How can I try out IBM Integration Bus?

To get started quickly with IBM® Integration Bus, you can download IBM Integration Bus for Developers and use the tutorials to explore its capabilities.

IBM Integration Bus for Developers is a full-function version of the product, which you can use for evaluative purposes. You can download this version at no charge and you are free to use it for as long as you require, within the terms of the license. IBM Integration Bus for Developers is available on Windows 64-bit operating systems and Linux® on x86-64 operating systems. A single download package is available for each supported platform, which you can access from the IBM Integration Bus Advanced web page.

The Tutorials Gallery is included with the IBM Integration Toolkit, and is accessible from the Welcome page and from the Help menu. The Tutorials Gallery provides access to a number of tutorials that are stored on a GitHub repository, and automatically displays new tutorials when they are added to the GitHub repository. For a list of currently available tutorials, see Tutorials available in the Tutorials Gallery.

From the Tutorials Gallery you can download, deploy, and test sample integration solutions, and then explore the configuration of the solution components to learn how to develop integration solutions of your own.

  1. If you are using Windows or Linux, install the IBM Integration Toolkit.
  2. Navigate to Help > Tutorials Gallery.
  3. Select a tutorial and click View Details to see the content and concepts that are covered in the tutorial.
  4. If you are interested in completing the tutorial, click Start Tutorial and follow the instructions.