* regarding SSL the same page says: Custom Domain SSL* Map your company’s domain over HTTPS to your App Engine applications Status: In Development Estimate: Limited Release by EOY 2010
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Fred <[email protected]> wrote: > Ikai raises good points and I can confirm that GAE is a different way > of thinking and developing apps ... but also have to second that it's > great fun once you "get the hang of it". > However @Ikai, the identity crisis has been noticed, people turned > their backs and I'd assume it's largely to the matter of lacking > communication. The GAE for Business site has been updated last on May > 19th (really?): http://code.google.com/appengine/business/roadmap.html > ... many people are waiting forever for SSL for custom domains and > business reliability. A level of confidence is hard to maintain if > nobody knows where you guys are at and what's gonna happen next ;-) > > Keep communicating, > Fred > > On Nov 13, 11:28 am, Muhammad Ijaz Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Anyone having any other reference to GAE/EC2 comparison or other > literature > > please share as I am working on a comparison assignment for these two for > my > > course project. Thanks. > > regards, > > Ijaz > > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Vikas Hazrati <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > You might also want to check out a detailed comparison on technical > > > aspects here > > > > >http://thoughts.inphina.com/2010/11/01/comparing-google-app-engine-an. > .. > > > > > Regards | Vikas > > > > > On Nov 9, 9:32 am, Didier Durand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi JY, > > > > > > I have used both: for a small company aiming at big applications, I > > > > would definitely go GAE because it's PaaS: you don't have to deal > with > > > > the infrastructure which can become quite time consuming when your > > > > application gets big if on EC2 (you have to update/patch your images, > > > > take care of your scaling, etc.). It's probably not what you want to > > > > spend time on at start with limited resource. > > > > > > On the other side, GAE has of course limitations / restrictions: > Java- > > > > only, datastore specific architecture, etc. > > > > > > To reassure you, (a) the code of GAE is open source (did not check if > > > > 100%) and (b) some people are trying to replicate the system in an > > > > independent fashion to provide alternatives: check out the AppScale > > > > project athttp:// > > > googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/10/research-project-appscale... > > > > > > regards > > > > didier > > > > > > On Nov 9, 2:59 am, JY <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I want to ask fellow GAE users whether you think GAE is good choice > to > > > > > build real business on? > > > > > I have used GAE for some personal projects, and right now help a > > > > > friend on a tiny start up (but with big dream). The project is > related > > > > > to social network - I am thinking of two options: > > > > > 1, GAE > > > > > The benefits are obvious. However, it is also locking you in....you > > > > > don't have much control over it. If you are unhappy later, you will > > > > > have to redo the persistence layer and migrate data etc. > > > > > 2, EC2 > > > > > You have much more control, and if the start-up gets funding, it is > > > > > easy to migrate to dedicated hosting or even its own data center. > The > > > > > down side is developer (me, and only me) will have to spend quite > some > > > > > time to take care of the infrastructure (although I like this kind > of > > > > > work...) > > > > > > > I think my biggest concern of GAE is over the quality of service, > and > > > > > the data-store - if I go EC2, I probably will use a NoSQL solution > > > > > like MogoDb, or Cassandra. The development efforts might be similar > - > > > > > all products are sort of young, hot, and limited. > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > JY > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Google App Engine for Java" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<google-appengine-java%[email protected]> > <google-appengine-java%[email protected]<google-appengine-java%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine for Java" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-appengine-java%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
