Simple integrations

Applications rarely operate in isolation. Data needs to be persisted, users need to be authenticated and authorized, networks need to be secured, and so on. The GCP offers a very wide range of products and services that address all kinds of needs. App Engine looks to provide straightforward methods to integrate with these services.

For many of these needs, App Engine offers simple integrations with multiple solutions. For example, persistence options include Cloud SQL for relational data, datastore for non-relational data, and Cloud Storage for object storage. This freedom empowers developers by allowing them to pick the solution that best suits their needs. In addition to core Google Cloud service integrations, Google makes it simple to integrate with the larger Google product catalog with easy-to-use APIs and client libraries.

In addition to external service integrations, Google Cloud provides a few tools geared specifically toward running services on App Engine. These tools include task queues for long-running processes, the App Engine Cron service for scheduling tasks within App Engine, App Engine memcache for high-performance caching, and integrated email services. As a whole, these services and integrations make it extremely easy to build highly functional applications on App Engine.