Making the Mendix Decision
With the citizen developer movement and numerous programs to drive digital transformation with Mendix gaining momentum, many decision-makers are wondering if it’s time to invest resources in a low-code platform, and, if so, how to approach execution of the decision?
Different areas need to be taken into account when making the decision. The Mendix Evaluation Guide offers a decision-maker level overview on the thought process, over the chapters outlined below. Give it a read to learn how Mendix can create value in your departments specific situation.
Overview
Mendix is the leading platform for creating and continuously improving mobile and web applications at unprecedented speed and scale. Start here to discover why Mendix was founded and what comprises the Mendix vision.
App livecycle
The value of collaboration is strengthened through the Mendix Platform’s support for Agile requirements management. Learn about the Agile tools built into Mendix that will help you to manage your projects and teams effectively from day one.
The platform is designed for a variety of users while providing powerful capabilities to developers for their day-to-day work. Understand how the platform enables you to build quickly with visual development tools and reuse dynamic app components.
Mendix provides DevOps tools out of the box for CI/CD, test automation, and monitoring, among other services. Read how with the Mendix Platform’s DevOps capabilities, you will be able to bring together development, testing, and operations to build and release the applications your business needs.
App capabilities
Low-coding helps you deliver the smooth and engaging user experience you need for your applications with an integrated visual development environment for building multi-channel apps. Discover how you can put the platform’s open, responsive, and extensible design framework to use while building amazing applications for any device.
Mendix applications can combine multiple sources of data to deliver new systems of differentiation and innovation. Read about how the Mendix Platform empowers you to manage your app’s data storage, optimize your data queries, and handle data security.
Mendix supports integrating via data mapping, using JSON snippets, consuming REST and web services, publishing SOAP and OData services, and importing data from various sources. Learn more about how to integrate your Mendix app projects with external services.
The platform provides all the cloud deployment options you need and is fully optimized for compatibility with the latest cloud platforms and technologies. Running and deploying your Mendix app is easy, fast, and flexible. Read more about why cloud technology is at the core of the Mendix Platform.
Enterprise capabilities
The principles of the Mendix architecture are intertwined with the Mendix value principles of speed, collaboration, and control. This part of the Evaluation Guide describes the technologies behind the platform as well as how the Mendix architecture enables scalability, performance, and high availability.
Mendix offers openness and extensibility at all levels, providing open model specifications and tools for platform extensibility. Mendix apps can be extended with reusable components as well as custom code while third-party testing services and automation servers are leveraged.
As the leading hpApaaS provider, Mendix prioritizes the security of the platform itself, the applications built on the platform, and the cloud operations that run the platform. Read on for details about organization and compliance as well as platform, application, and cloud security.
Evaluation and Learning
When evaluating all that the Mendix Platform has to offer, you need to understand how to start experimenting, how we support you now and in the future, and how to take advantage of the vibrant Mendix community. Review these important points in evaluating Mendix.
Anyone with an idea can build an app on the platform, so Mendix provides a wealth of resources for getting started right away. Read more about how you can put online training, classroom sessions, documentation, and certifications to use to take your career to the next level.
If you are facing the decision to go forward with Mendix low-coding or you are planning out the next steps already, give the Mendix Evaluation Guide a read!
