Cloud Foundry: An Introduction to the Open Source Cloud Application Platform
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Cloud Foundry is an open-source cloud application platform that allows developers to "build, test, deploy, and scale applications". It was originally developed by VMware, before being transferred to Pivotal Software. Developers are able to use the platform to ultimately deploy applications and services written in any number of different programming languages and frameworks. Several public cloud distributors support the platform. In this talk, an overview of the platform will be provided to demonstrate how it is used, as well as a technical overview of how the platform works. The talk will also touch on the capabilities offered by, and features of the platform such as application routing, Blue-Green deployments, BOSH, and the Service Broker, allowing developers to add their own services to the Cloud Foundry marketplace. The talk will also examine the complimentary role of Cloud Foundry when contrasted with the world of containers and orchestration technologies, and how the platform is particularly well-suited to the development and deployment of modern cloud-native applications.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Michael J. O'Sullivan is a Staff Software Engineer working in the IBM Hybrid Cloud Organisation, with the IBM Cloud division in Cork since 2015. His current product assignment is IBM API Connect, part of the IBM Hybrid Cloud Integration portfolio. Michael has worked on Development, Delivery Pipeline/Deployment Automation, and Performance Testing teams for various IBM Cloud Platform services, which has provided daily experience of customer deployments and operations with these services, such as the IBM Cloud Containers Service for both Docker and Kubernetes, and the IBM Cloud Logging and Metrics Services. Michael has also worked on deployment of these services to OpenStack and VMware platforms. In 2018, Michael received Cloud Foundry Developer Certification. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from University College Cork (2012 - 2015), where, under the supervision of Dr. Dan Grigoras, engaged in research of Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) - specifically, studying and implementing solutions for delivering seamless user experiences of MCC applications and services. Prior to this, Michael graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Computer Science from University College Cork in 2012. Outside of work, Michael was the former Chairman of and a current Mentor at the CoderDojo that runs every Saturday at IBM Cork, and has a great passion for all-things aviation.