iPhone / iPad App Store

Apple's iPhone 4

Hello to my regular blog readers.  CloudApp IT, LLC has undergone a thorough introspection and evaluation of our core business model.  We have emerged better equipped to succeed in today's economy.  We are very pleased to announce that the future of CloudApp will not abandon it's roots, but rather expand into a new and very exciting landscape centered on mobile applications.  We aim to stay on the cutting edge of technology and bring to our customers an expertise and knowledge that is second to none.  We will continue to broaden our horizons and share what we know with the same passion and enthusiasm that we've had over the past 10 months of our existence.  We are excited as we enter this new phase and hope you will enjoy the ride.

In light of our new direction as a company, I hope to make this blog more of a daily blog.  I will write about my experiences as I learn the ropes and enter the foray of the App Store for iPhone/iPad as well as the Mac.  I look forward to sharing these experiences with all of you.

Google App Engine Hosting

A while back, I wrote a blog post about our website going live.  Well, the site has undergone a little bit of a make-over in the past 24 hours.  Our old website was powered by PHP and hosted on some server space that we purchased from our domain registrar.  We have now upgraded the technology that our site is built on to work with Google technologies.  Leveraging the power of Google Web Toolkit, which provides many tools to make the creation of AJAX-enabled, responsive, beautiful websites very nice for Java programmers, we no longer use PHP for our website.  Google App Engine now provides the environment for our website to run in and I couldn't be happier with the robustness and smoothness of this transition.  Our site is now built on a platform that will allow growth and scalability that will grow with us as we continue our rise to the cloud!

What's New in Google Apps?

Google is an amazing company.  The speed at which they come out with amazing, cutting edge software is incredible.  They provide the most comprehensive suite of applications in the cloud that I know of.  The Google way of doing things is something that I am in awe of and hope to emulate in some of my own endeavors.  To take some task or idea and simplify it to the point where it is intuitive to use, yet still very powerful, is Google's forte.

Keeping up with all of the latest and greatest features of Google Apps is not easy.  Many people ask me questions all the time about new features they notice in Gmail or Google Calendar.  The beauty of having these applications living in the cloud is that you and I are always on the latest release of the software.  These powerful, new features are instantly available as soon as they are ready for prime-time.  The move to the cloud eases the burden on IT departments everywhere.  Time and resources saved in pushing updates to all of your organizations' workstations alone can add up quickly.  But how can we stay on top of all of these updates that Google is offering?  Google has taken that complex task and simplified it the Google way.

What's New in Google Apps is a new website dedicated to letting us know about the new features in Google Apps.  It provides resources for staying on top of everything Google Apps including a release calendar, update feeds, release guides, and materials for users to get accustomed to the newest features.  This is a great place to visit often to see what is going on in the Google Apps world!

Welcome to the Cloud

CloudApp IT, LLC was founded this month by me, Dave, my wife, Chelsea, and my two brothers, Chris and Mike.  We're excited as we start building relationships with our customers and offering enterprise class IT solutions to smaller businesses that may not be currently taking advantage of all the technology available to them.  In my past ventures into the small business world, my companies have always used Google Apps and the infrastructure that Google provides for our IT needs.  We've thought that this service was so great and helped our productivity so much that we decided to start extending a hand to other small businesses that might have the same needs that we had.  Google Apps gives us the big IT infrastructure with none of the headache or worry about hardware.  We can show you how to get the most out of Google Apps and how its enterprise services can help your business without the enterprise cost.