Key FeaturesThe first book in the market that discusses the power of IBM BluemixShows developers how to develop and deploy applications on the cloud platform using IBM BluemixA comprehensive guide to help you get started with IBM Bluemix also featuring samples applicationsBook DescriptionIBM 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.What you will learnDiscover IBM Bluemix as a PaaS platform and learn about its three delivery modelsDevelop and deploy a Hello World application on IBM Bluemix using the Cloud Foundry command line utility and the Bluemix consoleExtend your application by using the API or services provided by IBM BluemixUnderstand microservices architecture and learn how to develop a sample application based on microservices architecture, using IBM BluemixLearn how to leverage on-premise software and build an application on IBM BluemixScale and monitor an application on IBM BluemixExplore the compute options on IBM Bluemix and work with each of themBuild a mobile client application using Mobile services on IBM BluemixAbout the AuthorSreelatha Sankaranarayanan has close to 16 years of experience in software engineering. She has been with Phoenix Global Solutions (now Tata Consultancy Services) for close to 2.5 years. She is currently with IBM India and has been with them for the last 13.5 years. During her career, she has been part of product development, support, and test teams, primarily working on enterprise middleware products. In her most recent role, she was responsible for evangelizing IBMs cloud platform as-a-service, Bluemix, and has worked with System Integrators, academia, and IBM partners to enable and support them with the adoption of IBMs cloud platform as-a-service, Bluemix. She has coauthored a redbook entitled B2B Solutions using WebSphere Partner Gateway v6.0, authored some developerWorks articles, and some blog posts on the Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP), Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud platform as-a-service (Bluemix). You can find her on Twitter at @sreelathas and on LinkedIn at https://in.linkedin.com/in/sreelathas.Table of ContentsSaying Hello to IBM BluemixBuilding and Deploying Your First Application on IBM BluemixExtending an Application and Configuring for Continuous Delivery Using DevOps ServicesLeveraging On-Premise Software for Applications on BluemixScaling Applications in BluemixMonitoring and Management in BluemixCompute Options on BluemixSecurity Services on BluemixMicroservices-based Application Development on BluemixMobile Application Development on Bluemix