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Managing your private cloud, Part 2: Using the WebSphere CloudBurst REST API interface
Several interface options are available to help you to interact with the
IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, which provides functionality for creating,
deploying, and managing IBM WebSphere Application Server virtual systems in a
private cloud. These interfaces include a Web 2.0 graphical user interface, a
Jython command line interface, and an HTTP REST API. This article discusses
the HTTP REST API, which provides a language-neutral interface that is ideal
for integrating WebSphere CloudBurst capabilities into existing applications
or user interfaces.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Customizing with WebSphere CloudBurst, Part
3: Using script packages for customizing above and beyond patterns
Because every user scenario is unique, the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst
Appliance has built-in features to help you configure and customize your IBM
WebSphere Application Server environments. Part 3 of this series describes how
to customize and enhance your deployed WebSphere Application Server
environments using script packages.
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04 Nov 2009 |
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Cloud computing with PHP, Part 2: Using Amazon EC2 with the Zend Framework
The Zend Framework contains several classes that make using cloud-based
storage services easy. Part 1 of this "Cloud computing with PHP" series looks at using Zend classes with
Amazon's S3 cloud storage service. This article covers the Zend classes that
make it easy to work with virtual machines in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud
(EC2).
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13 Oct 2009 |
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Customizing with WebSphere CloudBurst, Part 2: Using WebSphere CloudBurst to customize a WebSphere middleware
environment
At the heart of the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance are IBM WebSphere
Application Server patterns. These patterns are pre-built, hardened
configurations that are best practice representations of WebSphere middleware
environments that are ready to be deployed to a private cloud. However, these
shipped patterns will not meet the needs of every deployment. For that reason
the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance provides pattern customization capabilities
that enable you to produce your own highly customized WebSphere middleware
environments. Part 2 of this article series discusses how WebSphere CloudBurst
lets you build custom WebSphere Application Server patterns that represent
your unique topologies and configurations.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Cloud computing with PHP, Part 1: Using Amazon S3 with the Zend Framework
The Zend Framework contains several classes that make using cloud-based
storage services easy. This article illustrates how to use those classes with
Amazon's S3 cloud storage service.
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22 Sep 2009 |
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Integrating SOAP Web services in WebSphere sMash applications
You can probably think of many scenarios in which you might want to
reuse existing SOAP Web services in new applications. The IBM WebSphere sMash
REST to SOAP extension enables you to provide REST access to existing SOAP Web
services, providing easier and more intuitive access to such functions. This
tutorial demonstrates how you can use the WebSphere sMash REST to SOAP
extension to leverage a SOAP Web service deployed on IBM WebSphere Application
Server. The SOAP Web service will serve to provide data for a Dojo-based
widget provided by WebSphere sMash.
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26 Aug 2009 |
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Customizing with WebSphere CloudBurst, Part 1: Creating highly customized private clouds
This is the first of several articles that looks at the customization
features available in IBM WebSphere CloudBurst and how you can use them. Part
1 describes how you can create private WebSphere clouds, how and when to use
the WebSphere CloudBurst customization features, and how those capabilities
align with organizational responsibilities.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Managing your private cloud, Part 1: Introducing the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
command line interface
The IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance enables you to construct, deploy,
and maintain WebSphere Application Server virtual systems in a private cloud. In order to manage
the entire lifecycle of these systems in a private cloud, WebSphere CloudBurst
offers multiple administration interfaces, including a rich Web 2.0 interface
for GUI-based administration activities, and a command line interface (CLI)
that enables a scripted, automated administration approach. This article
explains how you can leverage the WebSphere CloudBurst CLI with examples of
how this CLI can be put to work in your own WebSphere CloudBurst
environment.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Comment lines by Christina Lau: IBM BPM BlueWorks, a WebSphere cloud experiment
Learn about new IBM WebSphere cloud experiments to create multi-tenant
WebSphere runtimes, tools, and programming and business models. A realization
of this architecture is the upcoming IBM BPM BlueWorks. This article provides
an introduction to BPM BlueWorks, reveals the technologies behind this new
offering, and offers some insight on where all this could go.
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Cloud computing for the enterprise, Part 3: Using WebSphere CloudBurst to create private clouds
Part
1 of this article series discussed cloud computing in general, including cloud
layers and the different cloud types, along with their benefits and drawbacks, and
explained why this movement is important for enterprise developers. Part 2
looked at the public cloud and how you can use IBM WebSphere sMash
and IBM DB2 Express-C to deliver Web applications hosted on a public
cloud infrastructure. This article provides an introduction to IBM WebSphere
CloudBurst and IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition and discusses how
these new offerings bring the significant advantages of private cloud computing to
WebSphere enterprise environments.
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24 Jun 2009 |
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Leveraging Amazon Web Services for enterprise application integration
Discover how to leverage XML and Amazon Web Services to integrate enterprise applications, and to build cross-platform application-integration capabilities using the Microsoft(R) .NET C#) and Java(TM) platforms.
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16 Jun 2009 |
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Cloud computing for the enterprise: Part 2: WebSphere sMash and DB2 Express-C on the Amazon EC2 public cloud
Part
1 of this article series discussed cloud computing in general, including cloud
layers and the different cloud types, along with their benefits and drawbacks, and
explained why this movement is important for enterprise developers. This article
looks specifically at the public cloud and how you can use the IBM WebSphere sMash
and IBM DB2 Express-C
Amazon Machine Images (AMI) to deliver Web applications hosted on the EC2 public
cloud infrastructure.
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20 May 2009 |
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Cloud computing for the enterprise: Part 1: Capturing the cloud
Looking back to our recent technological past, it’s clear that the cloud
computing movement has been coming in the time since distributed computing and its related
technologies (like grid computing and SOA) gained widespread adoption. Cloud
computing is now here, but many still have questions about this new technology. Part
1 of this article series discusses cloud computing in general, then dissects the layers of the cloud,
presents the different cloud types, along with their benefits and drawbacks, and
explains why this movement is important for enterprise developers.
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08 Apr 2009 |
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The role of Software as a Service in cloud computing
Want to know what role Software as a Service (SaaS) plays in cloud
computing? Explore different
flavors of SaaS, and see two examples of how SaaS works in cloud
computing--namely, plant
engineering management and distance learning--in the pay-on-demand infrastructure
environment. Tune SaaS for optimal performance by combining the best of two worlds:
multi-tenancy and virtualization. Discover solutions to the problems of unused resources
and interoperability. And finally, understand that without proper planning and implementation, the
costs of security safeguards can far outweigh the economic advantages of SaaS
and cloud computing.
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07 Apr 2009 |
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Navigate the cloud computing labyrinth
If you're lucky enough to have a basic
understanding of cloud computing, your skills are in demand. But when it comes to
actually building an application, what platform do you use? Google and Amazon are both
huge names, so it's not about popularity. And what if you're a Microsoft person?
Are there options for you? Learn how to navigate the cloud wisely and pick the
perfect platform for your particular application
requirements.
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31 Mar 2009 |
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Cloud computing versus grid computing
Want to know more about cloud and grid computing? Learn how you can use Infrastructure as a Service to
get a full computer infrastructure using Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
See the similarities, differences, and issues to consider in grid and
cloud computing. Explore some of the security issues and
choices for Web development in the cloud, and see how you can be environmentally
friendly using cloud computing.
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03 Mar 2009 |
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Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 5: Dataset processing in the cloud with SimpleDB
Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions
provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting
with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. In this article, learn some of the basic concepts and check out some of the functions provided by boto.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Architectural manifesto: An introduction to the possibilities (and risks) of cloud computing
Cloud computing has been a hot topic in the
media and in the IT industry. There are critics
who say that it's nothing new. In this final edition of Architectural
Manifesto, learn about the possibilities and risks of cloud computing.
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02 Feb 2009 |
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Connecting Apple's iPhone to Google's cloud computing offerings
Cloud computing and software development for handheld devices are two very hot
technologies that are increasingly being combined to create hybrid
solutions. With this article, learn how to connect Google App Engine, Google's cloud
computing offering, with the iPhone, Apple's mobile platform. You'll also see how to use the open source library, TouchEngine, to dynamically control
application data on the iPhone by connecting to the App Engine cloud and
caching that data for offline use.
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20 Jan 2009 |
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Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 4: Reliable messaging with SQS
Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions
provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting
with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications.
In this article, learn about the
reliable and scalable messaging service provided by Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS).
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02 Dec 2008 |
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Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 3: Servers on demand with EC2
Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions
provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting
with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. This article introduces you to the
virtual servers provided by Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
Learn how EC2 can help you configure your applications' computing requirements
on the fly and adjust capacity based on demand.
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14 Oct 2008 |
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Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 2: Storage in the cloud with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions
provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting
with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. This article delves into the highly
scalable and responsive services provided by Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
Learn about tools for interacting with S3, and use code samples to experiment
with a simple shell.
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19 Aug 2008 |
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Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 1: Introduction
Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions
provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting
with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. This first article explains the features of the
building blocks of
this virtual infrastructure. Learn how you can use Amazon Web Services to build
Web-scale systems.
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29 Jul 2008 |
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