Unlike other ServiceNow solutions, App Engine does not refer to a distinct module or tool but the entire ServiceNow ecosystem with the specific purpose of providing a low-code/no-code platform. The platform includes all necessary supporting infrastructure, integrated security, scalability, availability, redundancy, and flexibility. It is managed and supported by ServiceNow, which releases updates twice a year. This ensures continuous improvement of the platform with new functionalities being added to the platform.
ServiceNow App Engine’s tools and components make creation of data objects easy, and with ready-to-use UI components the development process can be improved. With a vibrant online community and network of ServiceNow consultants, developers, implementation partners as well as platform documentation, ServiceNow App Engine ecosystem can provide an excellent platform for low code/no-code development. It helps businesses rapidly develop enterprise apps and release them to the market at a much lower cost than in traditional developmental methodology.
Benefits of ServiceNow App Engine
Speed Up Development
With ServiceNow Platform App Engine Developers can speed up the development process, create desktop and mobile applications, digitize, and automate procedures without having to start from the beginning with code. Many apps still operate along the same basic premise. It is far preferable to reuse these features through a visual interface with “drag and drop” functionality than to code them from scratch. With the App Engine, developers can easily integrate analytics and AI/ML capabilities into their apps to produce innovative solutions. This significantly lowers project development and management expenses while also accelerating the application development process, Time-to-Market, and Time-to-Delivery.
Secure and Scalable
The ServiceNow App Engine already has features like automated testing, CI (Continuous Integration) and CD (Continuous Development) support, source control, and best governance practices to give developers of applications adequate room to scale their work automatically. Businesses may easily deploy apps throughout the whole organization using the ServiceNow cloud platform. It is expensive, even for larger businesses, to maintain a strong security system. Governance, regulatory, and compliance tasks are additional factors that are challenging to handle. The ServiceNow SecOps and GRC modules offer a simple method for incorporating sophisticated functionality with ease.
Integration with ServiceNow Solutions
Integration with the larger ServiceNow platform is another advantage of the ServiceNow App Engine. ServiceNow is the leading provider of IT service management solutions, and ServiceNow App Engine integrates seamlessly with the other tools and services provided by ServiceNow platform. This allows businesses to quickly create applications that can work together with other ServiceNow solutions to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for managing their IT operations.
Citizen Developers
Every organization has members who have excellent understanding of business requirements and how to meet them with custom apps, but lack of necessary programming skills hinders them from developing solutions of their own. This is one of the biggest advantages of ServiceNow App Engine Low-code/No-code platform as it democratizes application development, empowering business executives to create apps and automate workflow with minimal coding. In fact, enabling citizen developers meet programming needs without overly relying on development teams can increase innovation in the company by more than 33 percent as per a McKinsey survey.
Summary
ServiceNow App Engine is a powerful platform that allows businesses to create custom applications easily and quickly. With its intuitive interface and seamless integration with the broader ServiceNow platform. App Engine is a valuable tool for businesses looking to automate their operations and improve their efficiency.
