Build it in the Cloud
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Got a great idea and wondering how to turn it into a company? The increasingly popular answer is to build your app in the cloud with freelance software developers. We’re pleased to announce that Salesforce.com and oDesk have partnered to launch a Salesforce and Force.com Group on oDesk that allows you to do just that.
So what is Cloud Computing anyway?
“Cloud computing” is a new model that dramatically changes how people build and run business applications. It eliminates the costs and complexity of buying, configuring, and managing the hardware and software needed to build and deploy applications. Instead, these applications are delivered as a service over the Internet (the “cloud”).
The Power to Innovate
The Force.com cloud platform is changing the way startups and small businesses build their applications and scale their businesses. By eliminating the problems of traditional application development, the cloud-computing model frees you to focus on developing solutions that deliver real business value. The Force.com platform lets you innovate while avoiding the costs and headaches associated with servers, individual software solutions, middleware or point-to-point connections, upgrades—and the staff needed to manage it all. Finally, the convenient pay-as-you-go pricing schemes are designed to provide you with the flexibility of paying only what you need and expand as your business grows.
The Talent Repository
oDesk hosts a variety of developers who specialize in application development in the cloud and more specifically, the Force.com platform. With our partnership with Salesforce, we can identify the best talent in the field and help small businesses and startups hire the right person for the job. The group is moderated by the Salesforce.com and membership is available only to oDesk salesforce developers who are members of Developer Force, the official Force.com developer community.
So what are you waiting for? Bring that big idea to life today. Post jobs and Hire talented people on the Salesforce group at oDesk. Leave those worries about traditional application development behind and focus your energy and creativity on bringing that amazing idea to the world.
Anupam Dikshit
June 8th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Good read!!
Philam
June 9th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Great article! Puts that classic proverb, “head in the clouds” to a whole new perspective!
Sachin
June 22nd, 2009 at 11:00 am
Excellent platform.
I believe this should be an instant hit with the startups, especially when the cost of tools are increasing the cash burn rates dramatically. Moreover, this would move the fixed cost to variable/controlled one, while increasing the utilization of the tools to ~100%.