Google App Engine is a platform that allows developers to run web applications on Google's infrastructure. It provides automatic scaling, load balancing, data storage with queries and transactions, user authentication with Google Accounts, and scheduling of tasks. Developers can use popular programming languages like Python, PHP, Java, and Go. The platform offers a NoSQL data store, a relational SQL database, and cloud storage for large files. It also includes an admin console and documentation to get started with a "Hello World" Python app.

1. Google App Engine
Introduction by Lukas Dynowski

2. What it does?
Runs web applications on Google's infrastructure!
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dynamic web serving
persistent storage with queries, sorting and transactions
automatic scaling and load balancing
APIs for authenticating users and sending email using Google Accounts
local development environment that simulates Google App Engine on your
computer
task queues for performing work outside of the scope of a web request
scheduled tasks for triggering events at specified times and regular intervals

3. Why to use it ?
https://developers.google.com/appengine/features/

4. Runtime Environments
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Python: Frameworks >> django, webapp2
• PHP / Java /GO : Experimental !!!

6. Data storage
• App Engine Datastore provides a NoSQL schemaless object
datastore, with a query engine and atomic transactions.
• Google Cloud SQL provides a relational SQL database service for your App
Engine application, based on the familiar MySQL RDBMS.
• Google Cloud Storage: provides a storage service for objects and files up to
terabytes in size.

7. Admin Console
https://appengine.google.com/

8. Hello World
https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstartedpython27/introduction