This document introduces IBM Bluemix, a Cloud Foundry-based Platform as a Service (PaaS) that allows developers to build, deploy and manage applications on the cloud. The presentation covers what PaaS is, an overview of Bluemix and Cloud Foundry architecture, available runtimes and services on Bluemix, and demos of building mobile apps using services like Twilio. It encourages developers to use Bluemix to focus on code while avoiding infrastructure management and to enhance apps with IBM and third-party services.

1. Introduction to IBM Bluemix:
A Cloud Foundry based
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
By: Carl Osipov
osipov@us.ibm.com
@CloudsWithCarl
http://www.cloudswithcarl.com

2. Agenda
 What is a PaaS?
 NIST definition. Traditional IT models
vs PaaS.
 Cloud Foundry PaaS
 Bluemix Overview
 Bluemix Getting Started Demo
 Introduction to Web Applications on
Bluemix
 Liberty Runtime for Java Web Apps
 Java Web Apps on Bluemix
 PHP Runtime and Web Apps on
Bluemix
 Bluemix Services Catalog
 Web App Dev, Mobile, Watson, and
other services
 Service Instantiation and Service
Binding in Bluemix and Cloud Foundry
 Cloud Hackathon Project Ideas
 Watson Personality Modeling Celebrity Match
http://your-celebrity-match.mybluemix.net/)
 People In The News
http://pitn.mybluemix.net/
 Remote Control of a Lego
Robothttps://developer.ibm.com/bluemix/201
5/01/19/remote-control-ev3-robot-via-ibm-
bluemix-iot/
 Buying a smartphone with Watson Tradeoff
Analyticshttp://tradeoff-analytics-
demo.mybluemix.net/
 Other Useful Services
 DB2 Relational Database
 Cloudant Document-oriented NoSQL
Database
 Sendgrid Email as a Service
 Twilio Telephony as a Service
 Node-Red Graphical Code Editor
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3. More about Service Models
BlueMix is a Platform as a Service (PaaS)
IBM Softlayer
Amazon EC2
Azure Infrastructure
IBM BlueMix
Google App Engine
Amazon Elastic Beanstalk

4. Cloud Foundry PaaS powering BlueMix
Developer
Focus
Fastest Growing
PaaS Community
Open Source
Platform
Founding Members:

5. Cloud Foundry Conceptual Architecture
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Identity management service for the
platform. Acts as an OAuth2 and SCIM*
provider.
Exposes a REST API to the system. Manages
a database of apps, services, service
instances, etc
End user provided code that is “pushed” to
the cloud and packaged to run in a
container
A collection of code that is responsible for
transforming pushed app artifacts into a
ready to run droplet
A distributed deployment install and
management tool that abstracts the details
of the IaaS layer (Bosh Outer Shell)

6. Cloud Foundry + IBM = BlueMix
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Services
Catalog
App Lifecycle
Management
(DevOps)
Application
Runtime
Runtimes &
Buildpacks
Middleware Application Operational Mobile ExternalData
node java ruby php
WebSphere
Liberty
Web IDE
(Eclipse Orion)
Eclipse IDE
Application
Composition
Environment
Create & Manage Services
Test/Run Test/Run
Explore
Services
Explore
Services
IBM BlueMix
Check In Code Check In Code
Cloud Foundry on IBM Softlayer
 BlueMix includes
 IBM, open source & 3rd party
services in the catalog
 Rational requirements mgmt,
defect tracking, build and
deploy
 Git compatible source control
 Runtimes and
buildpacks
 Starter kits for
Mobile, Internet of
Things, Web, and
other types of
apps

7. What are the Properties* of a Cloud Native
App?
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Developed in a “hosted-first”
model
Elastic Scalability
Build in Multi-tenancy
Clean Separation of stateful
from stateless components
Modular, Non-monolithic
Architecture, Loosely Cloupled
Rapid continuos development,
build, integration, test, &
Design for failure (Automated
recovery, Granular failure)
May use and combine internet
based services
Accessible via idempotent APIs
Access back to systems of record
(SOA, REST)
Personalization / Ease-of-use / Self-
service
Continuous monitoring, analytics, and
optimization
*not an exhaustive list

8. Mobile App Development Demo
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 Twilio is a global, cloud based telephony communications platform
 IBM BlueMix service catalog offers Twilio as an IBM certified 3rd party
service
 Twilio + IBM BlueMix help developers:
 build applications that communicate
 integrate voice, messaging and VOIP with web and mobile
applications using a single API
 eliminate complexity of traditional telephony systems
 quickly design applications for mobile platforms

9. BlueMix Apps from IBM Customers
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Web Applications Mobile Backends
• Scalable cloud centric web
applications and APIs supporting
mobile workloads
• Leveraged many different language
runtimes (Ruby, PHP, JavaScript,
Java)
• Migration from competitive offerings:
Heroku, Amazon, Rackspace
• Back end services replacing
custom code hosted on IaaS (e.g.
Push Notification)
• Cloud Code for offloading business
logic from the mobile client
• Integrated into iOS and Android
native applications using BlueMix
www.eyeqinsights.com www.themymenu.com

10. Why Develop with IBM BlueMix?
 Focus on your code and forget about the infrastructure
 Use the languages, runtimes, and frameworks that you
know
 Get your app to your users quicker and with less effort
 Enhance your app with IBM and partner provided services
 Integrate your on-premise systems with a cloud platform
 Build with the development tools that work best for you
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11. Resources
 Documentation:
https://www.ng.bluemix.net/docs/index.jsp
 developerWorks: http://developer.ibm.com/bluemix
 Sample Apps & Tutorials:
https://www.ibmdw.net/bluemix/docs/articles/,
https://www.ibmdw.net/bluemix/docs/sample-code/
 Developer Forum:
https://www.ibmdw.net/answers/?community=bluemix
 Blog: https://www.ibmdw.net/bluemix/blog/
 Twitter: #BlueMix
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