I'm in San Diego this week for Appian World, the annual confab of the enterprise low-code and citizen development platform provider. Low-code has come a long way from the early days, when drag-and-drop app builders were just getting capable enough to use by the average IT staff member or business analyst. Now data fabrics, process mining, industry templates, and artificial intelligence are standard fare in the large enterprise low-code suites.
For its part, Appian has helped the industry revolutionize the way businesses create and deploy applications, greaterly lowering the cost of develop and accerlarting time to value. Since its inception in 1999 by co-founders Matt Calkins, Michael Beckley, Marc Wilson, and Robert Kramer, the company has sought to provide organizations with an effective and user-friendly platform that streamlines app development, allowing for quicker innovation and improved efficiency. Today, Appian is widely recognized for its transformative impact on the business landscape, with an impressive portfolio of clients ranging from government agencies to Fortune 500 companies.
Over the years, Appian has reached many key milestones that have solidified its position as an industry frontrunner. In 2007, the company unveiled the first version of its low-code platform, which would ultimately become the foundation for its modern product offerings. Appian's growth was further accelerated by venture funding in 2008, which enabled them to scale up and serve an even larger market. The company has continued its upward trajectory, going public in 2017 with a successful IPO on NASDAQ. The past two decades have seen Appian consistently push the boundaries of low-code development, and as it stands today, the company is poised to continue shaping the future of application development for years to come.
Live Blog of Appian World 2023 - Day 1
What follows is the the unfolding events of Appian World.
8:53am: I'm in the front row at the general session keynote. We're waiting for co-founder and CEO Matt Calkins and team to come on stage.
9:09am: A rounding video kickoff is showing that was co-generated with AI, about low code and artificial intelligence.
9:12am: Now April DelFavero is starting off the main keynote session: "This event presents an incredible opportunity to bring together our global community of digital transformation leaders Appian delivers end to end process automation and is purpose built to help you solve your most complex processes."
9:13am: Founder and CEO Matt Calkins is now onstage making the case that Appian's message to the market is simpler than ever before: "Anything you need to do with a process you can do on our platform. It's complete end to end, like software layer for your processes."
9:19am: Now talking about data fabric and how it unleashes enterprise data: "We're respecting the the architecture of your enterprise. We're leaving the data where it is. We're treating it all as a unified entity and allowing you to have access to it as if it was one with vast data source that is exceptionally valuable." Noting that traditional approaches are very burdensome.
9:21am: Cites specifically productivity gains they're seeing with Appian customers; "I can tell you that some Appian customers have seen a 50% leap in productivity and output per customer hour."
9:22am: Now talking about artificial intelligence, which is the hottest topic in the industry right now. "The other thing I primarily want to talk about in this speech is AI. Appian uses AI throughout its architecture. We use it for design of a new process and we use it for execution of that process. You really can't escape artificial intelligence. If you're using AI, it's everywhere." Teases an annnouncement.
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