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Cloud Foundry for Developers: Deploy, manage, and orchestrate cloud-native applications with ease

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Key FeaturesGain hands-on experience using Cloud FoundryImplement deployment, management and scaling of applications on Cloud FoundryLearn best practices and troubleshooting tips for running applications on Cloud FoundryBook DescriptionCloud Foundry is the open source platform to deploy, run, and scale applications. Cloud Foundry is growing rapidly and a leading product that provides PaaS (Platform as a Service) capabilities to enterprise, government, and organizations around the globe. Giants like Dell Technologies, GE, IBM, HP and the US government are using Cloud Foundry innovate faster in a rapidly changing world.

Cloud Foundry is a developer's dream. Enabling them to create modern applications that can leverage the latest thinking, techniques and capabilities of the cloud, VirtualizationInfrastructure agnosticismOrchestrated containersAutomationZero downtime upgradesA/B deploymentQuickly scaling applications out or in

This book takes readers on a journey where they will first learn the Cloud Foundry basics, including how to deploy and scale a simple application in seconds. Readers will build their knowledge of how to create highly scalable and resilient cloud-native applications and microservices running on Cloud Foundry. Readers will learn how to integrate their application with services provided by Cloud Foundry and with those external to Cloud Foundry. Readers will learn how to structure their Cloud Foundry environment with orgs and spaces. After that, we'll discuss aspects of continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), monitoring and logging. Readers will also learn how to enable health checks, troubleshoot and debug applications.

By the end of this book, readers will have hands-on experience in performing various deployment and scaling tasks. Additionally, they will have an understanding of what it takes to migrate and develop applications for Cloud Foundry.

What you will learnUnderstand Cloud Foundry (CF) tools and concepts.Understand the breadth of possibilities unleashed through a lightweight agile approach to building and deploying applications.Design and deploy cloud native applications that run well on Cloud Foundry.Learn Microservice design concepts and worker applications.Customize service brokers to publish your services in the Cloud Foundry marketplace.Using, managing and creating buildpacks for the Cloud Foundry Platform.Troubleshoot applications on Cloud FoundryPerform zero-downtime deployments using blue/green routes, A/B testing, and painless rollbacks to earlier versions of the application.Table of ContentsCloud Foundry IntroductionCloud Foundry CLI and Apps ManagerGetting Started with PCF DevUsers, Orgs, Spaces, and RolesArchitecting and Building Apps for the CloudDeploying Apps to Cloud FoundryMicroservices and Worker ApplicationsServices and Service BrokersBuildpacksTroubleshooting Applications in Cloud FoundryContinuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2017

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Rick Farmer

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