Cloud Computing Infrastructure
Cloud computing applications branch out well beyond CRM. Salesforce.com customers are building more apps, and building better apps. All with less cost and less hassle, thanks to the Force.com cloud computing platform. Developers everywhere are using Force.com for business application development, creating cloud computing applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP), human resource management (HRM), and supply chain management (SCM). The Force.com cloud computing platform is the fastest way to get from idea to app. It’s about more innovation and less infrastructure. It’s about running your business in the cloud.
Force.com's cloud computing infrastructure enables faster application development
The Force.com cloud computing platform is radically changing the way that IT departments and developers think about cloud computing applications and business application development.
Force.com offers an extremely powerful, scalable, and secure cloud computing platform. You can develop, package, and instantaneously deploy applications without any infrastructure.
With the Force.com cloud computing platform, you never need to think about hardware again. The Force.com platform architecture provides an integrated architecture that lets you concentrate on building cloud computing applications, rather than infrastructure. Assemble cloud computing applications with clicks, components and code, and then instantly deploy them to the salesforce.com infrastructure.
Customization and cloud computing applications
Because your company works like no other, salesforce.com makes it easy to modify or extend your cloud computing applications to work the way you do. The Force.com cloud computing platform offers tools for “no compromise customizations,” to make it possible to create both fast and easy customizations, as well as deep customizations to meet just about any need. Based on a philosophy of keeping simple things simple and making complex things both possible and accessible, the Force.com platform provides two paths to customization success.
- Point-and-click configuration for cloud computing applications. The Force.com platform makes it easy to modify the functionality of cloud computing applications to meet your unique requirements. Working with the metadata framework and a series of simple point-and-click wizards, you can design custom user interfaces and modify the structure of the data model and the cloud computing applications’ business logic.
- Customize with code, just like you would in business application development. Although point-and-click configuration is the fastest and easiest way to customize, some functionality is beyond the constraints of a metadata framework. For such cases, developers can create needed functionality in open-ended development environments, using toolkits for most of the common programming languages, or Apex Code, the language of the Force.com cloud computing platform.
Regardless of the level of customization you need, you’ll reap all the benefits of the cloud computing platform, including fast, easy, safe, and automatic upgrades for your cloud computing applications—with all your customizations intact.
Integration with a cloud computing platform
Application integration tops the list of important IT goals. After decades of acquiring diverse technologies, integration presents not only a difficult and elusive IT challenge, but an opportunity to align your business with strategic goals and gain competitive advantage.
The Force.com cloud computing platform includes a comprehensive family of technologies built on top of the Force.com Web Services API that dramatically reduces the effort associated with integrating cloud computing applications.
Force.com boasts proven integration with any enterprise application or system, including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and other third-party solutions. No more broken integrations, intricate technology dependencies, or vendor lock in. For partners, Force.com Connect means they can deploy a single, pre-integrated version of their cloud computing applications for all salesforce.com customers.
From pre-integrated cloud computing applications to custom integration solutions, the Force.com cloud computing platform offers five mix-and-match approaches to meet the organizational, technical, and user needs of each customer.
- Native ERP connectors. For pre-built integration between your cloud computing applications and Oracle and SAP systems, you can use native connectors built by salesforce.com.
- Integration middleware. For additional integration solutions for cloud computing platforms, check out the Force.com AppExchange marketplace. Here you'll find pre-built connectors and the services of more than 25 integration technology partners.
- Developer toolkits for cloud computing applications. For building custom integrations and maximum flexibility and choice, the Force.com cloud computing platform supports all major business application development environments and tools.
- Mash-ups. For the easiest and fastest way to add pre-integrated functionality to your cloud computing applications, check the Force.com AppExchange. With hundreds of components and applications, you can integrate with the click of a mouse.
- Native desktop connectors. For rapid integration between cloud computing applications and Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word, salesforce.com provides native desktop connectors.
Business application development in the cloud
Business application development has never been easier, thanks to the Force.com cloud computing platform. And because one size most certainly does not fit all, there are several options for creating cloud computing applications, depending on the developer’s experience and preferences.
- Business application development can be as easy as: point, click, create. Unique to the Force.com cloud computing platform is a point-and-click approach to creating cloud computing applications. Programming knowledge is no longer necessary to create new cloud computing applications. With just a Web browser, business users, administrators, and developers can define the metadata that results in the “blueprint” for an application, including the data model, objects, forms, workflows, and more.
- Use your favourite language for business application development. When you need to integrate with other systems or create mash-ups with external services, developers can use the Force.com Web services API in combination with toolkits for the most popular development languages—including Java, VB.NET, C#, .NET, or open-source languages—to create highly visual and interactive cloud computing applications. By using the Force.com API, developers can directly access all data stored in their Force.com cloud computing platform applications.
- Want to speak our language? With the Apex Code programming language, developers have the most granular control ever to create almost any kind of cloud computing application and to do everything from customizing objects to creating new buttons to writing completely new applications from scratch. With Apex Code, entire new behaviors and business logic can be developed with code that runs directly on the Force.com cloud computing platform. Developers are freed from having to own or manage servers and infrastructure, and they get the same power and flexibility to create cloud computing applications as salesforce.com’s own R&D staff.
- The optimal user interface for cloud computing applications. Visualforce gives customers the power to design virtually any user interface for cloud computing applications. Using the powerful logic and workflow intelligence provided by Apex Code, Visualforce offers the flexibility to meet the requirements of applications designed for many different types of users on a variety of devices. Now you can create and deliver any user experience you can dream up for your cloud computing applications.
Business application development on the Force.com cloud computing platform is the best of both worlds: it’s fast without forcing developers to give up the flexibility they need to create enterprise-quality cloud computing applications.
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Build
Form builder. Launch your first app in minutes with Force.com's drag-and-drop tools, auto-generated user interfaces, pre-built components, and pre-designed templates. Simply create objects and drag them onto your pages to interact with your data. With Force.com, you can build rich forms without complex code.
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Visual process manager. Design and automate virtually any business process—from approving a discount, to routing a service call, to generating a quote. Add business logic to applications, write database triggers, and program controllers in the user interface. Visual process workflow lets you add complex business logic to all your apps.
Integrate
Open APIs. Force.com's SOAP and REST-based APIs can be called from a wide variety of client-side languages or middleware solutions to help you get more out your data. Force.com integrates easily with Oracle, SAP, and other back-office systems, and includes support for all major development tools and IDEs, such as .NET, Java, and PHP. You can also integrate with your security, email, and desktop solutions.
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International deployment. Instantly deploy across the globe without worrying about hardware, installation, or maintenance. Built-in support for 14 languages and most worldwide currencies ensures your data is always accessible and relevant, wherever you need it. Salesforce.com has data centers located around the world, for optimum performance.
Develop
Programmable logic. Create the user interface you want and the business logic you need. With Force.com you can build rich interfaces and sophisticated processes using our native Apex and Visualforce languages, or with standard Flash and HTML. Force.com offers unlimited customization, so you can develop the apps you need.
Collaborate
Employee social network. Collaboration is automatically a part of every app you build. Groups, feeds, push notifications, and file sharing help employees securely share information and stay up to date on changes and updates within your organization. Force.com brings new levels of collaboration to everything you do.
Secure
Multilayered security. Salesforce.com has a comprehensive privacy and security program that encompasses certifications, practices, people, and technology, and includes SAS 70 Type II and HIPAA certifications. Force.com's world-class security has been road tested by some of the most security conscious organizations across the globe.
Control
Identity management. Built-in user authentication and identity management lets you control where apps are deployed, and which data each user can access at the object, field, or record level. You can also create custom rules across roles and profiles so you can share data when you want, to the user you want.
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