Strategies for Managing App Versions & Updates With IBM MobileFirst Foundation (aka Worklight)

IBM MobileFirst Foundation provides two mechanisms to manage app versions and updates.  Neither requiring you to write any additional code! The first is app versioning; MobileFirst Foundation tracks each version of an app that you deploy, and gives you the ability govern or restrict access to specific platforms and versions. App versioning applies to all apps, native or hybrid, on […]

So, What is IBM MobileFirst?

I’m still “the new guy” on the MobileFirst team here at IBM, and right away I’ve been asked by peers outside of IBM: “So, what exactly is MobileFirst/Worklight?  Is it just for hybrid apps?” In this post I’ll try to shed some light on IBM MobileFirst, and for starters, it is a lot more than just […]

IBM Worklight Powered Native Objective-C iOS Apps

IBM MobileFirst Foundation (also known as IBM Worklight) is a middleware solution for developing mobile applications. Out of the box, Worklight enables security and authentication, device management, encrypted storage, operational analytics, simple cross platform push notifications, remote logging, data access, and more… Historically, most people think that Worklight is just for creating hybrid mobile (HTML-powered) applications. While […]

Embarking Upon A New Adventure

I’m excited to finally announce that I have embarked upon a new adventure!  Today marks my first day as a MobileFirst Developer Advocate for IBM! So, what does that mean? It is very similar to what I was doing back at Adobe focusing on developers.  I’m excited to engage with the development community around building […]