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A cloud built for the ambitions of the enterprise
With three integrated deployment models - spanning from our data centers to yours - Bluemix represents a new way to experience cloud. And with the ability to easily leverage both existing IT and new SaaS tools, Bluemix is built for teams that appreciate the value of using existing data, systems and processes to power everything that comes next.
Start anywhere. Expand and grow with success.
Public
Tap into over 100 IBM and 3rd party services across mobile, IoT, Watson, and more to power your modern apps and services.
Get started free ›Dedicated
Experience an unmatched combination of security and time to value in a cloud that is a natural extension of your existing network.
Learn more ›Local
Take advantage of the true value of cloud behind your firewall with the help of our first-of-its-kind approach to private cloud delivery.
Learn more ›Put your apps and data to work anywhere
Bluemix is available across more than 25 IBM data centers around the world and in any data center of yours. Pick and choose any combination of deployment models to optimize your apps and services for performance, regulatory considerations, cost, and scale.
Connect your on-premises systems to the cloud
Across every Bluemix deployment model, we make it possible to securely connect to your existing services and data to the cloud. These services can be surfaced and managed through your private API catalog so your developers have self-service access to the systems and data they need.
Open architecture. Always current. Always the same.
With elastic runtimes, containers and Virtual Machines, Bluemix is powered by the world's most popular open source projects. And because our public, dedicated and local environments are on the same update and release cycle, you can easily move apps and services between deployments.
One experience across all of Bluemix

Admin console
The admin console puts your team in control. Collaborate with the Bluemix team on updates and platform health, and focus your time onboarding users, managing your catalog, deep diving on problem resolution and facilitating connectivity with existing systems.

Syndicated catalog
The Bluemix catalog is the single palette your developers can use to construct and extend apps and services. It brings together approved services across your public, dedicated and local deployments. You can even publish and manage access to your own services through the Bluemix catalog.
Relay
A first-of-its-kind delivery mechanism, Relay is the technical secret sauce that enables us to keep your local environment identical to the public and dedicated platform. We collaborate on DevOps so you embrace new technology and innovation faster than ever before.
Control at your fingertips

Catalog management
Isolate services and give orgs access to select services with the click of a button.

User Administration
Integrated with your LDAP, easily search for users, add them to groups, control permissions and create orgs inside your Bluemix account.

Organization administration
Easily create, manage, delete and search through orgs. View capacity utilization and change org plans as needed.

System update
View system information and schedule updates predicated on your company's timeline. Updates are labeled based on urgency and response needs.

Resources and information
Real-time homepage information on your usage with a percentage view of your Memory, Disk, and CPU usage information.

Reports and logs
Access Reviews, Administration Events, Anti-Virus, DataPower Reports, Firewall, Login Audit, and server login. Check specific dates and download any report here as well.

Optimizing composite apps with Bluemix
Some services need to be elastic. Others need to be private. They all need to be optimized for cost and latency. With a platform that spans public, dedicated and on-premises cloud, developers and architects can create optimized composite applications in which each service leverages the distinct benefits of its deployment model.
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