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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

New Relic service


The New Relic service is a third-party service which can be used to monitor applications on Bluemix. A user account in New Relic can be created by creating the New Relic instance from Bluemix.

Creating the New Relic service instance

To create the New Relic instance go to the Bluemix catalog using steps that we have carried out earlier while creating the Monitoring and Analytics service. Follow the steps to create the service instance:

  1. Filter the services in the catalog by entering New Relic in the search field. Click New Relic service:

  2. New Relic is offered under a Free plan. Click Create:

  3. Once the service is created, go to the New Relic dashboard by clicking OPEN NEW RELIC DASHBOARD:

  4. This will take you to the New Relic site. You will see a user space created for you. Click on the highlighted area, as shown in the following screenshot:

  5. Select Account Settings from the drop-down menu:

  6. The New Relic account details are shown for the user space created. You will see the...