Amazon unveils a new service known as Honeycomb, which makes it possible for users to and Amazon Web Services customers to build their apps without coding background.
According to a Business Insider report, the service will be offered for free among 20 users maximum. After this, customers will have to invest in to add more users and storage.
"Many teams try to use simple spreadsheets as a Band-Aid to manage these tasks, but spreadsheets lack true database-like capabilities to sort and filter data, make collaboration with others hard to do, and are difficult to use on mobile devices," Amazon said in a statement.
This particular service is devised for companies that require to build apps for fields such as inventory tracking, content management, event scheduling, and managing customer relationships. Instead of using spreadsheets to track these data or hiring developers with the coding background to build these apps, Amazon hopes that this will serve as a recommended alternative.
First trials
Slack and SmugMug, an image-sharing service, are among the first to utilize and try how Honeycode works. Now, it is available in Oregon and coming in more regions and locations worldwide, the report added.
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The interface of Honeycode is in the form of a spreadsheet, making it simpler for everyone to manage the app-building, even without the formal training on coding. The AWS-development database powers the back-end.
"Customers try to solve for the static nature of spreadsheets by emailing them back and forth, but all of the emailing just compounds the inefficiency because email is slow, doesn't scale, and introduces versioning and data syncing errors," the company added.
How to use
The official website of Amazon detailed how to use Honeycode. Users may customize these apps at any given time, and these changes will be applied immediately. They can start with empty tables and import data in the CSV form.
They may also utilize the built-in, trigger-driven tools that generate email alerts and table alterations.
First, create your account on the website. Then, they will be able to see My Drive, the location where their data are. Click Create Workbook. Then, choose the Simple-to-do template. You will then be able to see the tasks displayed on your screen.
On the Tasks screen, there is automation to let you find out which are done and which are ongoing. To build your app from scratch, click Create Workbook and Import CSV file, or choose Start from Scratch. Click the Tables icon and create the spreadsheet. To build the app, click the Apps icon.
The Automations icon is for time-driven automations. Once your app is ready, you can Share like how you share photos or posts. Click the Shape app so your entire team can see it.
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The detailed instructions with screenshots to compare while you get started on your first app are here.
