Cloud Computing with HighriseHQ Project Review By Tiang Cheng

What is Cloud Computing? Project Motivation Compare 2 cloud solutions to the same problem Code Walkthrough - REST Conclusion Contents

What is Cloud Computing?

Project Motivation

Compare 2 cloud solutions to the same problem

Code Walkthrough - REST

Conclusion

Cloud Computing Software as a Service Gmail, Hotmail, But what about Outlook Web Access? Outsourced hosting != Cloud Computing Google Docs, Google API HighRiseHQ, HighriseHQ API Platform as a Service Allows hosting of your application Microsoft Azure (.NET) Google App Engine (Python, Java) Facebook Apps ($$)

Software as a Service

Gmail, Hotmail,

But what about Outlook Web Access?

Outsourced hosting != Cloud Computing

Google Docs, Google API

HighRiseHQ, HighriseHQ API

Platform as a Service

Allows hosting of your application

Microsoft Azure (.NET)

Google App Engine (Python, Java)

Facebook Apps ($$)

Project Motivation Contacts Management System for a new Startup Contacts are entered via online application form on the website Details accessed by staff Data capture includes additional information (Insurance details, product details) Non-for profit organisation $$, not $$$$$$$

Contacts Management System for a new Startup

Contacts are entered via online application form on the website

Details accessed by staff

Data capture includes additional information (Insurance details, product details)

Non-for profit organisation

$$, not $$$$$$$

Project Overview Buy an extendable SaaS and write our own plugins. Iteration 1 Google Docs (Free!) Iteration 2 HighriseHQ (Free for <250 contacts)

Buy an extendable SaaS and write our own plugins.

Iteration 1

Google Docs (Free!)

Iteration 2

HighriseHQ (Free for <250 contacts)

Iteration 1 – Using Google Docs Spreadsheet User Interface Automated Form Generation

Spreadsheet User Interface

Automated Form Generation

Iteration 2 – Highrise HQ Customer Management Web Application

Customer Management Web Application

Google Spreadsheet

Must scroll across

HighriseHQ - Simple

Iteration 1 Results Fitting round peg in square hole. Spreadsheet != managing contact information. Good for generic data and prototyping <iframe> to implement google form into website. No $$ or Time required.

Fitting round peg in square hole.

Spreadsheet != managing contact information.

Good for generic data and prototyping

<iframe> to implement google form into website. No $$ or Time required.

Iteration 2 Results Finding the square peg for the square hole. Cloud Software is designed to manage contacts. Development effort to build form for website = $$ & Time HighriseHQ API = not the greatest thing since Organic Bacon and Egg Burgers

Finding the square peg for the square hole.

Cloud Software is designed to manage contacts.

Development effort to build form for website = $$ & Time

HighriseHQ API = not the greatest thing since Organic Bacon and Egg Burgers

Cloud – Iteration 1

Cloud – Iteration 2

Cloud – Windows Azure!

Add a Contact – REST @ Work

CRUD with REST Create, Read, Update and Delete on HighriseHQ with corrosponding HTTP verbs GET PUT POST Delete

Create, Read, Update and Delete on HighriseHQ with corrosponding HTTP verbs

GET

PUT

POST

Delete

XML Payload

Constructing the XML Contact Object

Summary Cloud computing Different levels of Cloud Great for SME orgs Not so great for enterprise level Fast development (Code reuse) XML data = BYO Objects Allow room to build your own solutions

Cloud computing

Different levels of Cloud

Great for SME orgs

Not so great for enterprise level

Fast development (Code reuse)

XML data = BYO Objects

Allow room to build your own solutions

Questions? Developers wanted for Stage 2 (SL2!) [email_address]

Developers wanted for Stage 2 (SL2!)

[email_address]