The Simple Cloud API is an

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(Application Programming Interface). It enables users to access cloud application services written in the

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programming language across different

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platforms. It was launched in 2009 by

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Announcement

On September 22, 2009,

announced the Simple Cloud API project for improving portability of

applications across all major

platforms. The announcement attracted much attention from the press with an unusual collaboration among leading cloud computing companies.

Services

The Simple Cloud API is a common

for accessing cloud application services offered by multiple vendors. The following services are supported: * Storage with adapters for services such as

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and

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* Document with adapters for services such as

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and

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* Queue with adapters for services such as

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and

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Simple Queue API
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development.

Zend Framework Component

These interfaces and adapters form a new

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component called Zend_Cloud. Each service has a corresponding proposal: Zend_Cloud_Storage, Zend_Cloud_Document, and Zend_Cloud_Queue . All development is currently carried out in the Zend Framework laboratory. All bug reports and comments will be collected on the proposal pages until the API is approved for inclusion in Zend Framework.

References

External links

Zend Framework Homepage
{{FOSS PHP software PHP libraries

Announcement

Services

Zend Framework Component

See also

References

External links