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IBM Cloud Partner Newsletter - January 2025

By Georgina Bhoyar posted 8 hours ago
Technology News and Product Updates Announcements IBM and SAP announced the launch of RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server. The new offering accelerates transformation with SAP S/4HANA Cloud by providing IBM Power clients with the fastest and easiest path to their ERP transformation. Read and share the press release. Learn about RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server. Learn how to accelerate the adoption of RISE with SAP using the IBM Power Virtual Server. RISE with SAP using IBM Power Virtual Server helps clients move SAP S/4HANA workloads from IBM Power Systems on-premises to the cloud within 90 days ...

IBM Cloud Reservations Pricing Just Got Sweeter in the New Year with the Bare Metal Server Snap Sale Promotion.

By Meryl Veramonti posted 5 days ago
IBM Cloud Reservations Pricing Just Got Sweeter in the New Year with the Bare Metal Server Snap Sale Promotion. IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers on Classic infrastructure deliver dedicated, single-tenancy performance, security and control with over 10 years of industry excellence in uptime availability, reliability and customer care. Whether you’re moving to cloud or charting your existing path forward, IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers offer plenty of billing flexibility – especially now in the new year with our limited time Snap Sale promotion for select Intel ® Xeon ® -based IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers with advanced capacity reservations. ...

Deployment of a Web-Based Application in IBM Code Engine Using Podman via CLI

By JAYESH v posted 24 days ago
This blog is created for the purpose of understanding and deploying applications using Podman in IBM Code Engine via CLI. Introduction IBM Code Engine is a fully managed serverless platform that enables developers to build, deploy, and scale containerized applications with ease. By combining the flexibility of containers with a simplified user interface and CLI tools, Code Engine allows for seamless deployment of web-based applications. In this blog, we’ll explore how to deploy a web application to IBM Code Engine using Podman via the Command Line Interface (CLI). Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure the following requirements are met: IBM ...

Deploying a Sample App on IBM Cloud Code Engine with CI/CD Toolchain

By Parinitha M posted 25 days ago
Deploying a Sample App on IBM Cloud Code Engine with CI/CD Toolchain Discover how to create an open toolchain with IBM Cloud® Continuous Delivery and deploy your app on Code Engine. Explore how toolchains are implemented within the Continuous Delivery service and learn to develop and deploy a simple web application using these toolchains. Prerequisites: IBM Cloud Code Engine: A Code Engine Project and an API Key. You can create these resources by using either the UI or the CLI. For more information about Code Engine Projects, see Code Engine Projects . Secrets Manager : With Secrets Manager , you can create, ...

IBM Cloud Partner News - December 2024

By Georgina Bhoyar posted Thu December 12, 2024
Technology News and Product Updates IBM collaborates with AMD to deploy AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud. This offering, which is expected to be available in the first half of 2025, aims to enhance performance and power efficiency for Gen AI models such as and high-performance computing (HPC) applications for enterprise clients. Read and the press release Learn about IBM’s GPU and Accelerator offerings VMware Workload Migration & Modernization with IBM Cloud - powered by Wipro FullStride Cloud Wipro launched of the new IBM Cloud for VMware managed services offering at VMware Explore ...

Automating Kubernetes Node Scaling with IBM Cloud Code Engine

By Gunasekaran Venkatesan posted Tue December 10, 2024
In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps of automating the scaling of worker nodes in a Kubernetes cluster using IBM Cloud Code Engine. We will use Podman instead of Docker for container image creation and deployment. We'll also utilize IBM Cloud Container Registry to store the images and create automated jobs in Code Engine to scale up and down the nodes. Prerequisites IBM Cloud Account : Ensure you have an active IBM Cloud account with access to the Kubernetes service and Code Engine. Podman : Make sure Podman is installed on your local machine (as a substitute for Docker). IBM Cloud CLI : Install the IBM Cloud CLI and configure ...

Monitoring platform logs in IBM Cloud Logs

By Prakriti Pandya posted Mon December 09, 2024
Monitoring platform logs in IBM Cloud Logs Services used : Logs Routing Cloud Logs Code Engine Overview This blog demonstrates how to collect and monitor platform logs in IBM Cloud using Cloud Logs and Logs Routing services. We walk through integrating IBM Cloud Code Engine with Cloud Logs to route and analyze logs, enabling centralized monitoring and simplified troubleshooting. By following this guide, you will: Set up Cloud Logs and Logs Routing services. Integrate Code Engine for platform log monitoring. Verify logs in the Cloud Logs dashboard for enhanced observability. ...

Installing the Logging Agent for Cloud Logs in Kubernetes Clusters Using a Helm Chart

By Gunasekaran Venkatesan posted Mon December 09, 2024
Overview In modern cloud-native environments, managing and monitoring logs from your Kubernetes clusters is crucial for maintaining application performance and troubleshooting issues. IBM Cloud Logs offers a robust solution for collecting and analyzing these logs, providing deep insights into your infrastructure and application behavior. One of the most efficient ways to integrate your Kubernetes cluster with IBM Cloud Logs is by deploying the Logging agent using a Helm chart. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing the Logging agent on your Kubernetes clusters, ensuring that your logs are seamlessly routed to IBM Cloud Logs for real-time ...

Configuring Alerts in Cloud Logs using Event Notification channel

By Vignesh Vijayan posted Fri December 06, 2024
Configuring Alerts in Cloud Logs using Event Notification channel In this tutorial, you learn how to set up alert notifications in IBM Cloud Logs with IBM Cloud Event Notifications. Before You Begin Ensure prerequisites like an IBM Cloud account with necessary permissions are met. Your IBM Cloud Log Monitoring instance and IBM Cloud Event Notifications instances must be in the same region to communicate with one another. Step 1: Log in to IBM Cloud Log in to your IBM Cloud account. Click IBM Cloud dashboard to launch the IBM Cloud dashboard. Log in with your user ID and password. The IBM Cloud Dashboard opens. Step 2: ...

Deploy Application into IBM Code engine from GitHub repository SSH enabled.

By Brahadeesh Murali posted Tue December 03, 2024
Overview This Tutorial is an walkthrough to deploy an simple application from GitHub repository with SSH into IBM Code Engine. Prerequisites IBM Cloud Account : Sign up for a free account if you don't have one. IBM Code Engine Project : Create an IBM Cloud Code Engine Project from your IBM Cloud dashboard. Step 1: Create an SSH certificate Open terminal and run the below commend to create SSH Certificate. >> ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C brahadeesh.murali@ibm.com Enter File name along with path where certificate need to be generated. Enter passphrase and press enter Once you enter ...

IBM expands its AI accelerator offerings with its collaboration with AMD

By Stephanie Wing posted Tue November 19, 2024
IBM and AMD have announced a collaboration to deploy AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud. This offering, which is expected to be available in the first half of 2025, will enhance performance and power efficiency for Generative AI models such as and high-performance computing (HPC) applications for enterprise clients. To help enterprise clients across industries, including those that are heavily regulated, IBM and AMD intend to leverage IBM Cloud’s security and compliance capabilities below: Support for Large Model Inferencing: Equipped with 192GB of high-bandwidth memory (HBM3), AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators offer support ...

Python + VPC Load Balancers: Automate, Simplify, and Shine!

By Lavisha Bhatia posted Tue November 19, 2024
Managing your cloud infrastructure can feel like juggling flaming swords—exciting but a little dangerous if something slips! Luckily, Python is here to save the day with scripts that turn those flaming swords into, well, neatly stacked plates. In this blog, we’ll dive into how you can use Python to easily: •⁠ ⁠List all your VPCs (because knowing what you have is half the battle). •⁠ ⁠Check the status of a specific load balancer (because nobody likes nasty surprises). Whether you’re a seasoned cloud warrior or just starting out, this guide will have you managing VPC load balancers like a pro. Why Automate VPC Load Balancer Management? ...

List it, Check it : Python powered IBM Cloud Load Balancer Management!

By Lavisha Bhatia posted Tue November 19, 2024
Managing IBM Cloud Load Balancers (CLBs) efficiently is key to ensuring optimal performance and uptime for your applications. Imagine having a quick way to list all your CLBs and instantly check the status of any specific one without sifting through dashboards or logs. That’s exactly what Python brings to the table—a streamlined, automated approach to managing your load balancers. In this blog, we’ll explore a simple yet powerful Python script to automate two essential tasks: 1.⁠ ⁠Listing all Cloud Load Balancers in your IBM Cloud account. 2.⁠ ⁠Checking the status of a specific load balancer with ease. Whether you're troubleshooting, ...

AI Workload Security with IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center Workload Protection

By JANET VAN posted Wed November 13, 2024
AI Workload Security with IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center Workload Protection Written By: Janet Van , IBM Cloud Product Manager for Security and Compliance Vivek Kinra , IBM Cloud Director for Security and Compliance Durgesh Shukla , Sysdig Product Marketing Manager Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various industries, but it also introduces significant security challenges. With the increasing adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) in 2024, organizations must address the security risks associated with AI workloads. Learn more about the key insights around AI security challenges and how ...

What you missed at TechXchange 2024!

By DANIELLE KINGBERG posted Mon October 28, 2024
Written By: Danielle Kingberg , IBM Cloud Senior Product Manager for VMware STEPHANIE WING , IBM Cloud PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE DAWN HARRIS , IBM Cloud Client Excellence Program Director At IBM, we believe AI runs on hybrid cloud and hybrid cloud is fueled by AI. They create the most value when they work together. This is why we’re helping clients to leverage hybrid cloud and AI to modernize and become hybrid by design in order to scale AI with our enterprise cloud platform . Tech enthusiasts, innovators, and industry leaders gathered at TechXchange 2024 this past week, an event that promised to fuel your AI. ...

IBM Event Streams Tutorial: Building a Simple Order Processing System with Python

By Gunasekaran Venkatesan posted Sun October 20, 2024
Overview In this tutorial, we will build a simple event-driven system using IBM Event Streams (a managed Kafka service). We will create a producer that sends order messages to a Kafka topic and a consumer that receives and processes those messages in real time. Prerequisites IBM Cloud Account : Sign up for a free account if you don't have one. IBM Event Streams Instance : Create an instance of Event Streams in your IBM Cloud dashboard. Python 3.x : Ensure Python is installed on your system. Kafka Python Client : We will use the confluent-kafka library, so install it with the following command: pip install confluent-kafka ...

Expanded Posture Management for IBM Cloud Now Available in IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center Workload Protection

By durgesh shukla posted Mon October 14, 2024
Expanded Posture Management for IBM Cloud Now Available in IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center Workload Protection Confidently unify and manage your security and compliance posture across your hybrid multicloud environment including IBM Cloud. As enterprises are modernizing through their hybrid multicloud journey, they are continually facing rising challenges gaining visibility into and managing security risks efficiently and quickly across their critical workloads. For example, cloud misconfigurations account for 15% of initial attack vectors in security breaches—the third most common initial attack vector in the breaches analyzed ...

🌟 Become an IBM Cloud Champion..Nominations open NOW

By Aine Lenihan posted Mon October 14, 2024
Hello friends! It's IBM Champion nomination season! We are excited to announce nominations are now open for IBM Champions class of 2025! You are invited to j oin this prestigious VIP program, a place for IBM technology enthusiasts who are dedicated to promoting and advancing the message about innovation backed by IBM technologies . IBM Champions are at the pinnacle of expertise and advocacy: these individuals are exceptional in their commitment to paying forward their knowledge and experiences. Take your place with them in the IBM Champions program by submitting your application today. Or, ensure that someone ...

4th Gen Intel® Xeon® on IBM Cloud expands with VMware, SAP, and more.

By Meryl Veramonti posted Wed October 09, 2024
Ever since IBM Cloud announced plans to broadly adopt 4 th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors across our cloud server environments to help customers drive better business outcomes for workloads like AI and HPC, our development and product management teams have been busy bringing those blueprints to life inside our bare metal and virtual server portfolios. Ensuring our on-premises compute strategy stays up to date with today’s latest vCPU and CPU technology is paramount down here at the bottom of the stack. That’s why we’re thrilled to go over the latest essential releases for 4 th Gen Intel® Xeon® on both IBM Cloud classic infrastructure and IBM Cloud VPC in ...

Quantum Leaps Ahead.... in Europe!

By Aine Lenihan posted Mon October 07, 2024
IBM Opens its First Quantum Data Center in Europe: A Big Step for the Future of Computing Exciting news from Ehningen, 🇩🇪 Germany! On October 1, 2024, IBM opened its first-ever Quantum Data Center in Europe, and it’s a huge deal for the region and beyond. Not only is this the first center of its kind outside of the U.S., but it also expands IBM’s ability to provide cutting-edge quantum computing resources to European enterprises and research institutions. And guess who was there to cut the ribbon? None other than German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, along with top industry leaders and IBM’s own experts. What’s So Special About This Data Center? This ...