I believe the areas of Catalyst by Zoho that could be improved in the future include Python support. Currently, it only supports an outdated Python version. Python 3.15 is current, but the only available version is 3.9, limiting the ability to install many libraries and deploy applications effectively. Regarding improvements for data encryption and identity management, when building an application inside Catalyst and later integrating it with other applications, I find that it does not work well with other Zoho applications, even though they share the same organization. They do not have the same origin, and facing CORS errors while embedding them is a significant issue. The need for authenticating iframes back and forth is not ideal, making the experience less favorable. In terms of data storage options in Catalyst by Zoho, I have not used it extensively. I have primarily utilized it for processing tokens and caching, and to that extent, I perceive it as good. However, I believe if we were entirely dependent on it, the performance might not be satisfactory.
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I believe the areas of Catalyst by Zoho that could be improved in the future include Python support. Currently, it only supports an outdated Python version. Python 3.15 is current, but the only available version is 3.9, limiting the ability to install many libraries and deploy applications effectively. Regarding improvements for data encryption and identity management, when building an application inside Catalyst and later integrating it with other applications, I find that it does not work well with other Zoho applications, even though they share the same organization. They do not have the same origin, and facing CORS errors while embedding them is a significant issue. The need for authenticating iframes back and forth is not ideal, making the experience less favorable. In terms of data storage options in Catalyst by Zoho, I have not used it extensively. I have primarily utilized it for processing tokens and caching, and to that extent, I perceive it as good. However, I believe if we were entirely dependent on it, the performance might not be satisfactory.