenges of a merger and acquisition Whether the motives for a merger or acquisition (M&A) are: increasing market share, economies of scale, buying a customer base, creating shareholder value, diversification, or acquiring assets, the technical challenges are the same. Acquiring companies are often challenged with merging, consolidating, integrating, or automating. It’s understandably […]
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More than Digital Transformation
Business transformation involves so much more than a digital program of work; strategic collaboration between business and technical minds lies at the heart of the process. At Unipro, we often encounter businesses racing ahead with transformation plans driven by trends or a purely technical approach. These broad-brush strategies, like moving to the cloud or adopting […]
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Quality Assurance When Using a Low-Code Development Platform
The rise of low-code and no-code app development has revolutionized the software industry, making it easier for companies to create and deploy applications without needing to write complex code. However, in their eagerness to get their products to market quickly and reduce costs, many organizations overlook the importance of proper testing while using such platforms. […]
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Strategic partnership: Unipro & Heap
Strategic partnership: Unipro and Heap aim to provide clients with insights, data, and knowledge to improve the performance of their Websites, Apps and Software. Unipro is pleased to be working with Heap a leading product analytics tool recently available to the UK market that provides smarter product insight through analytics. The analytics tool provides you […]
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The benefits of High-Performance Low-Code over High-Code development: Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How does OutSystems Low-Code platform reduce the specific requirements that a High-Code developer may carry? Resource challenges High-Code, or traditional software development, requires advanced programming skills. Developers or programmers need to write code in a specific programming language, such as Java, Python or C# to create and customise software applications. High code development is […]
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The Benefits of Low-Code for Enterprise Businesses
What are the benefits of Low-Code? Here is a visual-based application development process that can be adopted by almost anyone. It’s a development process that combines the flexibility of traditional coding with the speed of No Code. In this dichotomy, where exactly does Low-Code fit in? In short, Low-Code enables the agility and speed of development that […]
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The business case for Low-Code application platforms
Many Chief Information Officers will look at their disparate, isolated systems while trying to determine how to maintain them under the current performance statistics. However, is that the best way to look at a business’s digital infrastructure? Legacy modernisation should aim to update dated systems, integrate data, and create avenues for rapid application development. But […]
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The Disadvantages of Legacy Systems and How to Avoid Them
Legacy systems are universally common throughout business environments. They support business processes, communication and enable day-to-day tasks. But they can be based on outdated technology and may no longer receive support or maintenance. However, more often than not, the only issue with legacy systems is that they’re inflexible. It’s likely legacy systems have been used […]
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The global pandemic and it’s impact on the retail industry
Is it time to reset and pivot towards digital adoption to match new customer expectations? Like the beginning of any new year, 2020 was an opportunity to restart and make the year better than previous years. But no one foretold the impact that COVID-19 would have on us or our economy. The retail industry has been one of the hardest hit in-terms of being negatively affected following […]
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The Impact of Technical Debt on Enterprise Business and the Low-Code Solution
Technical debt – the eventuality that app development teams want to avoid. It’s a symptom of a variety of issues that could be affecting your development project, from a lack of resources to a lack of developers, amongst other things. In short, technical debt is assumed in order to meet deadlines. Sometimes it’s beneficial, a […]
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The Importance of Accessibility in Software Development
In today’s increasingly digital business landscape, software development services are pivotal. Yet one aspect that’s sometimes overlooked – whether developing web applications, mobile apps or desktop software – is accessibility. The two types of tests each have different purposes for ensuring products are completed to specification. So, read on to discover why any software development company should […]
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The Importance of UX for Business Process Automation (BPA)
BPA is a common practice amongst firms conducting digital transformation programmes, yet it is estimated that nearly nine in 10 (88%) of such automation projects experience at least one major challenge that threatens the feasibility of the project. Two prevalent factors that caused such threats are a lack of strategy and poor implementation. It is […]
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The Total Economic Impact of High-Performance Low-Code
Key learnings from Forrester’s Low-Code Total Economic Impact Report The Total Economic Impact of Low-Code report (TEI Report) is a study by Forrester that assesses the financial benefits, costs, and risks associated with implementing OutSystems, a high-performance low-code development platform. It includes a study of several organizations from various industries implementing OutSystems. The study aims […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation
A digital transformation is often undertaken by large organisations and enterprises, but it’s no easy feat. If you want to make sure that you’ve considered all aspects when transforming your business processes, then you have come to the right place. As a digital transformation consulting company, we have compiled a checklist to guide you as […]
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Top 10 UX Tips for 2023: Elevate Your Digital Presence
The digital world is evolving at breakneck speed, with new technologies, user expectations, and design trends shifting rapidly. To help you stay ahead of the curve and finetune your digital strategy, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 UX tips for 2023. Read on to discover how to enhance the digital customer experience so […]
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Unipro’s highlights of 2022
What we have achieved With 2023 just around the corner, we wanted to share with you a glimpse into what life has been like at Unipro over the last twelve months and some of the things we’ve achieved. How we’ve grown in 2022 During 2022 we’ve welcomed a variety of new clients and in turn, […]
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What is Low-Code? Everything you need to know
Technical debt. Time constraints. Budgetary concerns. The trials and tribulations of app development are constant considerations within any project. The key question for enterprise businesses and their IT teams is – how do we mitigate those issues without inadvertently compounding them? Our answer? Low-Code, a simple visual automation of coding allowing projects to be developed quickly […]
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What is the Difference Between QA and UAT?
Quality assurance (QA) testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) are both essential components of software testing, whether that’s for a web app, custom software development, or any other type of product. The two types of tests each have different purposes for ensuring products are completed to specification. So, read on to discover why any software […]
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When to Use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and Native Apps
As a software and web development company, we often find that, when considering a mobile application, people question if they should develop their new service as a ‘Progressive Web App (PWA)’ or a ‘Native App’. As always, cost is a big factor but your analysis of the challenge vs the solution should be one that […]
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Why Do I Need QA in My Software Development Company?
Software quality assurance, or QA for short, is often viewed as an additional and unnecessary cost by many software developers. However, as we will discuss in this blog, QA is essential for any software development company offering generic or custom software development services. QA is an essential step in creating a software product that delivers […]
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Why We’re the Quality Assurance Experts
Quality assurance is a vital process that any software development company should include in their arsenal. In an increasingly digital world, where web apps, mobile apps and enterprise software all play an integral role in our daily lives, ensuring the quality and reliability of these applications has become paramount. With the relentless pace of technological […]
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