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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

Virtual servers


Virtual servers are a solution to spawn computing resources with specifications that suite your workload. IBM offers compute capability on Bluemix using virtual servers based on Open Stack. Virtual servers give users the flexibility to develop and host applications in an environment that is fully under their control, there are no restrictions in terms of operating system, supporting software, or other resources when using virtual servers.

Note

To learn more about how to create and use virtual servers, you can refer to https://ibm.biz/BdrxM4 .

From the Bluemix dashboard's Compute category, click Virtual Servers to go to the screen where you can get started with virtual servers. Click Get started now! to start creating the virtual server:

Note

At the time of writing this book, virtual servers on Bluemix are in beta. This beta support for new Bluemix users is closed, hence we will not be able to take you through the steps of creating the virtual server on Bluemix; however, to...