IBM® Hybrid Integration Services is a set of hybrid cloud capabilities in IBM Bluemix™ that allows businesses to innovate rapidly while, at the same time, providing IT control and visibility. It allows customers to quickly and easily build and operate systems that mix data and application programming interfaces (APIs) from a wide variety of sources, whether they reside on-premises or in the cloud.

In many cases, you want to expose your IT assets from your private cloud as APIs and at the same time have best overall manageability and control of who uses your assets and how.

Bluemix provides a set of services such as Secure Gateway, API Management, Connect and Compose, DataWorks, and API Catalog, which enable Hybrid Cloud Integration capabilities. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides preferred practices around developing cloud solutions using these Hybrid Integration Services that help you maintain data consistency, manageability, and security for critical transactions.

Part 1. Introduction to hybrid cloud concepts and products

Chapter 1. Introduction to hybrid clouds

Chapter 2. Hybrid cloud architectures: Three pillars of integration

Chapter 3. Introduction to IBM provided hybrid cloud services and products

Part 2. Hybrid cloud scenarios with IBM Bluemix

Chapter 4. Connecting to an enterprise database of record

Chapter 5. Connecting IBM Containers with on-premises Docker

Chapter 6. Connecting Bluemix applications to your local (on-premises) enterprise SAP system

Chapter 7. Exposing CICS transactions with z/OS Connect

Chapter 8. Watson Analytics in hybrid cloud using Secure Gateway and DataWorks

Chapter 9. Mobile hybrid scenario: Secure Gateway, Connect & Compose, and DataWorks

Appendix A. Additional material