This was a nice article on storage options for GAE:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-gaestorage/?ca=drs-

On 7 February 2011 07:08, Ernesto Karim Oltra <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use Google Docs currently in my projects to give my clients the
> control over their files: list, rename, delete, move, etc. I
> programmed a synchronisation cron every hour or so to cache data
> localy in datastore. The advantage is I haven't got to programme all
> that boring ui: remove, rename, etc.
>
> On 6 feb, 18:14, Roberto <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I need to develop a GAE app that receives documents (pdf or scanned images)
>> via incoming mail and stores them in a repository.
>>
>> Once stored, all docs are public available.
>>
>> The standard solution would be the Blobstore but I was wondering if other
>> alternatives are actually possible and if they have advantages, for example:
>> - Uploading the document/photo to a Google Sites well-known page via GData
>> api - this is probably slow but cheap (using Google Apps 10GB are free) and
>> the documents are easily accessed via the Sites UI.
>> - Using Google Storage: this is slightly more expensive but the uploaded
>> file can be served directly from the Google storage, bypassing GAE, thus
>> saving cpu time and bandwidth.
>>
>> Any advice ?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Roberto
>
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