The document discusses IBM's Innovation Space Launch at their iHub location in Nairobi. It promotes unleashing creativity and embracing failure in a culture of continuous experimentation. IBM's Bluemix platform is presented as an open innovation platform that allows developers to rapidly build and deploy applications using APIs, services, and tools from IBM and third parties. The event aims to help developers in Nairobi innovate by providing resources and community support.

1. Unleash. Develop. Disrupt.
Repeat.
IBM INNOVATION SPACE LAUNCH @ iHub Nairobi
Ben Mann | IBM Africa Software | Friday August 7, 2015
@benm4nn | benjmann@ke.ibm.com | www.deskinhursley.wordpress.com

2. You are the Key to Making
Innovation a Reality in
Nairobi
Vibrant ICT Ecosystem [Nairobi] +
Passion and Creativity [You] +
Innovation Catalyst [IBM]

3. Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat
Culture of
continuous
experimentation
leads to
innovation

4. Failure is good. Embrace Failure.
(It needs a hug).
When others don’t succeed it’s called “failure”…
when you don’t succeed you’re “experimenting”.

5. Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
What’s the best Toy ever?

6. Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
Opening up APIs for
services and data to the
ecosystem of developers
What’s the best Toy ever?

7. How does Bluemix work?
(I just want to build cool stuff!)

8. Bluemix builds upon
Cloud Foundry as an
open source platform
and extends it with
IBM, third party and
community built
services.
How does
Bluemix
work?

9. An open platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
Supports multiple frameworks, multiple application infrastructure
services and deployment to multiple clouds.
Open Standards Matter
Cloud Foundry

10. We are now in a Hybrid World
Combine the new systems with the existing ones to create sticky
experiences
Software as a
Service
Innovation Platform
as a Service
Traditional IT
IBM Bluemix
+ +

11. Innovation is a Team Sport
Loads of new Buzzwords: DevOps, Agile, Scrum, Repo, Fork…
Repos are great for
sharing + finding code
Integrates with Bluemix!
Agile practices
encourage
collaboration
Daily Scrum
Continuous
Customer
Feedback &
Optimization
Collaborative
Development
Continuous
Release and
Deployment
Continuous
Monitoring
Continuous
Business Planning
Continuous
Testing
Operate Develop/
Test
Deploy
Steer
DevOps
Continuous
Feedback
DevOps
Continuous Cycle
of Innovation
“Fork”
Verb. To enhance
another’s code

12. Open Data (APIs)
Enable Others to Embed Your Apps inside Their Apps
Bluemix
Your Service

13. IBM Cloud Marketplace
Global marketplace for customers to discover enterprise cloud services run
on or are deployable to SoftLayer and developed with Bluemix created by
IBM and IBM’s partners
Marketing Your Apps to the Whole Planet
www.ibm.com/marketplace/cloud

14. Community Support and Answers

15. bluemix.net
Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
Leveraging Innovation
Platforms to rapidly
experiment
bluemix.net

16. Pre-Built Starters
Big Data management
Mobile Web and application
Artificial Intelligence (Watson)
Internet of Things
Big Data Analytics
Spatial35+ Runtimes
Predictive Analytics Security
Advanced DevOps
API Integration
Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
Expanding the possibilities
with a rich, open treasure
trove of APIs and services
bluemix.net

17. Your
Awesome
App
Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
bluemix.net
Compose your app, rapidly
experimenting by mixing
in APIs and services

18. Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
bluemix.net
Embed yourself in the next
big thing by turning your
app into an API

19. Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
bluemix.net
Instantly and dynamically
scale your app through the
cloud

20. Unleash.
Develop.
Disrupt.
Repeat.
Collaborative, continuous
delivery to expand,
enhance and scale
bluemix.net
Continuous
Feedback
Collaborative
Development
Continuous
Release
Continuous
Monitoring
Continuous
Planning
Continuous
Testing
Operate Develop/
Test
Deploy
Steer
DevOps
Continuous
Feedback

21. Cool things to make and do…
Create a Cloud powered Mobile App
www.internetofthings.ibm.com
Connect to Internet of Things
www.internetofthings.ibm.com
Create a Drone with visual recognition
github.com/ibm-bluemix/drone-selfie
Create a connected car with geospatial analytics
m2m.demos.ibm.com/connectedCar.html
Many more at
www.deskinhursley.wordpress.com

22. Disruptive Innovation =
Your Fresh ideas +
Unleashed data and services +
The world’s good ideas +
Innovation platform for rapid
experimentation and global reach

23. We’re Here To Help You Innovate
I’m Ben Mann
IBM Africa Software Innovation
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: benjmann@ke.ibm.com
LinkedIn, Twitter, Skype: benm4nn
Blog: deskinhursley.wordpress.com
Join Your Meetup.com community
meetup.com/Next-Gen-Application-
Developers-Nairobi