Benefits of Cloud Technology for App Development in 2022
By the end of the year, estimates show that 83% of business workloads will be moved to the cloud. Infrastructure-as-a-services (IaaS) is anticipated to exceed $40 billion by the end 2021. With every year that goes by, enterprises across all industries are becoming more interested in what a cloud-based environment can provide for their mobile applications. That being said, let us have a closer look at some of the benefits of cloud technology for app development in 2022.
Streamlined compatibility across a wide variety of platforms
One of the core benefits of cloud computing is that it can streamline the mobile app development process. It enables companies to hire developers that can build compatible apps with both iOS and Android, says Slava Vaniukov, expert and CEO of Softermii. Traditionally, businesses would need to hire different teams to launch an app as the processes involved are greatly different. But with the cloud, mobile app developers can easily launch the same app on multiple platforms. The workload is visibility reduced, making implementation a lot easier. For leaders, it’s an opportunity to save on important resources, such as budget and time until going live.
Faster development, deployment & launch
The mobile app development industry has become incredibly competitive. Companies are battling to launch faster just to earn a good spot in the app store. Regardless of industry or niche, time is an expensive commodity that many cannot afford to waste. Native app development, for example, is time-consuming and rather difficult to implement. By switching to the cloud, the amount of time required to develop a mobile app can be decreased up to ten times. Since cloud development platforms already have the fundamental requirements and tools to kickstart the process – backend connection, integration, security, APIs, prepackaged functions – app developers can stay fully focused on the development part, thus speeding deployment.
Improved reliability & scalability
Unlike native mobile apps or traditional apps, cloud apps can provide better reliability and scalability. With cloud computing, programmers and developers will be able to continue making adjustments and improvements to their apps even after they’ve gone live. This way, they can gather feedback, understand customers better, and be more aware of their needs and wants. In time, a mobile app built on the cloud will become more user-friendly without having to take it down from the app store to do the improvements.
Easy data recovery
Malware, hacks, data loss, and data breaches are common in today’s connected world. From a business perspective, a breach could have severe consequences. Apart from the impact created on the customer, the mobile app itself will have to be redeveloped from scratch. The good news is, in a cloud environment, such issues don’t happen. And that’s because getting any stolen data back is a simple process. To some extent, the process is similar to a VPN that can hide a user’s browsing history. A cloud-based server stores the data across various servers, constantly backing it up and preventing data from being lost or misplaced. In case information does get compromised, the back up system makes sure to recover it efficiently.
In conclusion, there’s do doubt that the benefits of cloud computing are vast. Although there are challenges as the technology is rather new, businesses should definitely become more open to cloud app development in order to stay competitive. Sooner or later, traditional mobile development will be left behind due to its outdated methodologies. The cloud, however, it’s just getting started and we’ll soon see even more companies move to the cloud to develop business applications.