Build Next-Gen Enterprise Apps with HokuApps

Defining next-gen apps is a tough task as it is the culmination of a lot of elements that work in tandem. However, this article will point out the main features that make it the most important requirement for businesses.

What are next-gen apps?

Is it about the quality of the apps? The integrations that it supports? Is it about scalability and security? Or the way apps are built?

Though the term is a loose one, at best next-gen apps are those apps that answer in the positive to all the above questions. This article then tries to draw a boundary around the term, defining what next-gen apps are, to businesses in particular.

The Building Blocks

From a purely technology/development perspective, next-gen apps are hard to build. This is because of the confluence of elements that goes into building an app. Different building blocks need to work in cohesion, sharing data and analytics without the need for a user to dictate the same.

Moreover, with many industries implementing the Internet of Things and the use of multiple devices, the amount of raw data created is enormous. The need then, for businesses, is real-time processing of said data into analytics that leads to actionable decision-making.

Adding to this conundrum is the integration of legacy systems and leveraging new technologies like VR & AR, Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP), AI and Machine Learning – the already crowded ecosystem is swarming with options. In such an environment, traditional mobile app development doesn’t cut it anymore.

While the end-goal remains the same, i.e., helping businesses streamline processes and communicate better with their customers; next-gen apps bring to the table new business strategies to revolutionize the way businesses are run.

Leveraging New Architectures

While old school methods/approaches to mobile app development can create next-gen apps. The costs are too high. Each and every line needs to be coded from scratch. To implement new architectural changes, mobile apps need to be churned out at speeds that aren’t suited to traditional approaches.

However, low-code mobile app development can do just that, without forcing businesses to wait years or forcing them to break the bank.

The low-code approach goes like this…

Part 1

Step 1 – Choose the appropriate business module

Step 2 – Choose the appropriate technology components

Step 3 – Choose the best design (UI)

Step 4 – Connect all 3 elements with pre-built connectors via a drag and drop approach

Result = Apps that work in iOS, Android and the Web

Part 2

Apps are customized to suit a business’s unique ecosystem and organizational hierarchy.

Result = Fully-customized apps

Fast and reliable low-code mobile app development costs less (up to 70% saving) and is typically delivered in 6-8 weeks. While really complex apps (with more than 100 pages) may take up to 20 weeks.

Build Next-Gen Apps with HokuApps

All solutions developed on the HokuApps mobile app development platform feature (inbuilt):

1. Business Intelligence and Dashboards – Apps are incomplete with business intelligence. While data collation is great, usable and real-time analytics are primary drivers for understanding how the business is functioning and to understand the customer (preferences and demand forecasting).
2. A Communication App – Any business is a collaboration between people and departments. Armed with a communication framework, a business can securely communicate and share content, thereby, engaging employees to deliver better in a collaborative environment.
3. Security – Security best-practices are embedded automatically in all apps built on HokuApps’ automated platform. Security is a dire requirement as data-leaks and malicious intent viruses are hurting businesses. Industry-best security is important for businesses to help store business and customer data behind reliable firewalls.

These are all the elements that make up next-gen apps for businesses. We hope that this article has helped create a rough boundary of the term in question. For more information on the choice of modules, components, designs and more, contact HokuApps.