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2016, 2017

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2017-11-02

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Services

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From the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.dev_console}} Resources page, you can view the existing {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} services that can be leveraged by your starter kit projects.

{{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.dev_console}} services overview

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The following table depicts the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.dev_console}} services. You can use individual services from the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} catalog, or you can integrate them into your project.

Table 1. {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.dev_console}} services

{{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} service	Description
{{site.data.keyword.alertnotificationshort}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.alertnotificationfull}} service to provide early notification of application or service issues before they affect users. Spend more time innovating, confident you are not ignoring critical issues. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.alertnotificationshort}} documentation.
${{site.data.keyword.appid_short}} icon$ {{site.data.keyword.appid_short}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.appid_full}} service to add authentication to your web and mobile apps and protect your back-end systems. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.appid_short}} documentation.
${{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} icon$ {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_full}} service to access a fully managed NoSQL JSON data layer that is always on. This service is compatible with CouchDB, and accessible through a simple to use HTTP interface for mobile and web application models. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} documentation.
{{site.data.keyword.conversationfull}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.conversationfull}} service to add a natural language interface to your application or automate interactions with your end users. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} documentation.
{{site.data.keyword.objectstorageshort}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.objectstoragefull}} service to utilize an unstructured cloud data store to build and deliver cost effective apps and services with high reliability and fast speed to market. IBM Cloud users can store and access unstructured data content and can interactively compose and connect to apps and services. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.objectstorageshort}} documentation.
{{site.data.keyword.mobilepushshort}}	The {{site.data.keyword.mobilepushfull}} service provides a unified platform to send and manage mobile and web push notifications that are targeted across platforms. The {{site.data.keyword.mobilepushshort}} manages the mapping of your application users to their devices, device platform, web browsers and handles dispatching push notifications to them. You can send broadcasts, unicasts (based on deviceID and userID), and also tags (or topics) as push notifications to your mobile and web browser application users. You can also use an SDK and REST APIs to further develop your client applications. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.mobilepushshort}} documentation.
{{site.data.keyword.composeForMongoDB}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.composeForMongoDB_full}} service to leverage powerful indexing and querying, aggregation, and wide driver support of JSON data in an easy, auto-scaling deployment system which delivers high availability and redundancy, automated no-stop backups, and much more. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.composeForMongoDB}} documentation.
{{site.data.keyword.composeForRedis}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.composeForRedis_full}} service to leverage powerful indexing and querying, aggregation, and wide driver support of JSON data in an easy, auto-scaling deployment system which delivers high availability and redundancy, automated no-stop backups, and much more. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.composeForRedis}} documentation.
{{site.data.keyword.composeForPostgreSQL}}	Use the {{site.data.keyword.composeForPostgreSQL_full}} service provides a powerful, open source object-relational database that is highly customizable. Read more about operating this service in the {{site.data.keyword.composeForPostgreSQL}} documentation.