LAS VEGAS, March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
InterConnect -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new container
service on Bluemix, its cloud platform, to fuel the speed and
simplicity at which developers can build and manage more secure and
cognitive apps. Available on IBM Cloud, this service uses
Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration system
leveraging a Docker engine.
Delivered with a user-centric experience, IBM Bluemix Container
Service automatically provisions, updates and monitors the
containers that developers use to create apps, helping them to more
easily build cognitive innovations which weave in real-time
security intelligence.
At the foundation of the developer movement towards
microservices, containers allow teams to rapidly iterate, deliver
and operate on the components of an app, without being bound to one
underlying infrastructure or cloud provider. These advantages have
pushed containers from a nascent app-building tool to one of the
primary methods with which developers now create apps. In 2020,
Analyst Firm 451 Research's Market Monitor predicts the market
opportunity for containers to exceed $2.6
billion.1
"Building microservices with containers helps developers to do
what they do best – invent – by creating and stitching together
different services that work in tandem," said Jason McGee, IBM Fellow, VP, IBM Cloud. "Our
service does this in a simple, straightforward way by using
Kubernetes to automate critical parts of an app's environment,
while giving developers the ability to build in cognitive
intelligence, blockchain and Internet of Things services."
Security features built into the foundation of
containers
Vulnerability Advisor, Bluemix's tool for scanning and flagging
security issues within containers, is a critical component of IBM
Bluemix Container Service. With this launch, IBM has added a number
of features to provide developers with the ability to build
security into the foundation of container-based apps running in
Kubernetes clusters.
This includes the ability to continuously monitor each container
through an integration with the IBM X-Force Exchange, a threat
intelligence sharing platform. This platform provides access to
volumes of historical and real-time threat data from across the
globe – including instant indicators of potential live attacks.
Because this intelligence is funneled directly into the new
service, each container used is continuously checked for potential
malware, breaches or attack vulnerabilities.
The key capabilities of IBM Bluemix Container Service
include:
- Fully-managed and highly available Kubernetes clusters
to remove the burden of deploying, scaling and managing containers
when building apps.
- Completely native Kubernetes APIs, built on Bluemix, for
a seamless environment when working from different cloud
infrastructures.
- The choice to store and access data across multiple
platforms and repositories, without impacting security.
- Flexible isolation and capacity controls to design a
container cluster to fit specific needs and budget constraints of
an app.
- Built-in security scanning and integration into IBM's
X-Force Exchange, as well as live-scanning and risk analysis
capabilities for each container.
- Automatic load balancing within a container cluster to
increase app performance.
- A comprehensive view and analysis of each container
cluster's performance metrics to identify possible efficiencies
and improvements.
- An open, standardized platform allowing for easy
integration with open technologies and easy portability of outside
workloads.
- Rapid access to cloud services such as Watson APIs,
blockchain, cloud data services, Internet of Things tools and
more.
Since the launch of Kubernetes in 2014, IBM has been a
contributor to its development, which was built by the open
community. By pairing a Docker-powered engine with the simple
management capabilities of Kubernetes, Bluemix developers can
access a highly usable interface and dashboard to easily write code
within a container and quickly deploy it to multiple apps. This
clear view also enables developers to see where and when their code
is running at any given point in time.
Now available in beta, Bluemix Container Service expands IBM's
commitment to and leadership in open technologies. As a contributor
to both Kubernetes and Docker projects for over three years, IBM
has helped to create and mature container technology. Bluemix
itself is one of the few major cloud platforms built on a
container-native foundation, which has enabled developers to build
and ship code with containers since its launch in 2014.
"It's fantastic that IBM is progressing open technology by
drawing on a major community project – Kubernetes – as the
foundation of its new container service," said Alexis Richardson, technical oversight committee
chairman of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and Weaveworks
CEO. "Using the flexibility and control of both Kubernetes and
Bluemix, we expect to see a greater number of developers accessing
and taking advantage of cognitive services and Watson APIs to build
apps."
Since its launch, Bluemix has grown rapidly to become one of the
largest open public cloud deployments in the world. The cloud
platform features over 150 tools, APIs and services spanning
categories of data analytics, mobile, Watson, blockchain, security,
Internet of Things and more.
InterConnect is IBM's cloud and cognitive conference where more
than 20,000 developers, clients and partners are being introduced
to the latest advancements in cloud computing through 2,000
sessions, labs and certifications. IBM is positioning both
enterprise and startup clients for success with a complete
portfolio of cloud services and marquee partnerships, supporting a
wide range of applications including: big data, analytics,
blockchain and cognitive computing.
For more information, visit:
https://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/. For the IBM InterConnect
Press Kit, visit: ibm.biz/IBMInterConnect2017. Engage in the
conversation through @IBMCloud and #ibminterconnect.
- 451 Research Market Monitor: Cloud Enabling Technologies, Q3
2016
Media Contact:
Erin Lehr, IBM Media Relations
1-212-671-9363
edlehr@us.ibm.com
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