Abstract:
Cloud computing is an internet-based
model of computing, where the shared
information, software and resources are provided
to computers and other devices upon demand.
Cloud computing provides enormous business
opportunity. Cloud computing could dramatically
lower the need for upfront investments in it and
ongoing maintenance. Users pay only for the time,
resources, andcapacities he uses while scaling up
to accommodate the changingbusiness needs.
There are various cloud computing platforms
available. One very interesting cloud computing
platform is Google App Engine (GAE). Cloud
computing has emerged recently that focuses on
reduction of expenses on resources and thus the
application can be developed in a pay as you go
manner. Then the web applications can be
uploaded to the cloud and maintained without any
issues on the enterprise side. Cloud computing on
the other hand has emerged as a solution to cut
down the enterprises expenditures but there is a
limited literature about how to use it. This article
focuses on how to move social applications into
the cloud and on the evaluation of their
performance. The study shows how to implement a
social networking application using GAE cloud
with limited code and evaluates the scalability of
the applications.
