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Accelerating App Development with IBM Cloud

Key Points

  • IBM Cloud provides a unified platform—via the web console and CLI—for developers to build, run, and manage applications quickly, with all necessary tools available in minutes.
  • The developer portal offers starter kits, production‑ready apps, and auto‑provisioned resources, enabling users to create simple or complex apps with minimal setup.
  • Portable code generated by IBM Cloud follows best‑practice patterns for language, cloud enablement, service integration, and specific use cases, and developers can also bring their own code to deploy.
  • Integrated DevOps toolchains allow seamless local development, repository syncing, and automated deployment, all orchestrated through the CLI and IBM Cloud console.
  • IBM Cloud’s “Raj method” deployments showcase experimental and emerging technologies, helping organizations explore innovative ideas while building production‑ready solutions.

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# Accelerating App Development with IBM Cloud **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsy6mhRc7ZA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsy6mhRc7ZA) **Duration:** 00:03:02 ## Summary - IBM Cloud provides a unified platform—via the web console and CLI—for developers to build, run, and manage applications quickly, with all necessary tools available in minutes. - The developer portal offers starter kits, production‑ready apps, and auto‑provisioned resources, enabling users to create simple or complex apps with minimal setup. - Portable code generated by IBM Cloud follows best‑practice patterns for language, cloud enablement, service integration, and specific use cases, and developers can also bring their own code to deploy. - Integrated DevOps toolchains allow seamless local development, repository syncing, and automated deployment, all orchestrated through the CLI and IBM Cloud console. - IBM Cloud’s “Raj method” deployments showcase experimental and emerging technologies, helping organizations explore innovative ideas while building production‑ready solutions. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsy6mhRc7ZA&t=0s) **Accelerating App Development with IBM Cloud** - IBM Cloud offers a unified platform featuring a web console, CLI, starter kits, and auto‑provisioned resources that let developers quickly build, deploy, and manage applications. ## Full Transcript
0:00users expect more and more from their 0:02applications than ever before to meet 0:04these expectations the developer 0:06capabilities and IBM cloud enable your 0:09team to use one platform to produce 0:11deliver run and manage apps with IBM 0:15cloud you have all the necessary 0:16capabilities needed to start building 0:18apps in minutes 0:19IBM cloud developer tools create a 0:21high-performing foundation the 0:23developers need to get up and running we 0:26offer two main tools for development IBM 0:29cloud web console and IBM cloud 0:31command-line interface to better 0:33understand how our experience can help 0:35you let's take a look at these elements 0:38in more detail our developer portals 0:40have an array of features like use case 0:42specific starter kits production ready 0:45starter apps and the ability to create 0:47DevOps tool chains with just a few 0:49clicks 0:49looking to comprise code data services 0:52and tool chains in a matter of minutes 0:54we've got you covered with starter kits 0:56we want your experience to be easy to 0:59use and customizable you are in control 1:01if a starter kit requires specific 1:04resources no problem with auto 1:06provisioned resources IBM cloud 1:08automatically creates instances for 1:11those resources when you create your app 1:13access starter kits from the developer 1:15portal or command line interface for 1:18instructions that are relevant to your 1:19focus area and order flow you can create 1:23simple blank apps directly or create 1:25more complex apps by using our starter 1:28kits if you choose to create blank apps 1:30without the help of a starter kit our 1:32newly released feature allows you to do 1:34so from the IBM cloud dashboard without 1:36visiting a portal when you create an app 1:39directly or with the help from a starter 1:41kit it contains portable code portable 1:44code contains cloud enablement code for 1:47multiple cloud environments you can then 1:49produce code in four foundational areas 1:52code that follows best practices for a 1:55given language code that enables the app 1:57to run on the cloud code that is 1:59initialized to connect to cloud services 2:01and codes specific to a use case as a 2:05developer you now can either generate 2:07your code through our provided tools or 2:10you can 2:10bring your own code and deploy it to IBM 2:12cloud the DevOps tool chain comprises 2:16procedures and tools for accessing 2:18developing deploying and operating your 2:21app use the command line interface to 2:23code build and run your app locally a 2:26common pattern is to create your app 2:28from a developer portal in the IBM cloud 2:30console use the developer tools to 2:33develop locally then push the updates to 2:36your repo and merge to start your 2:38deployment tool chain install the IBM 2:40cloud CLI in two easy steps and if 2:43you're looking for a place where you can 2:45experiment with big ideas and emerging 2:47technologies be sure to check out the 2:50Raj method deployments you can learn how 2:52IBM can help develop apps in your 2:54organization ready to get started 2:57building production-ready apps 2:58[Music]