[smoody]

the next version will allow you to pay to keep three copies of your app loaded and ready to go at all times. that should eliminate the insanely slow load times for apps that don't get constant traffic (at a price yet to be determined).

google is also adding sql database capabilities to the platform soon.

and google apps for business will eventually let you talk https on your own domain (at a price yet to be determined).

i suspect they're about 6 or 8 months from becoming a solid solution to many problems.

[codeglomeration]

Do you have any references to the claims about GAE offering sql databases support? Is it something that you predict or is it something they made a commitment to?

[johnmmix]

http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-app...

See under the section "Enterprise Features".

Note that this is a page about GAE for business, so I wouldn't be surprised if SQL databases require a billable account similar to the Blobstore - don't think anything has been explicitly stated one way or another as yet though.

[TorKlingberg]

It is available in "App Engine for Business" which is currently in preview. http://code.google.com/appengine/business/