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Learning IBM Bluemix

By : Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan
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Learning IBM Bluemix

By: Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan

Overview of this book

IBM Bluemix is an open standard platform for building, running, and managing applications on the cloud. With Bluemix, developers can build innovative applications using various compute options and value added services , developers can also manage the application lifecycle using the platform provided DevOps services. Learning IBM Bluemix will take you on a journey from the basics of IBM Bluemix to working with the platform to developing and deploying of modern applications. The sample application use cases employed in the book will introduce you to the transformative nexus of cloud, mobile, and security, all enabled through capabilities provided out-of-the-box by IBM Bluemix. By the end of the book, you will have understood the benefits and use cases for IBM Bluemix, and will possess the skills to further explore the platform and thus develop, deploy, and secure your own innovative, new-age applications.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Learning IBM Bluemix
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
2
Building and Deploying Your First Application on IBM Bluemix

Chapter 2. Building and Deploying Your First Application on IBM Bluemix

After having got an understanding of what is Bluemix from the previous chapter, let us now take the plunge. In this chapter, you will learn a few other important aspects of working with IBM Bluemix. You will be introduced to the Cloud Foundry command-line utility, which is a key component to work your way through the Bluemix platform. You will also learn how to use the command-line utility to deploy a hello world application that you will develop using the example in this chapter. This chapter will further discuss on how you can develop a hello world application using the web IDE on the Bluemix platform and how you can deploy changes to the application in an automated fashion using the DevOps services on Bluemix. Sounds exciting? Yes? Let us get started.

In this chapter, we will be looking at following topics:

  • Cloud Foundary command line utility

  • Log in to Bluemix using cf cli

  • Building your first Hello World application and...