cloud computing - a project review

Cloud Computing with HighriseHQProject ReviewBy Tiang Cheng

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What is Cloud Computing? Project Motivation Compare 2 cloud solutions to the

same problem Code Walkthrough - REST Conclusion

Contents

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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 ($$)

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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 $$, not $$$$$$$

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Project Overview

Buy an extendable SaaS and write our own plugins.

Iteration 1 Google Docs (Free!)

Iteration 2 HighriseHQ (Free for <250

contacts)

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Iteration 1 – Using Google Docs Spreadsheet User Interface

Automated Form Generation

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Iteration 2 – Highrise HQ

Customer Management Web Application

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Google Spreadsheet

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Must scroll across

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HighriseHQ - Simple

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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.

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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

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Cloud – Iteration 1

Google Spreadsheet API

Google Data Layer

Google Infrastructure Layer

Google Forms

Booking System

Google Data API (.NET)

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Cloud – Iteration 2

HIghriseHQWeb App API

Highrise Database Layer

Highrise Infrastructure Layer

Application Form

Booking System

HTTP Get,

Post, PutXML

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Cloud – Windows Azure!

Application Form

HIghriseHQWeb App API

Highrise Database Layer

Highrise Infrastructure Layer

Application Form

Booking System

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Azure

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Add a Contact – REST @ Work

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CRUD with REST

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

GET PUT POST Delete

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XML Payload

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Constructing the XML Contact Object

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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

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Questions?

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