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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

Mobile category services


Services under the Mobile category, as seen in the Bluemix catalog, are as follows:

  • Mobile Analytics: This is an IBM service

  • Mobile Application Content Manager: This is an IBM service

  • Mobile Client Access: This is an IBM service

  • Mobile Foundation: This is an IBM service

  • Push Notifications: This is an IBM service

  • Mobile Quality Assurance: This is an IBM service

  • TestdroidCloud: This is a third-party service

  • Twilio: This is a third-party service

  • Kinetise: This is a third-party service

When you log in to Bluemix and select the Mobile category, you will be taken to what is known as the Mobile Dashboard:

From here you can create a new mobile project, or you can add a mobile service instance by clicking the Get started now! icon in the top-right corner, as shown in the following screenshot:

Clicking the Get started now! icon will display the mobile services available on Bluemix. At the time of writing this book, the available mobile services are as shown in the following...