The document discusses IBM Bluemix, a Platform as a Service cloud technology that allows users to build, manage, and run web and mobile applications using IBM's cloud-based infrastructure and services. It provides an overview of IBM Bluemix and its capabilities, including databases, application development tools, mobile services, analytics tools, and services powered by IBM Watson like question answering. Examples are given showing how IBM Bluemix services could be used to build applications that answer health questions via email or act as a voice-controlled personal assistant.

1. Platform as a Service Cloud Technology
for Web and Mobile Application Development
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Alexis V. Pantola, Ph.D.
Technical Evangelist
Cloud Ecosystem
IBM Philippines, Inc.
IBM Bluemix
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Consider doing this challenge….
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Develop an application that allows users to ask health-related questions
through e-mail.
How long will it take you to develop this application?

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How about this challenge…
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Develop an application that will act as a personal assistant….
Verbally ask a question, and it will verbally reply with an answer.
How long will it take you to develop this application?

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IBM Provided Cloud Service Models
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Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Customization; higher costs; slower time to value
Standardization; lower costs; faster time to value
Traditional
On-Premises
Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS)
Platform
as a Service (PaaS)
Software
as a Service (SaaS)
Softlayer Bluemix

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What is IBM Bluemix?
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IBM Bluemix is a digital innovation platform.
IBM Bluemix is cloud-based platform for building, managing, and running
applications of all types (web, mobile, big data, new smart devices, and so on).

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What is IBM Bluemix?
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IBM Bluemix offers various sets of services.
• Databases
• Web Application and Devops
• Mobile
• Security
• Cloud Integration
• Big Data
• Internet of Things (IOT)
• Cognitive Analytics (through IBM Watson)
Security
Services
Web and
application
services
Cloud
Integration
Services
Mobile
Services
Database
services
Big Data
services
Internet
of Things
Services
Watson
Services
DevOps
Services

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Let us go back to the challenge earlier….
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Develop an application that allows users to ask health-related questions
through e-mail.
How long will it take you to develop this application?

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IBM Watson
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Sample Video: http://youtu.be/ZrnV4n_Yg5o
Watch Watson in Jeopardy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpPT_2gADM

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IBM Watson Services in Bluemix
AlchemyAPI Concept Expansion Concept Insights Language
Identification
Machine Translation Personality Insights
Question and
Answer
Relationship
Extraction
Speech to Text Text to Speech Tradeoff Analytics Visual Recognition
Cognitive
Commerce
Cognitive Graph Cognitive Insights

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Recall the Challenge…
+ = Your Application
Question and
Answer
Node-RED Starter
Additional Requirement:
you need to create an e-mail account that will Serve as the “health guru”
in this demo the e-mail account is
askwatsoninbluemix@gmail.com
Develop an application that allows users to ask health-related questions
through e-mail.

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audio text (question) text (answer) audio
How about the second challenge…
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Speech to Text Question and
Answer
Text to Speech
Develop an application that will act as a personal assistant….
Verbally ask a question, and it will verbally reply with an answer.

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