Thanks for your reply Ikai. How does one contact these Gurus? Is there a way to contact them directly, in the context of Google personnel? I think I really need to pick someone's brains for half an hour.
Regards, Rob On May 4, 7:24 pm, "Ikai L (Google)" <ika...@google.com> wrote: > One place you can start is by asking for help from our Gurus: > > https://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine > > API Gurus: > > - Alexander Kojevnikov > - Bill Katz > - Geoffrey Spear (Wooble) > > We'll need to qualify a few more. > > Anyone in the community looking to do some consulting work? > > > > > > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Rob <rke...@thermodata.com.au> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > I am a some-time developer of conventional PC applications which are > > used by commercial and academic users. I reluctantly got into writing > > software because I needed applications to support the hardware I sell. > > I could find nothing suitable and could not afford to hire a developer > > so I learned to write in VB. My PC apps are getting outdated and I am > > not sure that rewriting them for newer platforms is the best way to > > go. I identified the need for a Web based application several years > > ago but I have not had the time to develop one. I have no prospect of > > finding the time in the next year. I am too busy and too far behind > > the learning curve. Perhaps I am just getting too old. > > > One problem I have with my PC apps is that my customers range from > > individuals, small business people and hobbyists, to multinational > > corporations with numerous sites. This requires a range of > > applications and price points. The applications have diverged and I > > can see the day when support will become impossible. I like to think > > it would be possible to serve all of my customers with one scaleable > > set of tools. > > > My Web application would involve some pretty straightforward data > > uploading and reporting. That side of it does not scare me too much. > > However, it also needs user management, things like users permitting > > others to view their data, and the handling of subscriptions and > > payments. That area is an entirely closed book for me. I need to > > decide whether to build and host the thing myself or use a cloud based > > application. I like the idea of using Google App Engine but I am not > > sure if it is appropriate. > > > I could really use some help from those knowledgeable about App Engine > > to determine if it will fit my needs. If so, I need to find a > > developer to work with. My company has a modest budget for initial > > development. We would be really happy if we could have a "proof of > > concept" application running by the end of 2010. Does anyone know who > > I could talk to or where I might start to achieve this? > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Rob > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google App Engine" group. > > To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-appengine%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- > Ikai Lan > Developer Relations, Google App Engine > Twitter:http://twitter.com/ikai > Delicious:http://delicious.com/ikailan > > ---------------- > Google App Engine links: > Blog:http://googleappengine.blogspot.com > Twitter:http://twitter.com/app_engine > Reddit:http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
