Google, Salesforce.com Looking at the Cloud
Salesforce.com, an enterprise cloud computing company, is expanding
its global strategic alliance with Google by offering Force.com for
Google App Engine. It aims to accelerate developers’ productivity by
connecting two cloud computing platforms.
Force.com for Google App Engine is a new set of tools and services for
developers of Web and business applications.
According to IDC, spending on
IT cloud services will grow to reach $42 billion by 2012. Cloud services are the consumer and business products, services, and
solutions that are delivered and consumed in real time over the Internet.
"We
have an open vision for cloud computing," said Marc Benioff, chairman
and CEO, salesforce.com. "Developers now can take advantage of the
easy to use and rapidly scalable cloud computing infrastructures from
Google and salesforce.com to build and deliver powerful business
applications."
Now,
instead of managing and maintaining their own client/server
infrastructure, developers can use cloud computing infrastructure from
Google and salesforce.com to build, run and deliver new applications
on the Web. Web applications developed on App Engine are easy to
maintain and scale as traffic and data storage needs grow.
Force.com will provide developers an environment to build business
applications that run on salesforce.com's global infrastructure. Now,
consumer-oriented Web applications built on App Engine can leverage
enterprise data stored in Force.com.
Force.com for Google App Engine will provide:
- A means to leverage
Python in a scalable cloud environment and interact directly with
database, workflow and logic capabilities in Force.com.
- Force.com for Google App
Engine enables the creation of Python libraries that when placed on
Google App Engine, allow App Engine apps to read and write to
Force.com using the Force.com API.
- App Engine developers
get access to Force.com services and capabilities including mobile,
analytics, security and sharing models, user authentication,
multi-language and currency support and more.
Force.com for Google App Engine is available at http://developer.force.com/appengine
and at http://code.google.com/.
