City
Epaper

Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet

By IANS | Published: January 15, 2020 10:28 AM

Google has acquired leading no-code application development platform AppSheet to help businesses create and extend applications without coding.

Open in App

AppSheet is used by a number of enterprises across a variety of industries.

The acquisition will help enterprises empower millions of citizen developers to more easily create and extend applications without the need for professional coding skills, Google said in a statement.

"With this acquisition, customers will be able to develop richer applications at scale that leverage not only Google Sheets and Forms which are already popular with customers, but other top Google technologies like Android, Maps and Google Analytics," said Amit Zavery Vice President, Business Application Platform, Google Cloud.

Founded in 2012 in Seattle, AppSheet's customers include Pepsi, Toyota, Whirlpool, the Global Cancer Institute, Costco and the University of Michigan, among others.

"AppSheet customers can continue to integrate with a number of cloud-hosted data sources including Salesforce, Dropbox, AWS DynamoDB and MySQL," said Zavery.

AppSheet complements Google Cloud's strategy to reimagine the application development space with a platform that helps enterprises innovate with no-code development, workflow automation, application integration and API management as they modernise their business processes in the cloud.

"As we've matured, so has the IT industry, and there is now a tremendous pent-up demand for enterprise automation," said Praveen Seshadri, AppSheet CEO.

"With the rise of low- and no-code platforms, citizen development has emerged as the strategic way for modern organisations to invest, innovate, and compete," he added.

Google also announced the acquisition of Pointy, a company based in Dublin, Ireland that has helped thousands of local retailers bring their product inventory online.

With Pointy, merchants simply plug a small box into their barcode scanner or install the Pointy app on their point of sale system, which surfaces the products that they sell directly into the "See what's in store" section of their business profile on Google Search.

"The deal is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the coming weeks," said Google.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: googleZaveryGoogle CloudAWS
Open in App

Related Stories

BusinessGoogle Layoffs: Tech Giant Lays Off About 200 Employees From Its 'Core' Organisation

TechnologyGoogle Down: Users Encounter 502 Error, Issues Reported with Maps, Classroom, Earth and More

TechnologyGoogle Bans Over 2 Million Policy-Violating Apps from Play Store in 2023

TechnologyGoogle opens applications for this year's Startups Accelerator programme in India

TechnologyGoogle Wallet Now Available in India; Check How to Use Contactless Payment App

टेकमेनिया Realted Stories

TechnologyEducation shouldn’t suffer: Anand Mahindra offers help to 10-yr-old Delhi boy selling rolls

TechnologyHCLTech partners AWS to accelerate GenAI adoption

TechnologyPeopleStrong, Google Cloud join hands to transform employee experience with AI

TechnologySiguler Guff invest Rs 240 crore in Hyderabad-based microfinance lender Spandana Sphoorty

Technology94 pc Indian service professionals using AI believe it saves them time: Report