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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 10. Mobile Application Development on Bluemix

In the previous chapter we learnt about the architecture pattern for application development on cloud, called Microservices architecture pattern. We also learnt how to use Bluemix and services on Bluemix to build and deploy applications that employ the microservices architecture.

In this chapter, we will learn to develop a simple mobile client application using Bluemix, and we will also learn the use of Bluemix services with the mobile applications. You will also see how easy it is to get started with your mobile application development using the template applications provided out of the box in the mobile dashboard on Bluemix.

Note

Discussions in this chapter will be based upon the capabilities that are available on Bluemix at the time of writing this book.

In this chapter, we will be covering the following topics:

  • Learn about the mobile category services available on Bluemix

  • Create a mobile application using the mobile dashboard on Bluemix...