This course shows you how to design and develop cloud-native applications, ones that aren't just cloud ready or cloud hosted but that take maximum advantage of the cloud. It teaches practices for developing cloud applications, using Java EE as the primary programming language. You also learn how to deploy these applications using Bluemix, with its platform capabilities, PaaS capabilities, and its services.

After you complete this course, you can perform the following tasks:

• Explain in detail the characteristics of a cloud-native application
• Describe Cloud Adoption Pattern to use application in cloud
• List the twelve factors for application in cloud
• Apply best practices to architect a cloud-native application using Java EE
• Design microservices as the building block for your application
• Use various data sources that can be used by your Bluemix application
• Describe and apply security for your cloud-based application

This course is designed for application developers who are responsible for designing and building applications in cloud-based environments, such as IBM Bluemix.

Before taking this course, you should have the following skills:

• Basic Java EE architecture and development skills
• Basic cloud concepts

Introduction to cloud-native application development

• Developer roles in Bluemix
• Cloud-native application characteristics
• Course roadmap and positioning

Cloud adoption patterns

• Introduction
• Adoption process
• Application architecture
• DevOps
• Deployment
• Hybrid connectivity

The twelve-factor application

• The twelve factors
• Twelve-factor details

Developing applications for IBM Bluemix

• Introduction to WebSphere Liberty
• Liberty development environment and tooling
• State in cloud applications
• Improving performance in Bluemix with data caching
• Application scaling on IBM Bluemix

Developing applications by using microservices

• Introduction to microservices
• Application architecture evolution
• Microservices component architecture
• Microservices integration
• Refactoring to microservices
• Developing microservices

Data management

• IBM DB2 on Cloud
• PostgreSQL
• Cloudant
• Object storage
• Data transformation

Security

• Terminology
• Java Enterprise security model
• Application security enforced in code
• External authentication
• Bluemix single sign-on

Prior to enrolling, IBM Employees must follow their Division/Department processes to obtain approval to attend this public training class. Failure to follow Division/Department approval processes may result in the IBM Employee being personally responsible for the class charges.

GBS practitioners that use the EViTA system for requesting external training should use that same process for this course. Go to the EViTA site to start this process:

http://w3.ibm.com/services/gbs/evita/BCSVTEnrl.nsf

Once you enroll in a GTP class, you will receive a confirmation letter that should show:

• The current GTP list price
• The 20% discounted price available to IBMers. This is the price you will be invoiced for the class.