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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 6. Monitoring and Management in Bluemix

In this chapter, we will look at the services available in Bluemix that will users to monitor and manage the applications deployed on the platform. We will also learn how to use the monitoring and management services in Bluemix.

In this chapter, you will learn how to use some of these available monitoring and management services to monitor various parameters of your application in Bluemix.

This chapter will cover the following:

  • Overview of monitoring and management services in Bluemix

  • Monitoring and analytics service:

    • Creating the Monitoring and Analytics service instance

    • Creating an application to monitor using the M&A service

    • Binding the M&A service to your application

    • Simulating events in your application

    • Viewing reports in the M&A dashboard for your monitored application

  • New Relic service:

    • Creating the New Relic service instance

    • Binding the New Relic service to your application

    • Configuring the application to send events to the New Relic...