CEO LINKIT Systems

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**Disruptors! Zijn jullie er klaar voor?**

Neem deel aan deze sessie met OutSystems en Harry van Dorenmalen, voormalig voorzitter van IBM Europe en onderdeel van de raad van advies van LINKIT, waarin ze je zullen uitdagen om meer wendbaar te zijn in tijden van disruptie en gaan de discussie met je aan hoe je het proces van vermarkten kunt versnellen. 

Leer hoe andere besluitvormers vanuit Scandinavië zich weerbaar maken tegen disruptie en wat je kunt doen om dit te overleven en er sterker uit te komen. Kom erachter wat snelle innovatie - door vlugge applicatie ontwikkeling - betekent voor de processen en de cultuur binnen jouw organisatie. Op deze manier, zal je elke disruptie die je tegenkomt met gemak aan kunnen.

**Wat je meeneemt na deze sessie:**

- Nieuwe inzichten in jouw eigen innovatie processen;
- Informatie over hoe je jouw uitdagingen, veroorzaakt door disruptie door de snelheid en wendbaarheid van het OutSystems Low-Code platform, kunt signaleren; 
- Inspiratie voor het optimaal benutten van jouw mogelijkheden waarmee je disruptie kunt omzeilen.

Wil je hierbij aanwezig zijn, klik dan op de 'registreer je voor dit event' button (*note: dit formulier is een pre-registratie formulier waaruit we mensen zullen selecteren, daarmee nemen we zo spoedig mogelijk contact op*). 

De sessie zal worden gegeven in het Engels.

Round Table sessie - Hoe te innoveren in tijden van disruptie

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Deliver 50% faster results in application development compared with traditional development

Applicaties ontwikkelen in 50% van de tijd ten opzichte van traditionele methoden

OutSystems

Whitepaper: replacing legacy applications by using OutSystems

Whitepaper: legacy-applicaties vervangen met behulp van OutSystems

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**Wat:** 

Van Lanschot Kempen, Microsoft, Axual & LINKIT hebben de handen ineen geslagen om samen een MeetUp te organiseren met als thema Smart Wealth Management. Om jou maximaal te inspireren staan er drie presentaties van drie verschillende sprekers van elke organisatie op de planning. Dat betekent dat je het topic vanuit een breed perspectief zult gaan ontdekken. Use cases, best practices, tips en tricks en een hoop kennis zullen worden gedeeld. Omdat we allen IT georiënteerde organisaties zijn, zullen we deze MeetUp een tikkeltje meer technisch insteken, de technische kant van Smart Wealth Management zal worden belicht. 

**Wie:** 

Guido Van Aubel kan worden gekarakteriseerd als een disruptieve denker met kennis en ervaring in verschillende disciplines binnen de (online) banking sector. Hij bracht verandering als adviseur van KPMG, in verschillende rollen binnen BinckBank en momenteel binnen Van Lanschot Kempen als Chief Analytics Officer. Wellicht zou Data Translator een betere benaming zijn omdat Guido een brug functie vervult tussen de technische expertise van Data Scientists, Data Engineers en Business Intelligence medewerkers enerzijds en commerciële medewerkers en beleggingsprofessionals anderzijds. In deze rol helpt hij ervoor te zorgen dat de inzichten die met behulp van advanced analytics worden gegenereerd zich vertalen in concrete impact binnen Van Lanschot Kempen. 

*Take aways: *

- Smart Wealth Management;
- Hyper personalized omnichannel offering; 
- Human interaction based upon smart triggers from deep insights;
- 2 types of use cases: 1. Client services and 2. Investments.


**Guy Kfir, Microsoft:**

Guy is een AI/ML technical sales lead met meer dan 15 jaar ervaring in techincal sales, business development, evangelism en pre-sales. Een top ranked MBA program op zijn naam en tevens een B.Sc. Engineering. Zijn ervaring: Business Development, sales overlay/specialist AI/ML en het creëeren en uitvoren van Go-to-Market plannen.

**Jeroen van Disseldorp, Axual:**

Jeroen is een ondernemer, solution architect en all-round techie. Daarnaast is hij Founder van Axual, een organisatie in Nederland dat zich specialiseert in streaming technologie op basis van Apache Kafka. Axual levert een real-time data platform en cloud services voor enterprises.

**MeetUp agenda:**

**16:30** Welkom & introductie

**16:45** Eerste presentatie door Guido van Aubel, Van Lanschot Kempen

**17:05** Q&A

**17:15** Een kleine pauze + een virtueel drankje

**17:20** Tweede presentatie door Guy Kfir, Microsoft

**17:40** Q&A

**17:50** Derde presentatie door Jeroen van Disseldorp, Axual

**18:10** Q&A

**EINDE**

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MeetUp Smart Wealth Management 

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Streamlining your data flows in order to get most value out of it

Data engineering helpt je met goed ingerichte datastromen meer waarde te halen uit ruwe data

Data Engineering

From unstructured data to business value for manufacturing

Van ongestructureerde data tot waarde voor je bedrijf 

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Helaas moesten we besluiten de ITNEXT Summit 2020 af te gelasten. De huidige situatie maakt het onmogelijk en ongepast om ons grote evenement dit jaar te organiseren. De wereld kampt met een grote crisis. Blijf gezond en blijf indien mogelijk thuis. Ondertussen overwegen we alternatieve manieren om IT-kennis te delen met de ITNEXT-community en kijken we uit naar de 2021-editie van ITNEXT Summit.

Op woensdag 27 oktober 2021 vindt ITNEXT Summit 2021 plaats in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. De Summit van dit jaar heeft drie parallelle tracks voor JavaScript, Data Engineering en DevOps. Het evenement is bedoeld voor IT-professionals die hun kennis willen verdiepen en gelijkgestemde IT-ers willen ontmoeten.

Ben je benieuwd naar Progressive Web Apps, de nieuwste Web API's, automatisering en performancetips om workflows te verbeteren? Of al het andere om het leven van JavaScript-ontwikkelaars te verbeteren? Mis de JavaScript-track niet!

In DevOps-track verwachten we gesprekken over continue verbeteringen op elk aspect van Application Delivery. Meer beveiliging, meer automatisering, meer functionele gemakkelijkheden en veel meer serverless!

Of ben je meer geïnteresseerd in Machine Learning Engineering, Risk Management in Data Applications, het testen van automatisering & monitoring van Data Pipelines en Data Engineering op moderne infrastructuren? Dan is ITNEXT Summit 2021 een evenement dat je moet bezoeken!

Het programma en de inhoud van de ITNEXT-top 2021 kunnen aan verandering onderhevig zijn.

ITNEXT Summit 2021

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Performant mobile-first web applications according to the latest standards

Geoptimaliseerde mobile-first web applicaties volgens de laatste standaarden

Web Development

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Leave your legacy systems behind by unleashing the power of the cloud

Laat legacy-systemen achter je door gebruik te maken van de kracht van de cloud

Cloud Migration

Cloud Migratie

Download our Cloud Maturity Assessment

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How do you manage the colossal logistics processes at a garden center giant such as Intratuin? As a visitor you don't get to see much of it, but behind the scenes there is a system busy with continuous scanning, measurement and re-ordering of products and orders. This is a repetitive process that can realise a lot of benefits from automation of those actions. At Intratuin a large part of the orders go through their internal ordering app Winkelportaal. LINKIT contributed to a major upgrade, which significantly improved both the possibilities and the logistics processes.

### Intratuin
Intratuin is one of the largest garden centers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, with 65 franchise stores. Their total offering consists of 80,000 different products that are sold to 12.5 million visitors per year.

### The importance of the application
The franchisees manage stock by ordering all inventory, except plants and animals, directly from Intratuin via the Store Portal application. Initially, this was first built up low code with Mendix, but many essential functionalities were missing. For example, there was no Android app, not all product groups could be ordered and there was insufficient integration with the Zebra barcode scanners that Intratuin employees use in the store and during fairs or trade shows.

### LINKIT
In order to help bring these processes more tightly together, Intratuin decided to completely rebuild its portal. This time OutSystems was chosen, bringing LINKIT into the picture. Two of our OutSystems developers participated in the project, led by OutSystems lead developer Diana van Eijk.

### All systems in one app
Diana: “As a team, we first have to understand all the processes and needs of the customers for the new app, in this case it was the commercial managers of the sites. Task number one was to connect all underlying systems to each other through the new Shopping Portal. We have solved this problem with the recently developed SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) from Microsoft BizTalk. ”

### Integration with Zebra scanners
“A second point of attention was the integration with the scanners. These are crucial in the entire logistics process, because they keep track of how many products are still in stock. After all, every time the cash register scans something, it has to be ordered again. Moreover, it does not stop at the cash registers. During events that Intratuin organizes, the progress of the stock is monitored with scanners. With the new integration, this is much faster and many repetitive steps have been automated that were previously taking a lot of time. ”

 
### Working agile saves time
Perhaps the most important contribution of Diana was not technical per se. “The entire development process was originally set up according to the waterfall method, so as one big whole. I have tried to convert this bit by bit into an Agile approach. This made development a lot faster. Together with the rapid development time associated with OutSystems, we have succeeded in delivering the application much faster than planned. ”

*Do you also have an app that needs to be replaced or can use an upgrade? We are happy to think along with you about a suitable solution. Contact one of our experts for more information.*

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Manage an assortment of  10000+ products, supplying 50+ stores and handling millions of customers through one portal with native Android? You can in OutSystems!

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How Intratuin "grows and flourishes" again with OutSystems

Building an app in OutSystems. Is that coding or configuring? This idea was discussed at the program table of the Vechtstromen water board. In essence, the conversation was about a new OutSystems app that the water board built in-house, with support from LINKIT. The water board is very enthusiastic about both the result and the work process that resulted the unique properties of OutSystems.

### The case
The sewage treatment plants (WWTP) of the Vechtstromen water board used an application by Riloss for the logistics process surrounding the raw materials of a treatment plant for many years. However, the supplier of this application has not existed for years, resulting in the organization using a lot of time, and therefore money, to keep the application running. In addition, the risk that the application as a whole no longer functioned was increasing as the environment, such as the OS, on which the application is running  continued.

### Higher reporting requirements
What made this challenge even bigger was that the reporting requirements have increased considerably in legislation and internal needs, something Riloss could not support either. It became apparent that both the wishes surrounding the process as well as new current possibilities in technology have changed in such a way that considerable improvement could be achieved by replacing the app.

### Develop in-house
The replacement app, ChemLog, needed to be built in OutSystems. These days it’s is relatively simple to outsource that process to a third party, but the water board had decided against that. By developing it themselves, they wanted to keep a better grip on the development and management costs and hoped this approach would result in an app that is more future-proof. In addition, self-development makes it easier to link Chemlog to other applications while being able to further develop them.

### Two goals
Learning to program with OutSystems thus became almost as important a goal as creating the new app and LINKIT support was chosen to help guide the customer through this. With a department of over 30 OutSystems developers, we have more than enough in-house knowledge and experience to assist in this process.

### Scrum
An important part of that guidance was the introduction of Scrum into the work process. What this means is that the entire development process was divided into short, objective sprints and the communication of goals was clearly organized.
 
### User stories
In addition, the water board wrote a user story for each piece of the application's functionality. Each of them has been in mind through the development process. This resulted in a close and constant cooperation with the end users of the water board, ensuring desired quality as all the functionalities have been tested on all desired platforms by the programmer as well as gaining the approval from the users themselves.
  
### Better than imagined
It a short period, the newly trained OutSytems programmers of the water board had a good grasp of OutSystems. Programming with OutSystems is largely done visually, by putting pre-programmed pieces of code one after the other. This makes work up to eight times faster and the margin of error is also a lot lower. After an introduction period by LINKIT, the water board was able to build most of the application itself. A huge advantage to the customer.

Soon the results could be realised for the customer. In just three weeks, a fully functioning application was delivered that meets all requirements.
 
### Developing yourself has benefits
Developing an application in-house with low-code fits in well with the philosophy of the digital transformation that the water board is undergoing, as being adaptive is an important requirement. If the wishes and requirements change in the future, the application can now change relatively easily as all the needed knowledge is in-house. Chemlog can also implement innovative ideas, such as automatic orders of raw materials by placing sensors at raw material tanks. In the end, the OutSystems platform and the applications running on it grow with the wishes and needs of the customer. This prevents a legacy application such as Riloss from arising again.
 
### Positive result
The project has now been completed and LINKIT have switched to an administrator role. When the results were shared with the same program table of the water board that previously wondered whether OutSystems is really programming, their response was very positive on both the progress and on the final results. Thanks to very positive feedback from the organization, meeting the schedule and staying well within budget, the program table was pleased. 

### LINKIT
The cooperation with the water board was also interesting for LINKIT. For us it is a new confirmation of the power and possibilities of programming with OutSystems. The fact that a group of programmers without knowledge of OutSystems can turn it into a complete app in no time gives a clear message!

*Could you also benefit from such a transformation? At LINKIT we would be happy to guide you! Contact one of our experts for more information.*


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Building an app for a logistical process for purifying water in just 3 weeks? You can with OutSystems! Discover how this was done within time & budget!

Support the construction of the OutSystems app for the logistics process at the Vechtstromen water board

Building a low code application in (almost) 3 weeks

It is safe to say the Coronavirus changed both the world and the work of medical experts in one big blow. Not only does the virus cause a major influx of sick people, it also enforces people to work from home as much as possible to limit the risk of infection. Online communication became the new normal much faster than anyone predicted. For medical consults, this can be a literal lifesaver.  
 
### The Vonage component 
Primus was the first to discover the huge potential the combination of OutSystems, Vonage and LINKIT is offering. Vonage is a company which offers cloud communication tools for business, very much like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Last year LINKIT took the so-called Vonage component and integrated it into the OutSystems platform. This means you can now use these components as preprogrammed blocks to integrate them into an OutSystems application.  Primus founder Keith Marks explains the appeal: “What made it really interesting for Primus was the fact the Vonage component is HIPAA compliant. A description of the security rules set in the USA for medical communication.”  
 
### Founding a company because of OutSystems 
When Keith started Primus Development, he did so with the sole purpose of setting up a medical communication tool. “We started off by a really bad six months of developing in C# and .Net. It was a horrible experience. Then I started to look further to Mendix and other low code solutions. When I discovered OutSystems I stopped looking further. It makes it possible to build so much faster and with fewer people. We founded Primus because of OutSystems.”  
 
### “Three to ten times cheaper” 
“It's not that OutSystems, Vonage and LINKIT are offering something unique,” he continues. “Almost all leading communication tools like Zoom and Teams are offering a HIPAA compliant version of their tool. What makes it different is mainly the costs. Vonage is working with a different pricing model that bills for users and less on usage. This means it is a factor of three to ten times cheaper than any competitor I found. An ideal solution for two customers we are providing with a special medical communication tool.” 
 
### LINKIT’s first Vonage project  
For LINKIT the project with Primus is the first one after integrating the Vonage component with OutSystems. Principal William Antunes, from LINKIT’s OutSystems team, has been working on it for the last few months. “We are now very close to the launch of the MVP (Minimal Viable Product). It will work almost the same as Zoom or Teams. You can call, video call, chat, schedule and send files. The main part of the work was to integrate the Vonage component in the existing framework from Primus, but we also improved the component.” 
 
### Puzzling with 8 kilobytes pieces  
“The biggest challenge was to set up a functionality for file transfers. This component was not yet available. However, they have another API, also HIPAA compliant, which we could use. The only problem with this API is that it can only send signals to participants with a maximum size of 8 kilobytes. Almost nothing. It took some creativity to find a solution. The result is we now break down every file into small pieces, send them through, and put them back together at the receiver. This all goes really fast and the user will not notice it. For us though, it was a complex puzzle to solve.” 
 
### Online consulting made possible  
For Keith this puzzle was solved for a reason. “Especially the ability to transfer files in a safe way is hugely important for our clients. Most of the communication we are expecting will be between doctors or nurses and patients. However, communication between doctors and other doctors or nurses is also important. When a patient needs to have surgery, it is required for a doctor to give approval to the nurse. However, the doctor is not always at the same physical location. Especially now with the corona pandemic. Our solution makes it possible for a doctor to have a meeting with the nurse, discuss the patient, send patient information back and forward as well as sign off digitally for the operation.” 
 
### Lifesaving communication  
In Brazil the use case is different. Keith: “Our client there needs a just in time ordering system. They do manufacturing for neurosurgeons. When someone, for example, has a motorcycle crash causing brain damage, it’s possible to cut out a piece of the brain replacing it with an implant. This is done by taking a scan and making a 3d print implant. You can imagine fast and accurate communication is hugely important. With the Vonage component, it’s possible to send a scan, talk about any specifics and sign off digitally in a safe way. Online communication this way can really save lives.” 
 
### Now more than ever…  
Because both Brazil and the USA have been hit hard by the coronavirus the project got into a whole new dimension. “Every medical facility that acquired a safe communication tool last year is now extremely happy,” Keith emphasizes. “As explained by these two use cases even without corona there is a big market for this kind of tools. Now with corona, everyone wants it. Needs to have it. It is a culture changer, that will affect the way of working for a long time ahead.” 
 
### “Wonderful experience” 
Having a Dutch company to create a typically American solution worked out really well according to Keith. “It has been wonderful! You speak funny, but the work is really good and efficient. LINKIT gives accurate time reporting, we don’t have to provide specifications in massive details, we were able to speed things up in communications. All remotely. The tool has been developed on time and it looks spectacular!” 

 
### Solid backbone system  
“In our last demo, we had a setup representing a real case environment with six people communicating with each other successfully. We still have to do a lot of stress testing, but I’m really confident in the result. Also, the Vonage component is doing really well. Of course, interference sometimes happens, because of lack of bandwidth, but the quality of both sound and video so far has been outstanding. It seems to me the Vonage component runs on a solid backbone system.”  
 
### Ready to launch! 
“When the solution set is ready we will start to commercialize it,” Keith finishes. “To do this we developed a [website](https://www.seecure.com) to promote and offer the product. Our competitive advantage is within the product as a low cost, 256 AES high encryption, Video Streaming product which can be tailored for specific usage in Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, and more.”


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A HIPAA-proof communication-tool for the medical industry. Now needed more than ever. Primus and LINKIT developed it with OutSystems and Vonage; a secure and easy solution.

Building a medical communication tool with OutSystems

Simplifying the lives of doctors and nurses in times of great need

Within IT, speed has been high on the agenda for many years. There are a number of reasons for this. For a start, IT professionals are not only expensive, but also rare. By working more efficiently you not only reduce costs, you can also take on more projects and as an IT company you don't have to pay for time where there are no projects. The advantages are evident for the clients. At LINKIT we have been using a golden combination for a number of years: developing low code in OutSystems according to the Scrum method. One plus one is three, according to our developers. What is the secret behind that?

### Scrum
To begin with an explanation of Scrum, this working method was developed around the 1990s and is best known for working in short so-called "sprints". These are periods of one or two weeks in which clearly defined tasks are performed within a team, in which multiple skillsets are always represented. For example, that of .NET developer or a data engineer. After that, there is an evaluation, in which the 'product owner', the representative of the client, has the opportunity to make adjustments before the next sprint starts. In contrast to the time-honoured waterfall method, as a client you are much closer to the implementation with Scrum. Not only are people working faster, but the chance of mistakes is also considerably lower.

### OutSystems
OutSystems in turn has been developed as a low code platform to develop new applications at lightning speed. This is mainly because programming in this environment is largely done visually. Frequently used features or pieces of code are pre-programmed and can simply be dragged one after the other. This makes it possible to deliver a working prototype within a few hours. Depending on the requested complexity, a project can be delivered within a few days or weeks.

Scrum is primarily intended as a method to perform a slow way of programming faster. But what does it yield if you combine it with a development method that is very fast in itself.

### Scrum at high speed
Our experience is that it produces results at twice the speed. By working according to the Scrum method, you get the maximum efficiency from the development possibilities of OutSystems. Because the development is so fast, it is advisable to shorten the time of each sprint. For example to a week instead of two weeks. By using OutSystems, the waiting time of the product owner is drastically reduced and the entire process can be completed at lightning speed. Scrum, but at high speed.

### Excellent results
The Scrum method is very suitable for maintaining control within a very rapid development process and, as the client, ensuring that the optimum result are delivered very quickly. At LINKIT we achieve excellent results with this, leading to satisfied clients. More about this you can read [in our business case](/en/cases/How-Intratuin-"grows-and-flourishes"-again-with-OutSystems) 'How Intratuin "grows and florishes" again with OutSystems'.

*Are you interested in the possibilities of a project executed through this dream combination? Please contact one of our experts for more information?*


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Why Scrum and OutSystems are a business dream couple.Discover together with us why, according to our developers one plus one is three.

Why Scrum and OutSystems are a business dream couple

 It is one of the biggest and oldest problems in business: how do you as a client explain exactly what you want? Books have been written about expectations management, better ways of communicating and in the case of IT: "translating" the assignment towards the developers. The big problem is often that if an assignment is not completely clear in the initial stage, it can lead to major unforeseen issues later in the execution. Rapid Prototyping, performed with OutSystems, allows you to minimize these risks.

### A prototype in three parts within a day

**1. The conversation**

As with every assignment, Rapid Prototyping also starts with the well-known conversation; a client has a problem and is investigating his options for a solution. In the case of an application, there will be a briefing and usually an outline, which will clarify which requirements this new app must meet and what it should look like.

**2. Rapid Prototyping**

In addition to the briefing, we use a simple element to quickly develop a prototype of the application. That's the logo. In almost all cases, it contains the client's house style colours. We pick it out so that we can then process it in the prototype. Especially in the latest version, OutSystems has invested a lot in developing plug and play interfaces, dashboards, light screens and other frequently used features. OutSystems also works low code and in a visual way. This means that the pre-programmed features can be dragged visually one after the other in order to arrive at a working prototype at lightning speed. Often within an hour.

**3. What does the client think?**

The results of are often clear and apparent to the client quite soon. Firstly, the client is always pleased by the enormous speed with which visual results can be achieved. Also, despite the fact that it is a prototype that contains only a few working functionalities, it is a very useful to visually showcase to what extent we have understood the assignment, i.e., the clients’ needs.
 
The majority is usually correct, but it can also just happen that we find out that the dashboard should actually look very different and, on closer inspection, should have a few other functionalities. Rapid Prototyping helps enormously as a yardstick to check whether the assignment has been successfully received. Any miscommunications and interpretations can thus be quickly eliminated. Furthermore, it lays a solid foundation to build on the application upon. A unique tool, with unique possibilities.

*Would you like to know more about the possibilities of Rapid Prototyping, or would you like to experience it yourself? Please contact one of our OutSystems experts for more information. Our read [our business case](/en/cases/How-Credit-Agricole-saves-time-and-money-through-automation) 'How Crédit Agricole saves time and money through automation' for more inspiration.*


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Minimalize the risks of the concept phase of your project with Rapid Prototyping! Learn what Rapid Prototyping exactly is and why should you use it.

What is Rapid Prototyping, and what's in it for me?

The use of the development platform OutSystems is increasing rapidly. The platform offers the possibility to create and start production business applications in a short time. However, in order to fully utilize the unique possibilities of OutSystems it is important to manage the platform properly, an aspect that often not expressed enough. In this article you will find a number of practical maintenance tips to make the most of your OutSystems platform!
 
### Infrastructure
OutSystems runs as a layer on top of an existing infrastructure. This can be servers that run in their own data centres, but virtual environments such as Azure and AWS are also possible. Depending on the chosen party, you are therefore responsible for the maintenance of your infrastructure.

### Platform
The biggest bottlenecks, however, arise mainly in the management of the platform itself. This often falls between two pillars. The infrastructure manager sees the maintenance of the OutSystems platform as a task for the application manager and vice versa. Both groups are wrong in this. It’s important to take the necessary steps for which specific knowledge is necessary in each case, otherwise the environment slowly but surely fills up and eventually, the applications slow down or give errors.

The management of the OutSystems platform can be divided into the following sections:

**1. Control in ServiceCenter on the various loggings and the "environment health".**

ServiceCenter shows the overall status of the platform. Here you will find the following loggings: Errors, General, Service Actions, Integrations, Processes, Mobile Apps, Environment Health and Security. Each of the logs provides more detail about the events that occurred in that area. ServiceCenter also provides an overview of all modules.

**2. Distribution of applications into different application pools**

The applications are deployed on a web server in IIS (can this be said in more easily understandable way?). By distributing the applications over multiple application pools, it is possible to reduce application clashing with each other as they request network resources..

 **3. Keeping and removing old application (versions)**

OutSystems offers the possibility to quickly try things out. This can lead to a proliferation of different applications that are no longer in use since they were only deployed as a test. Because of the overview and the space used, it is recommended to run through the applications from time to time and to clean up everything that was once made as a test.

**4. Track application analytics (LifeTime)**

In LifeTime there is an option to further analyse the applications. An application performance index score per application is shown – known as APDEX. It also shows how the time it takes to display a request is divided into client, network and server time. In this way, a developer can get started to improve the performance of areas that might seem to be underperforming.

*Do you want to know more about this subject? Then [read](https://itnext.io/beheer-outsystems-nuttig-of-noodzakelijk-e92d8347a90f) the long version of this article (in Dutch) on ITNEXT, the knowledge platform of LINKIT. Or contact author and OutSystems expert Kees Kleybeuker directly for more information.*


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Met OutSystems kun je in korte tijd businessapplicaties ontwikkelen. Totale controle van het platform gaat je zeker lukken met deze 4 tips. 

Four tips for maintenance and management of your OutSystems platform

What is the similarity between Python and Chinese? Well, for an outsider, they are both completely incomprehensible. Programming is a profession in itself, where professionals are also scarce. The possibility that you as an outsider can program yourself seems therefore far away. Yet it is not so. With OutSystems, the bar is set a lot lower, which offers many advantages.

### Developing at high speed

The compelling difference of developing in OutSystems, compared to classic programming languages such as Python, Java and .Net, is that OutSystems is low code. Things are done mostly in a visual manner. Frequently used features or pieces of code are pre-programmed and can simply be dragged one after the other, like building blocks. This not only allows development to happen at a rapid pace, which reduces costs considerably, but also makes it a lot easier.

### As a company you can take advantage of this in several ways:

**1. Develop in record time**

Where a development process for an application according to traditional programming languages often takes months, with OutSystems it can often be measured in weeks. Especially if you combine it with working according to the Scrum method and the assignment is clear from the get-go. So if you want quick results and reduced complexity, then OutSystems is unbeatable.

**2. Become an expert yourself**

Have you ever heard of the citizen developer phenomenon? This designates non-programmers who, after a short training, can program independently with, for example, OutSystems.

### Classical programming requirements

There is really a big difference between programming in code and visual programming. With code you have to know exactly what and how you write it down and you also have to keep an eye on the logic. The chance of error is quite large and experience is therefore very important. As with any language, you learn to code mainly by doing a lot.

### Requirements of OutSystems

If all code has already been pre-programmed, only logic remains. That means making sure that each block is in the right place. Are you handy with Excel? Then you can probably also program in OutSystems, and with that comes opportunities.

### Citizen development in practice

From LINKIT we can give your IT department a short training in OutSystems, after which we remain in the background during the development of the environment. The great advantage of developing in-house is that you do not have to contact a third party for a change in the application after completion. Moreover, it opens the door to many more self-developed applications.

### 80/20 rule

To get an idea of the possibilities of citizen development: you can start from the well-known 80/20 rule. Eighty percent of the work can be done in twenty percent of the time. For the other twenty percent, the more complex part of an application, we think it is advisable to call in external expertise.

*Do you want to know more about the unique possibilities of OutSystems for your company? Please contact one of our experts for more information. Or [read our business case](/en/cases/Building-a-low-code-application-in-(almost)-3-weeks) 'Building a low code application in (almost) 3 weeks' to get an idea of the implementation*


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Developing faster & cheaper applications! You can with OutSystems, a visual lowcode platform. But why is visually such an advantage? 

Why OutSystems is faster, cheaper and easier!

Bij LINKIT hebben wij plek voor ervaren Outsystems Developers! Als OutSystems Developer werk je (vaak in teamverband) aan de ontwikkeling en het onderhoud van diverse applicaties voor onze klanten op het Low Code OutSystems platform, waarbij jij als Outsystems Developer het team motiveert en nog meer uit je zelf haalt! Lijkt dit je wat? Spreekt bovenstaande jou aan? Dan kan dit wel eens een hele interessante functie voor jou zijn! Lees snel verder. LINKIT; Top Werkgever & al meer dan 20 jaar goed in wat we doen!LINKIT is een organisatie met een open en informele sfeer waarbinnen wij samen onze ambities en doelen kunnen nastreven. Iedereen motiveert en helpt elkaar, successen worden gevierd en tussendoor is er altijd tijd voor een potje tafeltennis, tafelvoetbal, FIFA en natuurlijk de vrijdagmiddag borrel. Mede door dit alles is LINKIT verkozen tot winnaar van de Topwerkgever-award! SquadsBij LINKIT maken alle consultants deel uit van een expertise team (wij noemen ze: squads). Jij zal een rol hebben binnen de Outsystems Squad en in de gelegenheid zijn om samen met je collegas kennis te delen tijdens onze clubdagen (elke 2 weken!), events te bezoeken, trainingen te volgen en deel te nemen aan leuke uitstapjes! Daarnaast zullen wij je optimaal ondersteunen in activiteiten die jij wilt ontplooien op het gebied van kennisdeling. Onze squad structuur zorgt ervoor dat onze medewerkers optimaal gefaciliteerd worden in hun persoonlijke ontwikkeling. Door middel van een squad specifieke kennis matrix, een persoonlijk ontwikkel traject, kennisoverdracht en, niet te vergeten, vrijgemaakte tijd! Wat je verder doet als Outsystems Developer: <ul><li>Het ontwikkelen van (enterprise) applicaties met behulp van het OutSystems platform;</li><li>Het begeleiden van Outsystems Developers die minder ervaring hebben dan jij hebt;</li><li>Jij denkt een aantal stappen vooruit en buigt je over lastige ontwerp- en softwarearchitectuur-vraagstukken;</li><li>Het ontwerpen van architecturen die integreren met bestaande systemen van onze klanten;</li><li>Het in kaart brengen van processen bij klanten die verbeterd en gedigitaliseerd kunnen worden;</li><li>Een proactief lid zijn van de Outsystems Community!</li></ul> Je beschikt over de volgende kwalificaties: <ul><li>Minimaal 2 jaar (werkgerelateerde) ervaring in OutSystems (Web/Mobile);</li><li>Een afgeronde HBO of WO opleiding;</li><li>Goede kennis van SQL;</li><li>Ervaring met agile werken (SCRUM);</li><li>Interesse in technieken als DBMS's, Application Servers, JS Frameworks;</li><li>Kennis van/ervaring met web technologieën als HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery;</li><li>Je beheerst de Nederlandse taal uitstekend, zowel in woord als geschrift;</li><li>Je hebt kennis van softwarearchitectuur-vraagstukken;</li><li>Je bent analytisch, hebt een sterk probleemoplossend vermogen en een flexibele instelling;</li><li>OutSystems Associate of Professional Certificaat.</li></ul> Wij bieden jou en je squad leden: Wat wij bieden kan het beste beschreven worden aan de hand van onze kernwaarden: <ul><li>Vertrouwen: Bij LINKIT krijg jij 10% van je tijd om vrij te besteden aan persoonlijke ontwikkeling en kennisdeling;</li><li>Kennis: Bij LINKIT heb je een ongelimiteerd opleidingsbudget en de mogelijkheid om (internationale) kennis events te bezoeken;</li><li>Samenwerking: Bij LINKIT heb je de kans om dagelijks samen te werken met collegas die (binnen hun vakgebied) excelleren;</li><li>Drive: Bij LINKIT heb je de kans om een expert te zijn op jouw vakgebied door te leren en te delen met de community (zie ook itnext.io);</li><li>Betrouwbaar: Dagelijks rekenen de grootste bedrijven en overheden van Nederland op onze kennis en expertise. Wij doen wat we zeggen.</li></ul> En, natuurlijk krijg je ook:<ul><li>Een uitstekend salaris;</li><li>Een lease auto/NS businesscard;</li><li>iPhone;</li><li>Apple Macbook of Microsoft Surface;</li><li>Een platte organisatie met een prettige sfeer: je drinkt geregeld een drankje met de directeur.</li></ul>

OutSystems Developer

Heb jij inmiddels een aantal jaar ervaring als Outsystems Developer, wil jij je graag verder ontwikkelen en aan uitdagende projecten werken bij een toffe club met meer dan 25 Outsystems collega's?