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01.17.08
Cloud Computing Architecture From Salesforce
By Manoj Jasra
Salesforce.com today announced Force.com Cloud Computing Architecture.
Delivering the power and flexibility of cloud computing to the enterprise, Force.com Cloud Computing Architecture includes a new pay-per-login utility pricing model for the Force.com Platform, and Force.com Development-as-a-Service, a new set of tools and services that will enable enterprise developers to easily harness the promise of cloud computing for application development. With Force.com providing the global infrastructure and services for database, logic, workflow, integration, user interface, application development and application exchange, the Force.com Cloud Computing Architecture offers the most comprehensive set of capabilities to harness cloud computing for the enterprise.
"Cloud computing, or Platform-as-a-Service, has enormous potential for the enterprise," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. "Cloud computing offers almost unlimited computing power and collaboration at a massive scale. With Force.com Platform-as-Service, we are providing the necessary building blocks to make cloud computing real for the enterprise."
As part of the Force.com Cloud Computing Architecture, salesforce.com is announcing a new utility pricing model for the Force.com Platform to give customers the flexibility to deploy Platform-as-a-Service applications to users throughout their enterprise based on their usage needs and patterns. CIOs and IT managers now have the power to deploy Force.com for unlimited or per-login usage for regular or occasional users depending on the specific needs of their enterprise.
Customers are Building and Deploying PaaS Apps in the Cloud
Salesforce.com customers have already created more than 50,000 custom applications with the Force.com Platform, such as Accounts Receivable, Bug Enhancement Tracking, Employee Compliance and Training, Emergency Room Staffing, Expense Reporting, Food Ingredient Management, Recruiting, Time Management, and many others. The new Force.com utility pricing model will enable customers to deploy these custom applications throughout their enterprises in ways that make sense base on employee usage patterns.
For example, users in the Account Payable department may use Expense Reporting applications on a daily basis and need unlimited access to them for processing and accounting. Sales or marketing personnel may only need to access an Expense Reporting application once per month or a few times per quarter. The IT department can now take advantage of Force.com to deploy the Expense Reporting application in an unlimited fashion in the Account Payable department, and have per-login usage for sales and marketing employees.
Revolutionary Utility Pricing for Force.com Platform-as-a-Service
Force.com cloud (per login) pricing is now available. The list price is $5.00 per login with a maximum of 5 logins per user per month, and will be offered at a special promotional price of $0.99 per login now through the end of 2008. For more frequent users (more then 5 logins per month), Force.com unlimited pricing continues to be $50 per user per month.
Force.com PaaS - A Cloud Computing Architecture for the Enterprise
The Force.com Platform-as-a-Service provides a comprehensive Cloud Computing Architecture to revolutionize application creation and delivery. Provided completely as a service via the Internet, the Force.com Platform provides the necessary building blocks to enable business application creation and delivery, without the need for software and hardware client-server infrastructure.
Below is a graphic of the Force.com IDE:
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About the Author:
Manoj Jasra has been in the search marketing industry since 2002 with Enquiro Search Solutions. His role as the Director of Technology at Enquiro involves him developing strategic relationships with technology vendors, overseeing web analytics and designing cutting edge solutions for clients. Manoj's background in software development and experience in search marketing/web analytics gives him the ability to provide strategic consultation throughout the entire online marketing process.
Manoj's blog, Web Analytics World focuses on insight in Search Marketing, Blogging, Web Analytics and Technology; it is also one of the top read web analytics blogs. You can frequently find Manoj's writing at popular marketing publications.
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