Java Framework for Cloud Apps? Red Hat, Google Working On It

Red Hat's JBoss Application Server team is partnering with and Google's Cloud Platform team o create a new Java programming framework for cloud applications.

Dubbed "CapeDwarf," Gartner analyst Yefim Natis said the project has great potential as it is being implemented by a "cloud native" and an "enterprise native." The open-source initiative aims to create an implementation of the Google App Engine (GAE) API that allows Java developers to deploy their applications on Red Hat's JBoss app server, unmodified. This implementation will use existing JBoss APIs (Infinispan, JGroups, PicketLink, HornetQ, etc.) 

CapeDwarf is still under development, but it currently runs on top of JBoss on Red Hat's OpenShift or on Google's Compute Engine. The CapeDwarf project is being hosted by the JBoss Community and on GitHub. Beta versions are available now for download from the JBoss web site. The project source code is being licensed under an Apache License 2.0.

As the project website sums it up: "The ultimate goal of the CapeDwarf project is to fully implement all the APIs of the Google App Engine." For complete story see here 

Google Apps A Critical Foundation of Cloud Apps- says BetterCloud

BetterCloud, which focuses on evangelizing and selling apps on the Google (GOOG) Appsplatform, released the results of its quarterly customer survey. Based on 1,537 responses from the nearly 25,000 Google Apps for Business administrators the company deals with, the survey has come up with a Google Apps customer profile, as well as data that shows Google Apps has become the critical foundation of the cloud application stack.

Keep in mind that BetterCloud has bet its livelihood on Google Apps, so the company is gaining data from those who are already sold on the platform. But still, its survey came up with a few highlights worth examining. For complete story see the original post