The document discusses BlueMix, IBM's platform as a service (PaaS) offering. It contrasts a PaaS model where developers focus on writing application code and the platform handles services, with an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) model where developers also manage virtualization, hardware, and operating systems. It encourages requesting access to BlueMix to take advantage of its PaaS capabilities and avoid managing lower level infrastructure.

1. BlueMix
PaaS by IBM
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2. PaaS
Application
IT Environment
Application
IT Environment
On-line Shop Application
(you do this)
PaaS
(Bluemix)
Virtualisation
Hardware
Operating System
IaaS
(IBM Cloud -
Softlayer)
Virtualisation
Hardware
Operating System
Virtualisation
Hardware
Operating System
Application Code

3. Follow the dot

4. Request access to BlueMix

7. Access BlueMix

39. BlueMix
PaaS by IBM
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