The document discusses how IBM Bluemix allows developers to achieve nirvana by providing a cloud platform for rapidly building, deploying, and managing applications. Bluemix embraces Cloud Foundry as an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) and extends it with IBM, third party, and community services. Developers are using Bluemix to quickly bring products to market at lower cost by continuously delivering new functionality and connecting existing IT investments to the cloud.

1. Achieving Developer Nirvana With IBM
Bluemix
By: Ryan Baxter
@ryanjbaxter
MWLUG 2014

2. The app revolution
Fundamentally changing the way we interact with technology.
Apps are everywhere
The quantity and usefulness of
web and mobile apps has led to
an “app revolution” among
consumers and businesses alike.
Experience matters
Customers and employees now
expect a delightful and
seamless experience across all
interactions with a business.
Cloud makes it possible
Apps today can be stitched
together quickly with pre-built
assets. Cloud makes the API
economy possible.

3. App development is about speed and choice
Failing
Fast
Seconds to
Deploy Friction
Free
Any
Language
Continuou
s
Integration
Mobile
Ready
Useful
APIs
Focus on
Code
Choice of
Tools
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4. Timing is critical…
Today’s apps must keep up with the speed of the app revolution.
Core
IT
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Benefits
Fully customizable.
Few limitations.
Necessary for some solutions.
Existing Investments.
Time Commitment
Weeks to setup and deploy.
Maintenance/upgrades of
hardware and software.
~ Weeks ~ Days
Customer Managed
Code
Data
Runtime
Middleware
OS
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
~ Minutes
Time to initial deployment

5. Today’s apps must keep up with the speed of the app revolution.
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Infrastructure
Customer Managed as a Service
Service Provider Managed
Benefits
Most control in the cloud.
Necessary for some solutions.
Infrastructure managed by SP.
~ Days
Time Commitment
Minutes to provision VM.
Time to configure software
and apps varies.
Maintenance/upgrades of OS,
middleware, runtime.
IBM SoftLayer
Timing is critical…
~ Minutes
Code
Data
Runtime
Middleware
OS
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Core IT
~ Weeks
Time to initial deployment

6. Today’s apps must keep up with the speed of the app revolution.
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Platform
Customer Managed as a Service
Service Provider Managed
~ Minutes
IaaS
Benefits
Setup environments and
deploy apps very quickly.
Infrastructure and platform
managed by SP.
Time Commitment
Minutes to setup and deploy.
Focus on your apps and their
data.
Timing is critical…
~ Weeks
IBM Bluemix
~ Days
Time to initial deployment
Code
Data
Runtime
Middleware
OS
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Core IT

7. …so are all of your other investments
Leverage the power of Bluemix without abandoning what you already use.
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IaaS PaaS
Core IT
IBM Bluemix

8. What is Bluemix?
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Bluemix is a cloud-based platform for building, managing,
and running applications of all types (web, mobile, big data,
new smart devices, and so on).
Go Live in Seconds
The developer can choose
any language runtime or
bring their own. Zero to
production in one command.
DevOps
Development, monitoring,
deployment, and logging tools
allow the developer to run the
entire application.
APIs and Services
A catalog of IBM, third party,
and open source API services
allow the developer to stitch an
application together in minutes.
On-Prem Integration
Build hybrid environments.
Connect to on-premise assets
plus other public and private
clouds.
Flexible Pricing
Sign up in minutes. Pay as
you go and subscription
models offer choice and
flexibility.
Layered Security
IBM secures the platform and
infrastructure and provides
you with the tools to secure
your apps.

9. How does Bluemix work?
Bluemix embraces Cloud Foundry as an open source Platform as a
Service and extends it with IBM, third party, and community built services.

10. Why are developers using Bluemix?
Go from zero to running
code in a matter of
minutes.
Automate the development
and delivery of many
applications.
To rapidly bring
products and services to
market at lower cost
To continuously deliver
new functionality to their
applications
To extend existing
investments in IT
infrastructure
Extend existing investments by
connecting securely to on-premise
infrastructure.

11. www.bluemix.net
All the instant services, runtimes, and infrastructure
you need to push your ideas into the present.

12. What About Domino?
No….you can’t deploy an NSF to Bluemix

13. What about Domino?
But your can still access your data within your NSFs!!!

14. Domino Access Services
REST allows you to perform basic CRUD operations on your data in
Domino using HTTP, best of all it is built into your Domino
server….you don’t need to write any code!!!

15. How Does It Work?
Firewall
Browser Bluemix “The Cloud”
REST REST
On Prem

16. Cloud Integration
The Cloud Integration + Cast Iron Live services allow you to expose
any HTTP service running behind your firewall

17. Pricing
Sign up in minutes. Pay for what you use.
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Friction free adoption
• 30 day trial - designed to allow testing
of an entire application on the platform
• Free tier for every service -
encourages experimentation of new
services for applications already
running on Bluemix
Multiple Commitment Models
• Pay as you go - optimized for
flexibility, no term commitment
• Subscription - term based optimized
for cost, discounted from pay as you
go rates
Self Service
• Zero to coding in less than 5 minutes
• Credit card over the web in many
countries – or through your IBM rep

18. Resources
• Bluemix Developers – http://developer.ibm.com/bluemix
• Cast Iron Live Redbook -
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248004.pdf
• Domino Access Services - http://www-
10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/xpAPIViewer.xsp?lookupName=IB
M+Domino+Access+Services+9.0.1#action=openDocument&con
tent=catcontent&ct=api
• Creating Your Own Rest Service - http://www-
10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/dx/Create_your_own_Domino_RE
ST_service_using_DAS
• Videos On Using Cloud Integration Service -
http://ryanjbaxter.com/2014/08/28/achieving-the-elusive-hybrid-
cloud-with-bluemix/

19. Thank you.
Get Started: www.bluemix.net
@IBMBluemix
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mix