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Support custom system domains for dedicated regions

When a dedicated region is setup and initially configured, the region is given a *.bluemix.net domain (e.g. acme.bluemix.net). Dedicated regions should support system domains other than bluemix.net (e.g. apps.acme.com)
about 8 years ago in  4 Not under consideration

Indicate where runtimes are experimental in Create App Wizard

When picking a runtime in the create app wizard, experimental runtimes appear without any indication that the runtime is experimental.
about 8 years ago in  0 Not under consideration

Application versioning logic

Application versioning is a really handful system for controlling an application deployment. Zero-downtime deployment is now a must-have for every cloud-based application. It's not available by default and it's quite a shame (i think). While the...
about 8 years ago in Core Platform Services / DevOps 0 Not under consideration

Java Buildpack with Maven

There is no existing Java buildpack that uses Maven. This is frequently asked for by Java developers.
about 8 years ago in  2 Not under consideration

Provide a path to migrate a virtual machine between regions

On dW Answers, a customer said that they need the ability to migrate their VM from US South to EU-GB. You can see the thread at the following URL: https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/249398/migrating-vm-between-us-south-and-uk-region.html
about 8 years ago in Virtual Servers 0 Not under consideration

Implement a Bluemix "refrigerator" o "trash can" for accidental deleted apps or projects

Accidental deleting is something that happens, our operative systems providers know it well. To have a "second chance" of recovering deleted apps or projects there should be a trash can to roll back to previous state.
about 8 years ago in Core Platform Services 1 Not under consideration

Improve service status

Periodically cf push fails often -- and it's difficult to debug why it's failing (whether it's a problem with my code, or with the service) As late as yesterday I had a problem where doing a cf push on a python runtime failed more than 10 times in...
about 8 years ago in  1 Not under consideration

Enhance samples to include instructions for Eclipse developers

Samples for MFP and hybrid mobile applications should always include a path for the Eclipse IDE developer. This feedback is from MFP customers is that they are accustomed to developing MFP applications and adapters using Eclipse based tools.
about 8 years ago in Templates & Best Practises 1 Not under consideration

DataPower Segmentation

Currently the Access Point to a Bluemix Local instance is based on a Datapower pair (HA configuration). This DP pair is facing all the input traffic to Applications deployed on Bluemix, although this traffic belongs to different Organizations that...
about 8 years ago in Core Platform Services 1 Not under consideration

Create a "bluemix" Ansible module for automating app and service deployments

I recently wrote a blog that explored the possibility of using Ansible to handle provisioning and deployment orchestration for IBM Bluemix container apps. You can find the article and demo code here: http://greenchile.io/deploying-ibm-bluemix-cont...
about 8 years ago in Core Platform Services 1 Not under consideration