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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

Summary


In this chapter, we learnt about the different services that can be used to monitor and manage your applications. We learnt to work with the Monitoring and Analytics service for a web application deployed on Bluemix. Additionally, we also learnt to work with New Relic which is a third-party service on Bluemix.

Note

You can also explore the Availability Monitoring service from the Bluemix services catalog, to monitor the response time and uptime of your application.

In the next chapter, we will learn about the different compute options available in Bluemix and when to use them. We will also learn to develop and deploy applications on some of the available compute options.