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Innovation Matters

Why innovation matters in modern software development and business transformation.

Innovation Matters

Overview

In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, businesses face intense pressure to innovate quickly while maintaining sustainability. This article explores how CodeNOW addresses these challenges through its recognition as an Internal Developer Portal by Gartner.

The Challenge of Modern Innovation

Organizations are experiencing accelerated timelines for technological advancement. What once took years now happens in months or weeks. Development teams struggle to balance the need for rapid innovation with limited resources and time constraints.

Gartner Recognition

CodeNOW has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the "Internal Developer Portal" category across multiple Gartner Hype Cycle reports from 2023, including:

  • Emerging Technologies
  • Software Engineering
  • Open-Source Software
  • Agile and DevOps
  • Monitoring and Observability
  • Site Reliability Engineering

What is an Internal Developer Portal?

According to Gartner, these portals function as interfaces that enable "self-service discovery and access to resources in complex, cloud-native software development environments."

Key Features Include:

  • Software catalogs
  • Quality scorecards
  • Scaffold templates
  • Product documentation
  • Extensibility plugins
  • Automation workflows

Market Metrics:

  • Benefit Rating: High
  • Maturity Level: Adolescent
  • Market Penetration: 5-20% of target audience
  • Time to Plateau: 2-5 years

Core Benefits

Internal developer portals help teams navigate infrastructure complexity, understand service relationships, and enable faster release cycles while improving developer productivity and operational efficiency.

CodeNOW's Value Proposition

The platform brings visibility, control, and confidence to complex software development environments, supporting organizations seeking streamlined software delivery processes.

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