Hi, I would look into trying to convince your client of cloud computing first and GAE second. Once you convince them to use cloud computing for their hosting I think they only have 3 options Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
Cheers, Scott On Oct 16, 9:45 am, Jason Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to agree with the others. GAE is a fine (I would say it is the > ideal) prototyping platform--development is easy, and deploying is > trivial. However as an app becomes increasingly valuable to its > creator, you will feel more and more pressure to move to traditional > hosting. I inherited the project I am currently in charge of. It is an > iPhone app backend, doing around 100 queries/sec, supporting users in > the six digits. I will tell you flat out: if it were possible to move > off GAE, we would! > > The platform is okay. However as an app becomes more valuable, > deployment and development are not your biggest concern. Availability > and disaster recovery are. I guess I have moved through the five > stages of grief. I too submitted a patch in the early days to have > it...ignored. Not rejected, not approved, but just ignored. Now I am > indifferent to GAE's strengths and weaknesses. It is simply a matter > of money, of value, and of risks. > > At this very moment, we are undergoing a significant model refactor to > improve performance. We are having to bend over backwards to simulate > what should be trivial--backups. > > But hey, you can delete your app now. But only permanently. That's > wonderful! > > On Oct 16, 5:59 am, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Clasically, make 2 columns: > > > Advantages - Disadvantages > > > Or 3 columns. > > > yeah I've got my own pitch written up, but something from Google too > > would help. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
