Episode 17: TAATE Presents - Mark Manning

by Imran Kasam & Steve Ledwith

This episode was published on 21 January and is approximately 50 minutes long. This episode made possible by Glow Your Soul and Anchor.fm.

Overview

In this episode we’re joined by Mark Manning, Customer Evangelist, from Mendix. Mark shares his unique view of software development in low code, and in general. Mark’s role allows him to investigate how Mendix customers are using the platform and it provides a view into development which most people don’t get an opportunity to experience.

If you’re evaluating Mendix as a platform this is a great informational episode for you. Numerous examples of how Mendix is being used in the marketplace to deliver value to customers.

Special Guest - Mark Manning

Customer Evangelist - dig into the customer base to see how they’re using the platform. When there’s something cool, help the customer bring it into the spotlight. You can find Mark on Linked In

About Mendix

Mendix low-code application development platform leads the market in rapidly building, deploying, and operating enterprise-grade applications. The platform breaks business-IT silos to foster seamless collaboration and give companies unprecedented time-to-value.

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Show Notes & Selected Links

The journey, and challenges? The growth of the low code market.

Mendix in Action

Check out this video to see how easy it is to create with the low-code platform.

What’s the number one topic you hear?

“There's a million ways to use the platform ... at the core ... users can deliver much faster”—Mark Manning

Market Influence & Personas

9 Minutes: How does the market influence the road map at Mendix?

11 Minutes: Great information about how Mendix supports multiple personas to improve your development organization.

Work from Home / Lockdown Impacts?

How has work from home, and the lockdown, impacted you, and Mendix?

16 Minutes: Examples of how Mendix was used to help deal with COVID-19 related issues.

NOTE: In this time of COVID-19 and need for rapid response, Mendix has been used to create some great applications to improve community support, government response, and deliver services.

City of San Antonio

Mendix in the Marketplace

  • Mendix helps customers deal with disruption in their market.
  • Faster to market, easier to deliver!
  • A weapon to deal with disruption

23 Minutes: Great story about how a non-technial company used Mendix to compete with new market forces

“You need to look at software as a digital extension of your business.”—Mark Manning

29 Minutes: What does Mendix do to grow the community?

39 Minutes: What does the journey of a Mendix user look like?

45 Minutes: Mendix helping customers meet their users where they are.

(1)Full Disclosure: Imran and Steve have both worked with Kinetch on projects; this wasn’t one of them.