Comments on: Google App Engine: The missing piece of the Cloud Software revolution http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/ Blogging new enterprise software, mashups, and the application integration platform we develop: Deki Wiki. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Google App Engine over lunch « I was just thinking… http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-2128 Google App Engine over lunch « I was just thinking… Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:40:41 +0000 http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-2128 [...] Steve talks about how GAE fills a much different need in the cloud computing arena than Amazon has done with its own S3 and EC2.  Google doesn’t charge you for the server you rent (i.e. like EC2), but rather they charge you with how much you actually use. [...] [...] Steve talks about how GAE fills a much different need in the cloud computing arena than Amazon has done with its own S3 and EC2.  Google doesn’t charge you for the server you rent (i.e. like EC2), but rather they charge you with how much you actually use. [...]

]]> By: ExtendingExtending MindTouch Deki Wiki with Google App Engine Deki Wiki with Google App Engine | MindTouch, Inc Blog http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-2056 ExtendingExtending MindTouch Deki Wiki with Google App Engine Deki Wiki with Google App Engine | MindTouch, Inc Blog Thu, 29 May 2008 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-2056 [...] Yesterday, Google announced the general availability of Google App Engine, another option for deploying Cloud Software. [...] [...] Yesterday, Google announced the general availability of Google App Engine, another option for deploying Cloud Software. [...]

]]> By: There a Big difference between SaaS and Cloud Software | MindTouch, Inc Blog http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-2044 There a Big difference between SaaS and Cloud Software | MindTouch, Inc Blog Wed, 28 May 2008 21:31:49 +0000 http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-2044 [...] With all the discussions about about Cloud Computing going on, it’s time to draw lines and explain what the big differences are between Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Software. [...] [...] With all the discussions about about Cloud Computing going on, it’s time to draw lines and explain what the big differences are between Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Software. [...]

]]> By: Cloud Software « Tales from a Trading Desk http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-1701 Cloud Software « Tales from a Trading Desk Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:49:42 +0000 http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-1701 [...] Steve @ Mindtouch has a nice Cloud Software diagram which details the three building blocks of Cloud [...] [...] Steve @ Mindtouch has a nice Cloud Software diagram which details the three building blocks of Cloud [...]

]]> By: Steve Bjorg http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-1695 Steve Bjorg Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:25:58 +0000 http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-1695 In addition to the scalability and cost benefits, you also get global distribution capabilities. Already, Amazon has added the ability for S3 and EC2 instances to be placed on certain continents, which greatly reduces latencies for these users. I think the situations for owning/renting actual hardware will decrease very quickly, but never go away. Just like programming in assembly language is still a necessity for some tasks despite all the wonderful progress in programming tools. In addition to the scalability and cost benefits, you also get global distribution capabilities. Already, Amazon has added the ability for S3 and EC2 instances to be placed on certain continents, which greatly reduces latencies for these users. I think the situations for owning/renting actual hardware will decrease very quickly, but never go away. Just like programming in assembly language is still a necessity for some tasks despite all the wonderful progress in programming tools.

]]> By: Ed http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-1694 Ed Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:14:01 +0000 http://www.mindtouch.com/blog/2008/04/11/google-app-engine-the-missing-piece-of-the-cloud-software-revolution/#comment-1694 Excellent summary on cloud computing. You have succinctly and elegantly described the major players and what they have to offer and the benefits. I still have some associates who still feel the need to set up separate server for the application and backups because it's what they know and they feel more secure about it and in control of it. And while there are many situations where you still need and want your own hardware, cloud computing is opening up new possibilities, because of it's ease of use, flexibility and costs making it a very attractive option for many applications. It's clear why you abandoned the Dekibox in favor of the VM and Amazon S3 solutions. Thanks and keep up the excellent work. Excellent summary on cloud computing. You have succinctly and elegantly described the major players and what they have to offer and the benefits. I still have some associates who still feel the need to set up separate server for the application and backups because it’s what they know and they feel more secure about it and in control of it. And while there are many situations where you still need and want your own hardware, cloud computing is opening up new possibilities, because of it’s ease of use, flexibility and costs making it a very attractive option for many applications. It’s clear why you abandoned the Dekibox in favor of the VM and Amazon S3 solutions.

Thanks and keep up the excellent work.

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