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What is SaaS cloud computing?

CodeEpsilon — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:24:25 +0000

What is SaaS cloud computing?

The full form of SaaS is Software as a Service. This computing is available as a software application that runs all the functionalities of an eCommerce business over the internet. You just need to make an online account on the respective cloud computing platform. All the data of the eCommerce store will be saved and managed on cloud computing software. There are vast categories of tools available in this computing starting from entertainment tools like Netflix to advanced tools.

Application, runtime, data, virtualization, operating system, middleware, server, storage, networking. These are some of the functionalities offered in the SaaS cloud computing model.

SaaS cloud computing model operates in more than 100 countries. In the UK only 2% of eCommerce businesses do not use the cloud. The most common trial period in SaaS is a 30-day free trial. On average, every eCommerce uses 34 different types of SaaS applications. VK pay is the leading company in SaaS cloud computing. They are estimated to earn $580 million by the end of 2021.

“People were doing business with one another through the Internet already, through bulletin boards. But on the Web, we could make it interactive, we could create an auction, we could create a real marketplace. And that’s really what triggered my imagination if you will, and that’s what I did.”

-Pierre Omidyar, Founder of eBay.

Advantages of SaaS cloud computing

Scalable usage

In SaaS cloud computing the functionalities are scalable so you can measure your usage and pay accordingly. SaaS cloud computing offers vertical scalability, which means the customers have the option to access more services, fewer services, or on-demand tools.

Auto-updates

Rather than buying new software customers can opt for auto software updates and security patches. This leads to a cost reduction in hiring IT staff.

Accessibility

As the service is on the cloud you can have access to the service around the globe regardless of location or time. Only availability of internet is a must thing. Due to this feature companies also outsource their SaaS offerings.

Flexible payments

Instead of buying software and hardware tools physically the customer just has to login into his SaaS software. The pricing of this model is charged according to services used so there is flexibility in payment. The service charges can be paid in advance also. If you are paying in advance then there exists a contract among the parties. 48% of the companies have an average contract of one year for the SaaS offerings. 14% of the companies have month-to-month contracts on SaaS offerings.

Customization

SaaS offerings are highly customizable. This offering can also be integrated with different business tools. SaaS offerings have vast varieties of products to choose from. You can also integrate products with one another for optimized use.

How does SaaS work?

SaaS is delivered through the internet. A software provider will host the servers at his data center or hire an ISV to provide services like data servers, networking, and computing. SaaS offerings run on the multi-tenant model which means that the single instance will be running on the SaaS host and that the single instance will be accessible to multiple tenants. There will be a number of tenants using one infrastructure and their data will be segregated.

This derives that the host has control over the maintenance, updating, bug fixes, this runs the system faster and easier. Rather than having to implement changes in multiple instances, engineers can make necessary changes for all customers by maintaining only one-sided instances.

Further, this also allows the tenant to choose from a pool of services without compromising speed, privacy, and security.

SaaS, computing subscription includes maintenance, compliance, and security services. However, many computing software also offers out-of-the-box solutions in their premium subscription. You can have their basic software installed and run within a matter of hours only.

The SaaS market is formed by a variety of vendors like teach giants like AWS and Google. There are numerous different types of products available in SaaS offerings. There are different business fundamental offerings in SaaS like customer relationship management, sales management, emails, human resource management, billing, and collaboration. The products are available according to industries. The product offered specific industries like hospitality, horticulture, e-learning are known as vertical SaaS products.

Examples of SaaS products are Netflix, Hubspot, Zendesk, Anydesk, Slack, DocuSign, Mailchimp, and Shopify.

Here at CodeEpsilon, we work upon all of this software. We are offering excellent services in the SaaS cloud computing model. We have successfully completed many projects on this model. Check out our portfolio. Let’s grow your E-Commerce platform together with unique features and an experienced team of developers. Contact Us.

What is PaaS cloud computing?

CodeEpsilon — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:59:18 +0000

What is the PaaS cloud computing model?

The full form of PaaS is Platform as a Service. This model offers hardware and software tools from a third-party provider through the cloud interface for E-Commerce platforms. Usually, these tools are essential for software development. Third-party providers host the hardware and software tools. This results in the advantage of not handling any physical hardware or software on-premises. This also lessens the burden of timely updating of various software.

PaaS computing models are developed to run simply and they are very convenient to use. In this model, users have to pay-as-you-use(PAYU). The main advantage of this model is its control because only hardware and software tools are hosted by a third party but the management of those tools is done by the end-user. In 2017, the usage of the PaaS computing model was 32% it is expected to grow by 56% at the end of 2021. This makes the PaaS cloud computing model the fastest growing model for E-Commerce. The PaaS model market is estimated to reach $216 million by 2022.

This cloud computing model is like renting a building rather than constructing it.

Advantages of PaaS cloud computing model
Time-saving

In the PaaS model, there is faster installation of hardware and software tools because you don’t need to purchase and install the hardware and software tools into your premises. You simply have to opt for which PaaS model services you have to use and which hosting vendor you are choosing. Then you simply need to log in to the hosting provider.

Wider variety of resources

PaaS model offers wider varieties of software and hardware tools to choose from like databases, middle-ware, operating system, and development tools. This model is cost-effective too because the charges are paid on pay-as-you-use(PAYU).

Experiment with lesser risk

As the tools are hosted by third-party providers you can test various languages, operating systems, and tools and then decide which tool is favorable for your business.

Accessibility

This model provides a shared software development environment that allows the development and installation of tools around the globe regardless of location or time. The only important thing is the availability of the internet.

Overall cost-effective

Overall PaaS model is cost-effective because you don't have to invest in capitalized expenses of installing and maintaining hardware and software tools on the premises. It also eliminates the licensing charges of the software. It also automatically keeps the software up to date with the latest updates. So overall this model is cost-effective.

By now you should have an idea of what is PaaS and how it is beneficial for your E-Commerce platform. Now let’s dig deeper into how PaaS works?

How does the PaaS cloud computing model work?
This model is bifurcated into three parts: Software for managing, deploying, and developing applications.
Cloud infrastructure includes storage, networking, virtual machines (VM), operating system software, firewalls.
A graphical interface, or GUI, in which the developer team will work on the managing of the E-Commerce platform throughout the life cycle.

These three parts are integrated with each other by the team of developers and managed by them. The hosting company manages servers, runtime, and virtualization. As a customer, you have to manage data and applications.

Uses of PaaS

PaaS solutions are frequently used for the development of mobile applications. These solutions are also useful for the development of cross-platform applications because these solutions are flexible and we can choose from a variety of options for language, operating software, and database.

PaaS is also used in DevOps tools. PaaS solution provides application life cycle management features as well as specific software features to implement that software according to platform methodologies. This mode also allows the integration of cloud-based solutions for specific use.

For example, you can add a drop-shipping extension for just drop-shipping of products from one site to another. You don’t have to install or buy the whole dropped software. You can specifically use the only drop-shipping feature.

PaaS model is beneficial for E-Commerce platforms when you have custom-developed websites or self-hosted CMS. When you need to have access to the code of your e-commerce website. PaaS is also essential for installing additional apps or software for a specific purpose.

There are many vendors that provide different types of software and services in the PaaS model among them top vendors are IBM, Google, Amazon, Red Hat, Pivotal, Oracle, Microsoft, Mendix, Engine Yard. All of these vendors provide similar services but every company has a unique thing to provide. You have to test all of these vendors and choose accordingly.

Here at CodeEpsilon, we work upon all of this vendor software. We are offering excellent services in the PaaS cloud computing model. We have successfully completed many projects on this model. Check out our portfolio. Let’s grow your E-Commerce platform together with unique features and an experienced team of developers. Contact Us.

10 Mobile App Development trends you should know before 2022.

CodeEpsilon — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:38:18 +0000

According to a survey, the Global spending on mobile apps is $34 billion in 2021. The number of app downloads on the Google Play Store is 27.6 billion. These numbers show that this market is booming in a very rapid way. Now you have apps for anything and everything. There are many weird things which we have as an application like Click this button, Places I have pooped, Pimple proper, iLick it, there are numerous weird applications available on the internet.

Mobile app development should have functionalities that are trending because this market is very much evolving day by day. This market is also highly competitive. If you want to survive in this market you should keep pace in your functionalities and development. You should follow the latest trends in the functionalities of your mobile app development.

Is your mobile app development backed up with the latest trends in the market?

Latest trends in Mobile App Development

Internet of Things (IoT) associated with apps

IoT is in its initial stage and this market is creating drastic changes in the lifestyle of people. Check out our blog on How IoT is Revolutionizing your Daily Use of Appliances? For more details. You can perform several tasks like switching lights, setting the temperature of your oven, locking or unlocking your front door, security controls of your home, and many different things from your smartphone.

The global spending on IoT is going to be $1.1 trillion by 2023. Your mobile app development should contain functionalities that can Sync these IoT devices.

The rollout of 5G technology has started in 2019. For mobile app developers, this technology is considered poised, because this technology is going to change how applications were developed and used. There can 10x times decrease in latency, increasing the efficiency and traffic.

This will directly lead to boosting the functionalities of applications. This technology will allow developers to add new features to apps without any negative impact on current performance.

Application for foldable devices

Days are back when we have foldable devices. This device is increasing day by day. The first foldable device was the Royale Flexpai in 2018 after that there are various foldable devices like Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei mate x, Motorola Razr, and many more.

Mobile applications should be developed by keeping in mind the screen ratios, compatibility, of this device, and applications should be tested on these devices also.

Development for wearable devices

The uses of wearable devices are increasing day by day. There are several different devices like smartwatches, trackers, and fitness bands but these devices are yet to reach full potential. After the announcement of the Apple Watch OS 6, many functionalities in mobile app development are developed by keeping in mind the wearable devices.

Beacon technology

This technology is very beneficial for the industrial sector. Beacon can add advanced functionality to any app. This technology was introduced in 2013 and its evolving day by day.

What is beacon technology?

Beacons are small transmitters that use low-energy Bluetooth technology which sends signals to nearby devices. This technology is useful for store owners they have to install beacons over the store. This beacon will send messages regarding ongoing offers to the person who has installed the application whenever the users are nearby the store. Beacons can also be helpful in tracking the behavior of the customer in the store.

Artificial intelligence

This technology is evolving day by day and making changes in our daily lifestyle. There are several AI’s like Siri, Alex, OK Google, and many more. Nowadays the trend is going on that every app has its own AI which can run functionalities by voice search. There can be many functionalities that can be backed by AI like face detection, image recognition, speech recognition, predictive maintenance, text and image classification, and a lot more functionalities.

All of this functionality will be automated or voice searched. This makes the application smarter and better for performance and gives more comfort to users.

Mobile wallets and Mobile payments

Mobile wallets like Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Apple Pay are trending right now. People are sending payments in just clicks and people are getting acclimatized with this system. According to forecasters, there will be $13.98 worth of transactions in 2022. Mobile wallets and mobile payments have become an integral part of the mobile application and every application should contain this functionality.

Augmented reality or Virtual reality

Augmented reality is evolving day by day and this technology is also backing up many functionalities of mobile apps. Like L’oreal Paris has introduced an AI-based application for hairs in which you can turn on your front camera and the application will suggest to you the hairstyles by showing the actual hairstyle on your device. They have also developed an AI-based makeup application that runs on the same functionalities but it’s for makeup.

There is a lot of functionality that you can offer for your mobile application because of augmented reality and virtual reality.

Chats Bots

Chatbots serve as assistance to users for any support queries. Nowadays chatbots have AI integrated which can chat and solve queries like humans only. Every application should contain chatbot functionality for solving any query. The Global Chatbot market is growing 24% every year. 25% of mobile applications have chatbots as the functionality. The global market of chatbots is estimated to reach $1.25 billion by 2025.

App Security

The foremost question that comes to mind after using any application is the security of your personal information. There should not be any shortcuts when it comes to the security of data for users. This should be the foremost priority of the app owners. People don't prefer sharing personal information on third-party apps because of the possibility of data leakage. That's why developers have started adding features like Google sign-in, Facebook, Apple id, linked-in, and many other options. These sign-ins are protected with two-factor authentication.

As you can see all of these functionalities are backed by the latest trends and all of these trends are evolving day by day. All of these technologies are in the beta stage so it’s the perfect time to adopt this functionality because if you do it later that later never comes and you will be ahead of time if you will adapt these functions right now.

We at CodeEpsilon are experts in Mobile App Development. We have an experienced team of professional developers to back you up on the latest functionalities requirements. We have 7+ years of experience in the software development field. Let’s change your mobile app development idea into a reality. Contact us.

7 things you are missing by not adopting the E-Learning platform.

CodeEpsilon — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:35:44 +0000

The education sector is drastically diversifying its business towards E-Learning because of several reasons. The life of students has also changed due to the ongoing global pandemic. Days have gone by when you were going for learning in a location.“Now your learnings are available on your palms only”.

This market is also booming because of advancements in technology. In the past schools and colleges were not having many facilities and technological advancements as compared to these days. Due to the introduction of AI technology,there are a lot more functionalities you can offer to E-Learners. Click here to know more about that.

This is the perfect time for the introduction of your E-Learning application because this market is booming right now and if you introduce your E-Leaning application Right Now you will be very ahead of time. Our lives have drastically changed because of advancements in technology. This advancement is also changing your daily lifestyle. The main thing is people are acclimatizing to this environment in a very rapid way. So if you don't acclimatize your business accordingly you might not win the race.

“One of the most important areas we can develop as professionals is competence in accessing and sharing knowledge.”

Connie Malamed

Benefits of developing an E-learning platform
E-Learning application offers period-based courses, so these courses do not take much more time as compared to offline courses. So it's great for students and tutors because students can easily jump to another course. Tutors can offer a variety of courses instead of offering limited courses.
As you are entering the world of E-Learning, because of the internet you get international exposure of E-Learners so there is a higher engagement of students because your knowledge can go beyond the borders.

"We need to bring learning to people instead of people to learning."

Elliot Masie

E-Learners can have the accessibility of your course around the clock regardless of location so you're learning becomes more flexible.
Because you develop your own E-Learning platform you don’t have to rely upon third-party apps for your teachings.“You can become your own boss rather than an employee”.
Due to the introduction of AI now there are a lot more functionalities you can offer like check ability, virtual assistance, anti-cheating detection. Check out our blog to know in detail which functionalities you can offer for your E-Learning platform.
You can also contribute towards lessening your burden on global warming because of the E-Leaning platform there is less use of stationeries you are using right now. That’s why there is less use of paper materials also thereby reducing the impact on pollution and more trees can be saved.
As you are not using any physical structure you can also save Paltrow of money because of the online learning structure or E-Learning platform. You also get international exposure for your E-Learning platform.

There is a lot more you can offer if you opt for the E-Learning platform. Studies show that this market is growing exponentially and it will reach $370 billion by 2026 according to a forecast.

Here at CodeEpsilon, we are known as the pioneers of mobile app development. We have successfully completed several projects on E-Leaning platforms. We have an experienced team of professionals for development. We offer a lot of functionalities in E-Learning platforms. We also offer AI-based E-Learning platform development.

Are you curious about developing your E-Leaning platform? Contact us

This is why E-Commerce is so famous!

CodeEpsilon — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:34:35 +0000

E-Commerce is a marketplace in which goods and services are sold online through the internet. E-Commerce operates on 4 market segments. On E-Commerce, you can sell any tangible goods and services without any limitation of quantity. E-Commerce has changed the consumer perspective of buying goods. E-Commerce has numerous products to offer starting from a small needle to big aviation parts. Every tangible goods and service can be found on E-Commerce.

What is E-Commerce?

As discussed above E-Commerce is a marketplace to sell tangible goods and services online through internet means. There are 3 parties involved in E-Commerce buyer, seller, and provider. What’s a provider?

The provider is the medium between the seller and buyer. The provider has developed a platform in which an environment is created for buying and selling tangible goods and services. The provider ensures that the transaction and delivery of goods are done in a proper manner or not.

E-Commerce has helped many businesses achieve new heights in their profits. If you develop an E-Commerce website then your market is not just limited to one locality, the whole world is your market. Through E-Commerce, you can sell around the clock without having any physical presence.

“E-Commerce is like developing branches all over the world without having any physical structure or presence”.

-ATS

Which are the 4 segments of the E-Commerce Market.
Business to Business (B2B): In this segments goods and services are sold from business to business. In this market segment generally, big businesses sell to small businesses at a wholesale rate. This market segment is known as a wholesale market.
Business to Consumer (B2C): In this segment goods and services are sold from business to consumer. In this market segment, every business sold its goods and services to customers at a retail rate. This market segment is known as the retail market.
Consumer to Consumer (C2C): In this segment, every consumer is a seller or buyer. In this market segment generally, second-hand goods are sold. There are many platforms for buying and selling goods like eBay, old, quicker, right now you can even sell second-hand cars and many different things.
Consumer to Business (C2B): In this segment, there are individual sellers selling their products to big businesses. This market segment is a popular place for artists and individual creators to sell their art.

All of these market segments are benefited because of e-commerce. Because of e-commerce, many small-scale sellers are achieving new heights in their business. In E-Commerce generally businessman uses an Omni-Channel market model. But wait what’s that?

What is the Omni-Channel market model?

In this type of market model businessman offers more than three channels of products to their customers. In the Omni-Channel market, businessmen are not limited to selling a specific type of good they offer different types of goods. The main benefit of the Omni-Channel market is that you can pitch them a variety of different things. For example, if a customer has added something in cart so you can also suggest different products that you offer. This benefits in coverage of your market.

According to a study of Harvard Business Review, 46,000 shopkeepers show that the Omni-Channel market model is a successful market model. It also reveals that people are more influenced to buy a variety of things instead of buying only one product. This model also boosts customer loyalty because they can get everything at one place only.

Purchase frequency is 250% higher on omnichannel vs. single-channel and the average order value is 13% more per order on omnichannel vs. single channel.

Source from: Omnisend

Summary

E-Commerce is Beneficial to your business in numerous ways. Here at CodeEpsilon, we are Experts in developing E-Commerce mobile applications, web applications, and many more. We offer a variety of E-Commerce functionalities according to your business requirements. Comment down your choices of products which you want to develop an E-Commerce platform. For a detailed discussion on your E-Commerce business idea Contact us.

How IoT is Revolutionizing your Daily use of Appliances?

CodeEpsilon — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:41:03 +0000

Now technology is not limited to desktop and mobile devices. Our lives are filled with digital things nowadays. Desktop and mobile devices were just a teaser of how our life is going to change by technology. Now the real thing begins. Internet of things or IoT is trending right now. Why?

“If you think that the internet has changed your life, think again. The Internet of Things is about to change it all over again!”

— Brendan O’Brien

What is the Internet of Things or IoT?

Any physical object can be transformed into an IoT device by embedding sensors and data chips into that device. This transformed device is known as IoT. Pretty much any physical object can be transformed into an IoT device.

The term IoT refers to devices that operate easily without any internet connection. IoT devices have their independent functionalities however some of the features are available only through the internet.

“The opportunity we have is to build a secure, intelligent platform that solves some of the world’s greatest problems at scale. That’s what’s possible with hundreds of billions of connections and the capabilities that we can deliver together.”

— Chuck Robbins

History of IoT.

In 1999, British technologist Kevin Ashton first introduced the term IoT. for developing products that not only connect people but connect objects also. At that time people thought it was a science fiction movie thing, not a reality.

The progress in IoT devices was slow because the technological support needed to develop these devices was not sufficient. After decades this technology is booming due to the introduction of nanotechnology. The market revenue of IoT is $34.8 bn. Adding RFID to things for tracking purposes was the first IOT model introduced. The leading company in IoT cloud-backed segment is AWS.

Mind-blowing examples of IoT devices:
Internet-Connected Jacket: This jacket is developed by Levi’s and tech giant Google. This jacket is connected with your smartphone and can perform several tasks likereceiving calls through some gestures, measuring your body temperature, swiping songs, and many other digital functionalities. This jacket is known as “Levi’s Commuter Trucker Jacket”. The introductory model of this jacket was priced at $350 only.
Amazon Dash Button: This is a compact device which is used to order consumer goods online. This device analyzes your ordering pattern and notifies you when that item is out of stock. This device helps owners to reorder the items that they use frequently.
Kuri Mobile Robot: This miniature robot is developed by Mayfield Robotics. It is generally intended to capture your daily moments. It has embedded sensor touch and hd camera installed. This robot has a loving personality. It entertains teenagers and interacts with them responsively. This robot constantly patrols through the house. The roving camera can immediately detect intruders.
Smart Light Switches: Ever wonder that you can control your light switches anywhere regardless of the location. Yes! That thing is possible because of the internet of things. Smart light switches are connected to Wi-Fi connection and you can control switches on your smart phones.
Air Pollution Monitor: This device measures the quality of the air which we breathe for specific regions. Provides alerts according to region and notifies the region where air pollution is higher.
Nest Smoke Alarm: This device is developed by tech giant Google. This device thinks, speaks and alerts your mobile about any intervening emergencies. This product is priced at $119 on Amazon.
Harmony Universal Remote: This device is developed by logitech. You can control all your IOT devices from a single remote regardless of your location. This device is developed to decentralize the functions of all your IOT devices into one. This device is priced at $349.99.
Smart Vacuum Cleaner: There are variety of smart vacuum cleaners available in the market. This vacuum cleaner is programmed to smart clean your home according to paths feeded in them. Popular models of smart vacuum cleaner are of tech giant XIAOMI.
Intelligent Convection Oven: This oven is developed by June company. This device identifies what are you cooking with the camera. This device also provides suggestions on how to make it. You can also track your cooking process. This device helps you in cooking tastier meals with no mistakes of temperature or timings.
Connected Appliances: This device is developed by GE. In this device, all your IOT appliances like refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, dryers, water heaters, are connected to Wi-Fi. You can manage all your IOT appliance from one device only.

The internet of things is going to revolutionize your daily use of equipment into a smart one. The IOT is still in its beta process. Due to the introduction of 5g network this technology will get a boost in its development. Because of IoT our lives will get easier and comfortable.

Do you know AI Technology can Boost your E-Learning System?

CodeEpsilon — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:51:24 +0000

As we all know, a Global Pandemic is going on. Human beings prefer to stay indoors. This pandemic is more harmful to children and old age people. So children are compelled to complete their schooling at home only. Nowadays education services are diversifying their platform towards E-Learning.

What is E-Learning?

E-Learning means a learning system that uses an electronic medium through the internet. The E-learning system is booming right now because of a global pandemic. The first e-learning platform was developed by Donald Bitzer in 1960, he was a laboratory assistant at the University of Illinois. The first E-learning system was known as “THE PLATO”. The first online university was Jones International University in 1999. Since then this system is evolving day by day. In 2016 market revenue of e-learning platforms was $46.67 billion.

When I wanted to learn something outside of school as a kid, cracking open my World Book encyclopedia was the best I could do. Today, all you have to do is go online.

Bill gates

Nowadays e-learning systems are based on AI(artificial intelligence). But wait, what is Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is the theory of a computer system that can perform tasks automatically without any human interference. AI is known as the future of technology. Industries are more focusing on AI because it eases their work and fewer human resource is used. Google is using Neural Machining Technology for 30% of searches. Voice searches are available on almost all platforms and these searches are backed by AI.

How AI will back up various functionalities of E-learning applications?
Accessibility

One of the main objectives of E-Learning applications is accessibility. Through e-learning, the classroom is accessible around the clock. Because of AI, you can show learning modules according to their level of understanding. Because of AI, you can also suggest other additional modules, content, or write-ups according to their watch pattern.

Checkability

One of the main things E-Learning applications are lacking is human watch on whether that user has understood that topic or not. Because of AI, this main problem can be solved “how?” Once a user has completed watching that module users have to complete some tasks as directed by the AI like asking questions, solving queries, performing several assignments, and many other tricky things related to that module.

Virtual assistance

As human beings are not available 24/7 but learning modules are available around the clock and on any day. There should be someone to solve users’ questions to cope up with this problem. AI is going to be helpful how? By assisting users around the clock. AI can also be useful for providing learning guidance to users.

Assessment and Grading

AI is also going to be helpful for teachers also “how?” In AI teachers have to feed information of grading and assessment in that AI and that AI will assign grades, check the content of the assessment and conclude accordingly.

Anti-cheating detection

For instance, AI'S can be useful for inspecting the idiosyncrasies pattern of the users and then coming to the conclusion that the user has copied that content or written it by himself. Thereby detecting cheating if done by the user.

Content analytics

E-learning means there will be lots of online materials like modules, PDFs, infographics, and so on. Usually, these materials are not structured properly and it's a challenge for teachers and administrations to represent them accurately. All of this structuring of data can be performed easily with the help of AI.

All of these functionalities are possible only if the information is fed correctly and accurately in AI. We at CodeEpsilon are experts in the AI field and are known as the pioneers of AI systems. We have completed many projects on different AI functionalities. If you want to have these many functionalities in your E-learning application then Contact us.

Seven things you probably didn't know about Native Platform Vs Cross Platform.

CodeEpsilon — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:19:35 +0000

So now are familiar with what are the types of mobile application development. Now, let's compare both the platform and then choose which platform is best for you. Both the platforms are evolving day by day and both have their share of Advantages And Disadvantages. Now it's up on “your requirement” that what should you choose? Both the technologies are better in their own ways.

Native Platform Cross Platform

Audience Native applications are limited to a specific platform so it limits your Audience to a specific platform only. Native applications are useful when an application is developed for a specific Audience Only. The cross-platform application does not limit your application to a specific platform only. This application is compatible on more than one platform so the cross-platform application does not Limit Your Audience.

Winner : cross-platform application.

Flexibility of code In a native application, you can’t copy or reuse the code because you have written new pieces of code for a new platform. So you will be creating two apps for different platforms for the same brand only. Hence Native Application Code Is Not Flexible. In a cross-platform application, as the application is developed on one code you can easily copy or reuse the code. Cross platforms are compatible on more than one platform also. Hence Cross-Platform Application Code Is Flexible.

Winner : cross-platform application.

Updates In the native applications as you have created different apps for different platforms. You have to roll out Different Updates for different platforms. The Bugs Detected are also different for different platforms so it has become a hefty process to roll out Individual Updates. In the cross-platform application as you have created an app on a single code the Updates rolled out are similar on every platform. So you don't have to roll out Individual Updates for each platform.

Winner : cross-platform application.

Team management In native platform as you are developing different apps for different platforms. You have to form Different Teams According To Platforms. So team management is a Bigger Responsibility in native applications. In cross platform application you have developed an app which is compatible across several platforms so in cross platforms only One Team is enough for all the platforms.

Winner : cross-platform application.

Performance As native app uses native app resources of a specific platform Native applications are Great On Performance as compared to cross platform application. As cross platform applications are developed to run across several platforms they are not as great as native applications In Performance. There are more compatibility issues in cross platform applications.

Winner : native application.

Budget As you are developing different apps for different platforms, you have to form different teams according to different platforms. This becomes more Costly And Time Consuming. This type of apps are not favorable for “start ups” because the process is very costly and time consuming too. As you are developing an app which can run on more than one platform you don’t have to go through the process of forming different teams, different updates, different bug issues so developing a cross platform application Is Not That Much Costly And Less Time Consuming.

Winner : cross-platform application.

Features As native applications are developed to use the native resources of the platform. The Features of native applications Run Smoothly on the platform. “One of the great benefits of native applications is offline feature”. Cross platform application can’t use the native resources of the platform because they have limited access to API(application programming integration). Cross platform applications are developed for different devices Varying Its Features. Developers are not sure about running of the features on different platforms.

Winner : native application.

Summary

As both the platform has their own share of advantages and disadvantages. It solely depends upon your “Business Requirements” that we strive to focus on at CodeEpsilon. Native applications are beneficial when you want to develop an application which is solely for the purpose of internally use for a specific agenda.

Cross platform applications are all rounder but they also lack some of the things. If you want to Develop An Application Faster and for the vast audience you should opt for cross platform applications.

How is Blockchain Technology useful for various industries?

CodeEpsilon — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:23:06 +0000

Cryptocurrency is the most secure currency. Do you know why? Because the technology used for storing cryptocurrency is based on Blockchain Technology. Around $6.6 billion has been spent globally on blockchain technology. Due to advancements in technology, the banking system is diversifying towards digitalization so security is the most important thing in the banking sector for that assurance Blockchain Technology is used. This technology is known as the most secure way of storing your data.

What is Blockchain Technology?

Blockchain is the technology that is used for storing any digital data or transaction. In blockchain technology, the data is stored in such a way that it is near impossible to change, hack data. Blockchain technology stores the information in a digital ledger format. Blockchain is a type of DLT( Distributed Ledger Technology) in which information is recorded in an immutable cryptographic keyword known as a hash.

Blockchain technology was first conceptualized by a group of people called Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Since then this technology is evolving day by day. At first, this technology was limited to the cryptocurrency and banking sectors. Now, this technology is useful for every sector because every industry desires security.

We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.

Tyler Winkelvoss, Rower and Entrepreneur.
The usefulness of Blockchain Technology for various industries.

As this technology is believed to be the most secure technology for storing data, it is preferred by many industries. Foremost this technology is used by the banking and cryptocurrency sector for storing their transactional data. Blockchain technology is also essential for monitoring the supply chain. By removing paper works and adapting digitalization you can suspect the errors in the supply chain. As big brands are introducing exclusive reward points for their loyal customers this technology is useful for storing that reward points securely to their accounts.

Around 1 billion people globally fear insecurity in sharing their personal details on social media platforms because of data hacking and leaking. For securing the personal information of users, blockchain technology is an essential tool. Blockchain technology will be used for storing and sharing data between the parties securely. This model of blockchain technology is still in the beta stage. More than 35 brand names have already registered for this model including tech giants like Microsoft in this model.

Now the business of musicians and content creators is flourishing due to advancements in technology. Copywriting and royalty payments are the prime sources of earning for them for securing these assets. Blockchain technology can be a useful tool for musicians and content creators. Blockchain technology is also helpful to government days have gone when offline voting was a thing now every election has online voting. In online voting, the government gives foremost importance to the security of the vote for storing voting data in the safest manner blockchain technology is useful.

The foremost goal of blockchain technology is to “lessen the use of paper”. If you buy or sell any property it comes with a lot of paperwork so for lesser use of the paper blockchain technology is useful for transferring title between the parties. Allowing transparency of transactions among the parties. Another use of blockchain technology is tracing the food products from their initial stage to their final stage since this technology is immutable you can securely trace the food products from their origin to their end-stage.

Blockchain technology is also useful for data backup. Cloud storage is more preferred for data backing up but there are some chances of hacking and data leakage so cloud storage companies should use blockchain as a data backup for their data. Another use of blockchain technology is for preserving the rights of workers. Coca-Cola has tied up with the U.S. Department and is working on developing a blockchain registry that will manage the contracts and rights of the labor workers.

For the medical sector blockchain technology is useful in creating an environment among patients and doctors in such a way that the patient has full control for access to information to the concerned doctor. Blockchain technology is useful for storing wills and inheritance details in a safe digital manner.

Blockchain Technology is useful in numerous ways. This technology is going to change the market scenario. Blockchain technology's prime focus is saving paper and storing contracts and documents in a safe digital manner.

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12 Instagram updates you should be aware of.

CodeEpsilon — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:33:38 +0000

Instagram is the 4th most used social media application until now. Instagram has 1.386 billion users. It is said that around one-quarter of the world's internet users access Instagram monthly. Instagram is owned by “META”. This name is trending nowadays because Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg changed its name recently previously it was Facebook.

Instagram was bought by META in 2012 for $1 billion. The irony is now Instagram contributes $20 billion to META's annual revenue. Nowadays Instagram is more focused on creating an ecosystem for creators. Instagram has introduced 12 new updates recently all of which can be elaborated as follows:

Collaboration posts

With this new collaboration feature, users can invite each other as collaborators on the post. If the invitee accepts the invitation both the accounts will appear on the post or reel together and the content will be shown to followers of both accounts. You can add up to one invitee as your collaborator.

New insights

Instagram offers insights to creators and business accounts. These insights feature accounts reached, accounts engaged, number of total followers, stories shared, story insights, reels insight, and many more measurable things. In this new insights feature the projection of these insights has been changed now there are more detailed measurable features that you can use.

There is an update in search of Instagram. Now you can search specific topics and the search will show posts related to that topic. For your post to be shown in the search topic you have to write captions and hashtags according to the content.

Reels

Instagram has introduced reels in 2020. Instagram is more focusing on the reels platform. Previously, the length of the reel was of 30secs now it has increased length to 60 seconds.

Swipe up going away

Most of you have not noticed this but the swipe-up feature of Instagram has gone away now. Previously if you had more than 10k followers on Instagram and you have a creator or business account you were able to add a swipe-up feature to your story.

Post from PC

Instagram is mostly used on mobile phones. The reason behind more mobile users is that the application is more optimized for mobile users. The desktop version is not so popular and it has a very limited feature. Recently Instagram has added a feature of posting from PC.

IGTV will be gone

This update is still in the beta process. According to rumors, the IGTV channel will be gone sooner. IGTV is the channel in which you can add videos, lives, and events to any video feature regardless of the length of the video. As Instagram is more focused on reels they are planning to cut off the IGTV channel.

New hashtag rules

Instagram has set a limit of 30 hashtags for a specific post. It's not necessary to add all the 30 hashtags. The post becomes more engaging if you just add 10 to 12 content-relevant hashtags.

Link sticker

You can add creative stickers to your story. Until now stickers were just used for creativity. As the swipe up feature is gone now you can add your link as a sticker and that sticker will redirect towards the link. This feature is available for all users regardless of their followers.

“Add yours” stickers

In the story, Instagram has added a new sticker called Add yours sticker. This sticker creates a chain of your own for example you have written add your perfect sunset picture so it will create a chain among Instagram users for adding their perfect sunset picture.

Branded partnership

This feature allows brand promoters to use creators' and influencers' posts to run ads for their posts if the users allow so. This means that if a creator or influencer partners with a brand then that brand can convert that post into an ad.

Focus on video

As YouTube is the most used social media platform by the users the main element of YouTube is video. Videos are more eye-catchy and informative as compared to posts. So Instagram has introduced reels and I am sure IGTV will surely be replaced with a new form of channel.

Some of these updates are in beta version and those updates are exclusively available for some users. According to recent rumors, the free social media service Instagram is going to charge a small amount yearly as a user's charge. This will encourage creators on the other hand. Instagram was first introduced as a photo-sharing app and it has evolved since then. Comment down your views on these updates. for booking a free consultancy for diversifying your business online contact us.

How is mobile application an essential tool for hospitality industry?

CodeEpsilon — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:26:57 +0000

You might now have the idea that Mobile Application is an essential tool for any business. Yes! Due to advancements in technology Mobile Applications have become an essential part of our environment. Our lives are filled with digital screens and nowadays industries are more diversifying towards the digitalization of their businesses. Mobile applications are beneficial for every industry - even for Hospitality.

The core of the hospitality industry is “service”. The whole industry is dependent on “service”. Due to digitalization customers prefer online means more convenient than traditional means. So diverting your business digitally is more essential for your hospitality business. By diversifying your hotel/ restaurant or motel business there are plenty of extra services you can provide to your customers by going online.

Nowadays people prefer booking things online because if you are traveling somewhere you are not familiar with the roads, environment, traffic and many other things. So customers prefer online booking more essential. So having a website and mobile application is more essential for your hospitality business.

Diversifying your business online is just not beneficial to customers but is also beneficial for the Internal Management of staff. Like you can manage your customers online, you can have a detailed note to your services on your website, you can list customers feedback on your website, hotel staffs are assigned duties according to the rooms booked, human resource is also managed properly because services are booked online you can assign your staff's duties accordingly.

So it is the best time to diversify your hotel, restaurant, or motel business online. We at CodeEpsilon are well versed in diversifying your hospitality business online. We have a variety of services to provide which can develop your hospitality business to new heights. For a free consultancy Contact Us.

A Guide For Choosing The Right Mobile Application Development Platform.

CodeEpsilon — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:25:09 +0000

Mobile phones play a very vital role in our day-to-day lives. If you had read the previous blog you would have an idea about how mobile application is useful for your business. So developing a mobile application for your business is an essential factor for growing your business online. For mobile application development first, you need to clear out what are the types of mobile application development so that you can choose wisely among them.

Types of mobile application development:

Native application development
Cross-platform application development

What is native application development?

The word native app development refers to an application that is exclusively developed for a single platform. The code of this application is exclusively developed according to the requirement of a single platform only.

Native apps are popular in providing a high-performance user experience because these apps are designed according to a specific UI. The problem with native app development is that you can’t copy the code for another app development platform. The code is programmed exclusively for a single platform only.

What is cross-platform application development?

The word cross-platform app development refers to an app development that can be run on more than one platform. The code of this application is developed to run on both platforms. This application is developed with the help of various tools like a Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, and many more.

The main benefit of cross-platform application development is that it does not limit your audience to a specific platform only. Due to enhancement in digitalization now there are several different operating systems available in the market so it's not favorable for a businessman to limit its application to a specific operating system only.

Both of these application development platforms have their own pros and cons. “Now it's upon your requirement that we are most concerned about at CodeEpsilon”. We are experienced in developing both types of mobile applications. If you want a free consultation about your business contact us.