I think this group is the best way to contact folks; many of us on here are building or porting applications of various sizes.
I'm not sure you'll get one-on-one time with any Googlers, but they frequently weigh in here; ask away on the forums if it's general purpose information. I've built a couple of apps on GAE over the past year, so if you have some quick cloud or GAE getting-oriented questions, I'm happy to answer a few; contact me directly if you like. -John On May 5, 3:49 pm, Rob <rke...@thermodata.com.au> wrote: > 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 My PC apps are getting outdated and I am 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. 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