 "Salesforce launches App Cloud, a consolidated platform to build connected apps")
Salesforce has announced the launch of Salesforce App Cloud. App Cloud integrates the platform services including Force, Heroku Enterprise and Lightning—with new shared identity, data and network services to help CIOs to deliver connected apps for all business needs.
App Cloud’s platform services include Trailhead, a new interactive learning environment for all Salesforce app creators, and the AppExchange, the enterprise app marketplace. Delivering all of these services on Salesforce’s cloud infrastructure, App Cloud will help build apps fast across languages, across devices, and manage them in a single enterprise cloud environment.
Organizations can look to build, scale and deploy mobile, web and wearable apps in a unified environment with new platform services including:
Heroku Enterprise: Heroku Enterprise enables developers to create connected apps using network, data and identity services shared across the App Cloud. Private Spaces will help businesses run apps in a dedicated Heroku space. Region offers the choice to companies to run their apps across Dublin, Frankfurt, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Northern Virginia and Oregon–based on accessibility, compliance or other requirements. In addition, with Identity, Heroku Enterprise is connected to Force with bi-directional data sync, single sign-on and robust role-based access controls.
SalesforceLightning: Salesforce Lightning is a new metadata-driven, customizable platform service. And, with Salesforce Lightning Design System, every developer has a how-to guide and code for building apps.
Trailhead: App Cloud includes Trailhead, a new interactive learning environment. Incorporating gamification, Trailhead guides all Salesforce app creators—from developers and business admins to end-users, marketers and data analysts—through the basic building blocks of App Cloud’s services.
