Search king Google is all set to launch App Engine API on 29 May at its I/O developer conference which will help developers create and maintain web-based applications.
This will be the first publicly available version of the API which will enable users to run web applications on Google’s infrastructure. Previously it was limited to a group of 10,000 developers.
This preview release is free and gives use up to 500MB of persistent storage with enough CPU and bandwidth for about 5 million page views a month. Later on when this phase will be completed and the service will be fully launched users will be able to purchase more computing resources as follows:
- $0.10 - $0.12 per CPU core-hour
- $0.15 - $0.18 per GB-month of storage
- $0.11 - $0.13 per GB outgoing bandwidth
- $0.09 - $0.11 per GB incoming bandwidth
Free accounts will continue to be available after the preview period.
According to Vic Gundotra, vice president of engineering for Google’s developer products:
After years of competition among platforms, the web has won because it’s open, ubiquitous and there’s a passionate community working together to move it forward. Openness is great for developers and users because it knocks down hurdles to building great applications, and speeds the next wave of innovation by sharing good ideas.
Some of the salient features of App Engine API are:
- Dynamic web serving, with full support for common web technologies
- Persistent storage with queries, sorting and transactions
- Automatic scaling and load balancing
- APIs for authenticating users and sending email using Google Accounts
- A fully featured local development environment that simulates Google App Engine on your computer
During this preview period, users can register up to 3 applications.
App Engine is only limited to Python Apps.
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