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Applications & OS News
Rick Whiting
November 15, 2022, 07:19 PM EST
The new SAP Build tools, unveiled at this week’s SAP TechEd conference, allow non-technical users to build applications, automate workflows and design web sites as openings for professional developers go unfilled.
SAP today unveiled a new low-code application development toolset designed to address the industry shortage of experienced programmers and bring software development capabilities to a wider audience of business users.
The new SAP Build, launched today at the company’s SAP TechEd conference in Las Vegas, will allow business users with minimal technical expertise to create and augment business applications, automate business processes and design business web sites, according to the company.
“There’s a huge shortage of developers right now,” said Sid Misra, SAP global vice president of product marketing and solution management, noting in an interview with CRN that something on the order of 15 percent of developer positions are vacant.
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This developer shortage comes at a time when businesses and organizations are undertaking digital transformation initiatives – projects that require developing new business applications, automating business processes and creating customer-facing websites, Misra said.
Aside from the shortage of technically trained developers, Misra also noted that line of business managers and employees in such functions as finance, procurement, customer service and human resources are close to many of the requirements and challenges around digital transformation projects and are in a position to help accelerate them – if given the…
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