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Databases in the Cloud

Ryan Barrett, Google App Engine
May 26 2009

Google App Engine

  • Scalable webapp platform
  • Easy to use
  • Easy to scale
  • Free to get started

Google App Engine

  • Uses Google infrastructure
  • ...and lessons learned

Datastore

  • Built on Bigtable
  • Distributed
  • Schemaless, non-relational
  • Strongly consistent
  • Interoperable