Course Description

This course introduces you to IBM Bluemix Infrastructure’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) capabilities. You will then apply this newfound knowledge to a typical e-commerce workload.

Objectives

What You'll Learn

• Cloud terminology
• Advantages of using IBM Bluemix Infrastructure
• Deploy compute instances
• Evaluate multiple network options and security implications
• Differentiate and implement storage options
• Security, compliance, and data privacy
• IBM Bluemix Infrastructure differentiators

Audience

• Who Should Attend
• Individuals who want to learn details about IBM Bluemix’s IaaS capabilities
• Individuals responsible for evaluating the technical benefits of using third-party cloud hosting services such as Bluemix for IaaS
• IT solution and software architects who want to assess the suitability of Bluemix’s IaaS technologies and how they align with their business requirements
• Application developers who want to learn about Bluemix’s IaaS capabilities and how to leverage them into their applications
• Network managers who want to understand IaaS connectivity and performance considerations to manage the computer networks across their businesses
• Security managers who want to learn how to design IaaS solutions that protect underlying information using cloud services
• Storage managers who need to assess IaaS options to manage their storage architecture strategy

Prerequisites

No-Pre Requisite

Content

Classroom Live Outline

1. Introducing IBM Bluemix Infrastructure
2. Defining Cloud Compute Architecture
3. Connecting to the Network
4. Storing Data
5. Securing Your Environment
6. A Real-World Application

Classroom Live Labs

• Lab 1: Navigate the UI
• Lab 2: Deploy a VM
• Lab 3: Use Image Templates to Deploy Servers Faster
• Lab 4: Explore the Bluemix Infrastructure Network Backbone
• Lab 5: Use the Bare Metal Server Management
• Lab 6: Distribute Workload across Servers and Scale Based on Demand
• Lab 7: Allocate Space to a DB Server and Confirm Performance
• Lab 8: Protect Servers Exposed to the Internet
• Lab 9: Connect to a NAS volume and View Performance
• Lab 10: Upgrade Devices
• Lab 11: Establish User Security