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# What Your Business Needs to Know About No-Code/Low-Code Applications

Sep 9, 2016   |   by [Nicole Jones](https://blog.kintone.com/company-news/author/nicole-jones)

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No-code/low-code aPaaS (Platform as a service) solutions enable line of business managers to handle technology needs to automate workflows, construct reporting dashboards and process data without ever having to write a line of code.

Let's dive into the additional benefits of these tools below:

**[What is No-Code/Low-Code App Development and Why Should Your Business Care?](https://www.slideshare.net/kintoneUS/what-is-nocodelowcode-app-development-and-why-should-your-business-care)**  from **[Kintone](https://www.kintone.com/)**

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Nicole is Director of Marketing at Kintone, with 10+ years experience in content strategy, campaign management, lead acquisition and building positive work cultures of empowered, purpose-driven team members. She spent seven years as a journalist, previously serving as a CBS San Francisco digital producer, NPR contributor, Patagon Journal deputy editor and reporter for several publications, including the Chicago Tribune. She's passionate about the tech for good space, social entrepreneurship and women leadership. On the weekends, you’ll likely find her putting her Master Gardener skills to use in at community gardens in Oakland.

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