Google Buys Firebase For Real-Time Cloud Syncing

Google has made another acquisition, this time snapping up Firebase. If you've not heard of Firebase, that's alright, nobody will fault you for that. Their service is meant to allow Developers easy cloud sync with apps, and have that data synced to device in real-time. the Firebase crew will all join Google's Cloud Platform team, which Google says gives them "the best end-to-end platform for mobile application development". Existing Developers using Firebase will see improvements automatically, with no additional work needed.

Firebase's aim is to allow Developers to create apps "in minutes". That's done by a series of client-side code and Firebase's API, but the reach is pretty significant. Firebase currently works with many languages and libraries, and is available across multiple platforms (including iOS and Android).

Firebase currently charges for their service, and it's not yet clear if Google will continue charging. Google typically rolls acquired services into their existing products, often free of charge.

If you're curious to see how Google will implement Firebase, they'll show off new features for Cloud Platform at Google Cloud Platform Live on November 4. From there, we should get a much better idea of just how cool this will be for both developers and consumers.

Source: Google