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Welcome to the August Roundup. This month we'll look at exciting updates like the new Image Carousel component, our IT research findings, and our new Community Champions program. We'll also introduce you to Megann Lock, a certified Glide Expert, get you caught up on a Build with Glide event, and more.

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🧑‍💻 How Glide Helps IT Leaders Streamline Work

IT leaders have the technical knowledge to build sophisticated internal software for their company, the database experience to connect advanced data sources to their app, and a 360-degree view of their organizations' technology needs. We surveyed over 300 IT leaders across a wide array of industries, to gain a better understanding of their priorities, challenges, and how they think about software development and the no-code space. Let's look at the findings together.

Dig into the data

🖼️ New Feature: Image Carousel

With the redesigned Image component, you can now display arrays as image carousels. Allowing you to create captivating image galleries, product showcases, and immersive visual content for your users. And with Glide's eye for design, scrolling through carousel images is delightfully intuitive, while visually stimulating. Keep your users engaged longer with this powerful new feature.

Add it to your App

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Become a Glide Community Champion

If you're an active Glide user who's experienced the power of our community, now is your chance to pay it forward by becoming a Community Champion. As a Champion, you'll collaborate with our team on supporting and educating other users, helping us improve the platform, and sharing Glide with the world. Join today to be recognized and celebrated as a Champion.

Become a Glide Champion

📜 Saving $120K by digitizing QA processes

Rotha is a Data Applications Engineer at Champion Industries, a commercial dishwasher business in North Carolina. When his boss asked him to digitize their QA processes, Rotha researched many options and landed on Glide. "The only one that stuck was Glide. It has the ability to make the apps and also it does everything I need to do. It's easy to understand." Find out how Rotha was able to save $120,000 by building a Glide app to replace their pen-and-paper QA process.

Watch Rotha's Story

📚 Building a Knowledge Management System

Managing access to knowledge at your company can be tough. Glide makes it easier than ever with a knowledge management template full of powerful features (and lots of room to grow.) Employee directories, equipment info, personal notes, a document repository, and more are all standard features of this template—but don't let that hold you back. Templates like this one are a great starting point, from which you can expand by adding additional features specific to your needs.

Watch the tutorial

🧠 Expert Spotlight: Megann Lock

Meet Megann, a Certified Glide Expert who has both the technical expertise, and specialized development framework that make her a no-code all-star.

"With Glide, I build software hand-in-hand with my clients. It's about creating strong partnerships. Together, we create a development plan that sets the stage for a transformative journey. I believe in open communication: a clear timeline, transparent cost breakdown, and realistic expectations."

Hear Megann's Story

🏗️ Build with Glide: Cliff & Brian's Knowledge Base

On Tuesday, August 22nd, we were joined by Cliff Switzer and Brian Banks—IT leaders from Lone Star Communications—to discuss how they created a solution that puts an entire knowledge base in the hands of their techs while they're out in the field. Effectively removing giant comprehensive manuals from the equation. The event was loaded with important takeaways, useful for anybody building in Glide today. The recording is now available on our YouTube channel.

Watch the recording

🪂 Inside Glide: Jack's Battlestation

If you've ever watched a Glide video on YouTube, you've experienced the video production prowess (and brilliant English accent) of our very own Jack Vaughan. Recently, Jack shared a picture of his new, super-powered set up with our team on Slack. This powerful blend of Mac & PC will enable Jack to Glide even farther with his video production mastery. Keep an eye out for awesome YouTube content from Jack's battlestation to yours!