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IBM Cloud Pak for Applications is based on IBM WebSphere® offerings and OpenShift with 
IBM Kabanero Enterprise and provides a hybrid, multicloud foundation to enable workloads 
and data to run anywhere. IBM Cloud Pak for Applications also provides a self-service 
environment that combines open source tools with your existing middleware for continuous 
compliance and quick development integration (see Figure 3-5).
Figure 3-5   IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 
The self-service portal enables the developers to download the tools and runtime executable 
they need for the project. Allowing them to build their application on a proven software stack 
that is pre-configured and tested to work with the integrated logging, monitoring, scalability, 
and high-availability mechanisms. Also, including DevOps practices for continuous integration 
and continuous delivery (CI/CD).