The expertise you need to transform fast
IBM Bluemix Garage is a consultancy with a startup DNA empowering companies, large and small, to design and build engaging applications using IBM Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile DevOps.
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Create and manage APIs using your existing apps and data, all with the workshops, health checks, and support from Garage experts.
The right offerings to help you transform your business using Cloud
INNOVATION
Identify, design and build the right application to deliver measurable business outcomes on IBM Bluemix.
We start with your disruptive idea, define the simplest application that will realize the idea, jointly experiment and design the application, build it on IBM Bluemix, integrate with your existing platform and scale out the solution.
ARCHITECTURE
Expand the value of your current IT assets by bringing them to the Cloud.
Connect with what you have, migrate or move applications to hybrid Cloud. Let us help you choose your target deployment model—Public, Local or Dedicated. Empower your Bluemix Local or Dedicated platform by integrating existing services and systems of record (SoR) into your private Bluemix catalog. Setup DevOps pipeline for your Bluemix Local or Dedicated environment to enable rapid application delivery.
SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Increase Operations flexibility and streamline Cloud Operations.
Adopt the right Operations practice for Cloud by identifying the organizational roles, processes, skills, integrations, and tools necessary to build Cloud applications with Service Management in mind. Get the right information to the right place, at the right time, for optimal Service Management on Bluemix, Hybrid and traditional IT Operations.
BLUEMIX GARAGE ACADEMY
Accelerate your organization’s transformation to Cloud by upgrading your skills and adopting best practices.
Expand your team’s capability through Bluemix Garage Academy. Learn how to implement the IBM Bluemix Garage Method for rapid application development or build proficiency in integrating and migrating applications on IBM Bluemix. Scale with Microservices re-architecture and transform your entire development culture for design-led agile best practices on Cloud.
Build the right app for your enterprise
We take your ideas, add our proven design thinking process and expertise, and help you deliver great solutions on a global scale.
How we work
Check out this video to meet our team and learn more about our methodology. We bring together IBM Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Extreme Programming to empower companies to build innovative applications.
The right practices to rapidly execute and scale
IBM Bluemix Garage Method takes the best of Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile Development, DevOps and Cloud to help enterprise organizations accelerate all phases of the application design, development and delivery lifecycle.
The right technology to build
Rapid innovation is at the heart of everything we do. It's all made possible with the open source compute technologies, hybrid connectivity and continuous delivery tooling inside IBM Bluemix, our cloud platform that brings together capabilities from IBM Watson and MobileFirst.
The right offerings to help you succeed
Garage visit
2-3 Hours
Experience the Garage and identify a candidate project.
IBM Design Thinking workshop
2-5 Days
Use IBM Design Thinking to understand the use case and target users, define business hypotheses, and a minimum viable product (MVP) scope.
MVP build-up
4-10 Weeks
Design, build, and deploy a minimum viable product (MVP) in a short period of time.
Garage transformation
12+ Weeks
Develop your innovation transformation by adopting and adapting the Garage Method to meet DevOps objectives at scale.
The right space and people to transform
We're embedded within tech incubators in some of the world's largest startup communities. We recognize that success requires a fundamental culture shift in today's work environment and we believe in creating intentional spaces for optimal collaboration and innovation.
Our multi-discipline experts are ready to partner with yours
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Here's what we can achieve together
Disrupt
Create new ways of doing business. Design, build, deploy, learn and repeat until you have the next app that transforms your business.
Migrate
Ramp up adoption and lower costs. Move your existing applications to Bluemix to get immediate value from the platform and expand the value of your current assets.
Invigorate
Scale your ability. Infuse your team with skills and expertise on Bluemix and IBM Cloud to quickly scale your cloud capability.
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"There was a 40% improvement in development time. That translates into financial savings, and also makes this a new opportunity, because it probably wouldn't be possible if it were going to cost more."
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"Bluemix [is] the core of our innovation platform so that we can rapidly deploy and test applications both with our partners and with our consumers to deliver the best innovation experience possible."
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"By integrating with Bluemix and SoftLayer, we can cut development times significantly, and we no longer need to care about issues like scaling."
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