Application development with Force.com

Force.com is an extremely powerful, scalable and secure cloud platform, delivering a complete technology stack covering the ground from database and security to workflow and user interface. Build the social, mobile apps that deliver innovation to your business.

Enterprise application development integration made much easier

Enterprise application development with traditional software has always been too complex, too slow, and too expensive. A new model called cloud computing has emerged over the last decade to address these problems. Applications that run in the cloud are delivered as a service so companies don’t have to buy and maintain hardware and software to run them—or huge IT teams to manage and maintain complicated deployments. Salesforce.com pioneered cloud computing with our comprehensive CRM application suite. With salesforce.com’s Force.com cloud platform, you can build any business application and run it on our servers. Learn more

Native connectors to popular applications

A comprehensive array of technologies built on top of the Force.com API dramatically simplifies enterprise application integration. Whether you need to connect to SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, or another on-premises or cloud-based application, integration now takes much less effort than ever before. Force.com lets you integrate to literally anything—free of system incompatibilities, technical roadblocks, and the restrictions of vendor lock-in. Force.com lets you unlock data trapped in your back office with Force.com.

Connect with Amazon S3 and EC2

You can easily integrate Force.com and Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the Force.com for Amazon Web Services toolkit. Blending native access to the AWS Simple Storage System with Amazon Machine Images (AMI) and an authentication framework, the toolkit makes these Amazon services directly available to Force.com. You can access and manipulate S3 objects within the Java-like Force.com code (Apex). You can then launch application integration with EC2.

IT that delivers more business value

Equally important is the impact of Force.com on the responsiveness of your IT systems. Developers can be instantly added anywhere in the world, with full access to application development resources. And they can quickly build and instantly deploy solutions, reducing application development cycle time, speeding the response to user requests, and delivering the IT agility required to take advantage of fast-breaking business opportunities.

With Force.com, you get a full enterprise application development stack—including:

• Auto generated user interfaces
• Comprehensive reporting and analytic capabilities
• Flexible security and sharing model
• Workflow and approvals
• Mobile optimization

Build and run your entire business in the cloud

The Force.com platform is the fastest path to complex enterprise application development. What used to take months can now be done in days or weeks. Companies and ISVs are using Force.com to build applications across the entire spectrum of business functions and industries: supply chain management, billing, audit, tax calculation, event management, compliance tracking, brand management, pricing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, HR, payment processing, employee on-boarding, claims processing, and much more.