Small to mid-sized business (SMB) owners rely on application development to drive growth. Technology such as automation, website development, and AI-based chat agents have made qualified programmers a necessity in modern business. Yet as demand for app development continues to rise, the number of developers seems to dwindle.
SMBs that are feeling the squeeze of understaffed dev departments and application backlogs should consider Microsoft Power Platform with its suite of low-code development tools.
Low-code tools allow anyone in your organization to create powerful applications and more without the need for a data science or programming background. This means you can leverage more of your workforce to swiftly build technical solutions—increasing productivity and efficiency and cutting costs within your business. Low-code technology has never been more important for the SMB, and Microsoft Power Platform provides all the advantages of low-code built seamlessly within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Accelerate App Development with Power Apps
As per a prediction by the International Data Corporation (IDC) in 2021, 750 million new apps will need to be built by 2025 to keep up with stakeholder demands. Demand for development technology is rapidly outpacing the number of professional developers. But using Microsoft Power Platform’s Power Apps technology solves this looming catastrophe by making low-code tools accessible to everyone.
Power Apps makes it easy to get started quickly by providing pre-built templates as well as an AI copilot to help first-time app builders. Power Apps enables the SMB to develop applications faster with fewer resources.
Access Automation with Power Automate
Businesses of all sizes have adopted automation to reduce the inefficiencies of manual, repetitive tasks. But this technology might seem out of reach for SMBs who lack dedicated programming staff or the resources to hire external specialists. Microsoft Power Platform’s Power Automate eliminates the need for advanced developers with its no-code based solution. This empowers any of your staff members to create workflow automation—introducing efficiencies and saving time and money on multiple fronts.
Increase HR Productivity with Power Virtual Agents
Managing customer and employee engagement through traditional HR departments can eat up valuable resources. SMBs can boost HR productivity through AI-based chatbots, however developing and maintaining them can seem daunting—especially if you are new to the technology. Power Virtual Agent simplifies the development process with an accessible low-code interface, allowing anyone to create, test, and publish intelligent chatbots that use natural language processing to provide a more personal experience for customers and employees. Self-learning AI technology allows your bots to improve over time so your HR team can focus on more important tasks.
Leverage Data Insights with Power BI
The more digital tools your business uses, the more data you accrue that you could analyze to improve your business’s performance. But organizing and deciphering that data can be an expensive and complicated task. Power BI is yet another low-code offering within Microsoft Power Platform that captures real-time data from Power Virtual Agents, Power Automate, and Power Apps and consolidates that data into digestible and convenient data visualizations. This solution allows your dev teams to rapidly build more effective solutions, and it empowers your staff with actionable, intelligent data insights.
Embrace Low Code with Microsoft Power Platform
Microsoft Power Platform gives SMBs the development firepower of larger businesses without requiring them to hire more resources. It provides a host of low-code solutions that both tech and non-tech users can leverage to automate business processes, generate intelligence, and develop applications. Contact Point Alliance today to learn more.
