Utilising Cloud platforms to create

and validate your idea

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What are “Cloud” platforms and services?

“Programs that run on servers hosted somewhere on the internet

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Your apps cloud service requirements

1. Offline apps

2. Data storage and synchronisation

3. Real-time communication

4. Push Notification Services

5. Web app service hosting

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Data Storage and Synchronisation

With synching:• Apple’s iCloud (iOS Only)• Dropbox Sync - https://www.dropbox.com/developers/sync • Simperium – http://www.simperium.com• Parse Data – http://parse.com

Just storage:• Amazon’s S3 (Simple Storage Service)• Google Drive• Microsoft Azure Web Services – Table Storage

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Real-time Communication

This fast growing field of services makes building RT apps much simpler..

• Apple’s GameKit (iOS Only and game dedicated)• PubNub – http://pubnub.com• Pusher – http://pusher.com• Layer – http://layer.com (currently in Beta)

Few real-time guarantees..• Simperium – http://www.simperium.com

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Push Notification Services

Cloud services that make batch push notifications to your cross-platform apps easy:

• Urban Airship – http://urbanairship.com • Parse Push – http://parse.com • Microsoft Windows Azure Mobile Services • Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service)

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Web app hosting

Very mature field..

• Amazon EC2 (Elastic Cloud Computing)• Google App Engine (java, python only)• Microsoft Windows Azure• Heroku (ruby, nodejs, java + java based languages)• Parse Cloud Code – javascript

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“Cloud” vs DIY hosting - Differences

• Utility or subscription pricing• Easier set up

Many cloud services offer:• Elastic scalability• Managed reliability

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