If you want to know more about Google's platform for cloud computing, come to the App Engine Developer meetup in Palo Alto next Tuesday. Google is expected to offer pay-as-you-go service early this year, and this will remove a major obstacle to using their service for your apps.
Details and RSVP: http://web.meetup.com/116/calendar/9332524/
Topic: Hacking App Engine (or how to dig into lower level APIs and customize them to your needs)
Speaker: Jens Scheffler (author of App Engine Fan blog), http://blog.appenginefan.com/
Also Pete Koomen, Product Manager of App Engine, will talk about new features and provide an update on the platform progress.
Location: TIPS Group, 1000 Elwell Ct, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Time: 7 pm, Tuesday, Jan 20.
Schedule: - Update on Google App Engine - Main Talk on Hacking App Engine - Lightning Talks (at least 3 on slate)
We'll have some time for prearranged lightning talks, so if you have a demo of something running on App Engine, drop me a line.