Cloudcraze Introduces New Cloud E-Commerce Platform
November 5, 2012
Grazed from The Var Guy. Author: Christopher Tozzi.
Building an e-commerce platform that integrates cloud computing, social media, mobile devices and hosted applications into a single package is a tall order. But that’s what Cloudcraze, a relatively new application that has just reached version 3.0, promises to do. Here’s a look at the product, and what it says about trends in cloud computing.
Cloudcraze was introduced in 2009 to provide services related to the SalesForce (NYSE: CRM) Force.com cloud platform. The application has continued to evolve since that time, with the recently introduced version 3.0 of the platform bringing user interface enhancements…
Overall, Cloudcraze’s feature set is designed to make it simple for Force.com users to configure e-commerce storefronts that integrate with their SalesForce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) data. According to the company:
CloudCraze gives Force.com users numerous advantages. Not only can they establish state-of-the-art online stores in one-fifth the time and one-fourth the cost of typical eCommerce sites, but also they can instantly leverage their SalesForce customer data to improve customer experiences and increase sales. Also, because CloudCraze is located in the cloud, enterprises incur no expense for physical computing equipment or application licenses. Capacity is instantly added or subtracted to accommodate changing business demands as needed…
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