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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, you learned about the different compute options offered on IBM Bluemix. You also learnt about the differences between them and when to use which compute option. You learnt how to work with the Eclipse Bluemix plugin to develop and deploy cloud foundry applications. Further we learnt about creating a single container on Bluemix using an existing image from IBM's private registry. Finally, you learnt about OpenWhisk compute platform for building event-driven applications. This chapter would have given you a good understanding on how to get started with the different compute options on Bluemix. For further examples and how-to(s) you can refer to the links given in each of the sections in this chapter.

In the next chapter, we will learn about the security services available on Bluemix and how to use one of the security services in your application deployed on Bluemix, to provide an authentication service for your application.