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In this Cloud Wars Expo Minute, Bob emphasizes the rise of the low-code/no-code revolution after CEO Bill McDermott revealed a powerful statistic from the top Q2 deals for ServiceNow.
Highlights
00:29 — ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott shared a statistic that’s a powerful indicator of the low-code/no-code revolution: 20 of the top 20 deals that ServiceNow closed in Q2 included low-code solutions.
01:24 — This points to a mega-trend where businesses are moving past the point of just consuming the software that big tech companies develop. They’re becoming creators of their own software to keep up with their own needs.
02:01 — Bob proposes an open-book quiz: What grade would you give yourself right now for your own internal low-code adoption and capabilities?
02:14 — Low-code is going to be a market that moves fast. It will become a skill that companies must acquire quickly and deeply inside their organizations to keep up in the acceleration economy.
02:33 — It’s important for everyone, now, to gauge where they stand relative to their peers. Where do you stand along the spectrum of being ready for the low-code/no-code revolution?
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