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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

Access Trail security service


Access Trail is an IBM service that allows you to monitor security within an IBM Cloud environment.

Note

This service is in beta at the time of writing this book.

Access Trail uses API call monitoring as the mechanism to monitor the IBM Cloud. When using the Access Trail service, all API calls in the IBM Cloud are monitored and any suspicious or unusual API activity is detected. Remedial measures to prevent the security breaches are carried out by preventing the specific API activity in the IBM Cloud environment. The Access Trail service captures API call logs, which is later used for filtering and monitoring the API call activity in the IBM Cloud. All APIs from IBM Cloud runtimes, services, applications, and user activity are logged.

Note

You can read the blog at https://ibm.biz/BdrFDt for more information on Access Trail.

Creating the Access Trail service instance

In this section, we will learn how to create the Access Trail service instance and how to configure...