apps - News, Features, and Slideshows

• How cloud-native apps and microservices impact the development process

  Best practices such as code refactoring and using microservice design patterns help software developers working at high velocity.

• Why embed analytics and data visualisations in apps

  Embedding analytics in applications is a smart way to expose insights and decision-making capabilities directly in employee workflow and customer-facing apps.

• Welcome to the client-serverless revolution

  Growth of rich mobile and edge apps is requiring developers to build applications in new ways. Client-serverless is the way of the future.

• Why Salesforce scooped up team chat pioneer Slack

  Slack’s popular business chat app will be integrated with Salesforce’s cloud tools, serving as the front end for its Customer 360 portfolio.

• Unexpected Office web apps in Windows 10's Start menu said to be a bug

  A source close to Microsoft said that Office apps that unexpectedly appeared in the Windows Start menu were due to a bug that's being fixed.

Whitepapers about apps

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  Smart Stores - The future of retail stores

  This white paper discusses how the future of retail is being shaped by technology and how businesses can develop a smart retail strategy. With the advent rise of online shopping with smart technologies, new competitors in market threaten the long-standing predominance of retailers. Traditional offline retail stores are now experiencing unprecedented impact. These traditional retail giants are also trying to follow the trend of expanding service boundaries, allying with internet giants, developing independent Apps, and establishing their separate network. This white paper discusses how the future of retail is being shaped by technology and how businesses can develop a smart retail strategy.