Application Grid
August 5th, 2005As I work more and more on DocShot, it strikes me that there is way too much mundane work in getting a web application up and running for the general public. The parts that I enjoy involve the ideation and execution. It’d be great if I could focus solely on that and some one else could provide the core services that we need:
- Scalable Infrastructure: A grid of computers which provide bandwidth, processing power and storage for my applications. Ideally I just package up my application and deploy it. Kind of like Google has.
- Customer Service: Ticket tracking, FAQ/Issue database
- Billing: Credit card handling, invoicing, and the many issues that go along with all those things.
- Project Mangement: Source control, issue tracking, etc.
- Company Infrastructure: Email or Exchange server, collaboration tools
Ideally the costs would scale with my business revenue. Then I could focus completely on killer applications.
August 12th, 2005 at 11:23 am
No I don’t get money for this…
No I don’t work there… anymore…
Check out OpSource (http://www.opsource.net)
They are trying to develop a “Software as a Service” model, which might fit with at least SOME of the points outlined above.
October 2nd, 2005 at 11:44 am
Worked on an on-demand, application grid concept last year following this model. Could not get the funding. Would have solved such problems with a scaleable CAPEX.
Still looking for funding to get this off the ground. Simple and eloquent concept with lots of flexibility.