MuleSoft Platform Architect's Guide: A practical guide to using Anypoint Platform's capabilities to architect, deliver, and operate APIs

Jitendra Bafna · Jim Andrews

Jul 2024 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Unlock the power of Anypoint Platform by leveraging MuleSoft methodology, Accelerators, runtime engines, and management tools to deliver secure, high-value APIs and integration solutions across the enterpriseKey Features

• Discover Anypoint Platform's capabilities for creating high-availability, high-performance APIs
• Learn about AnyPoint architecture and platform attributes for Mule app deployment
• Explore best practices, tips, and tricks that will help you tackle challenging exam topics and achieve MuleSoft certification
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book DescriptionWe’re living in the era of digital transformation, where organizations rely on APIs to enable innovation within the business and IT teams are asked to continue doing more with less. Written by Jim Andrews, a Mulesoft Evangelist, and Jitendra Bafna, a Senior Solution Architect with expertise in setting up Mulesoft, this book will help you deliver a robust, secure, and flexible enterprise API platform, supporting any required business outcome. You’ll start by exploring Anypoint Platform’s architecture and its capabilities for modern integration before learning how to align business outcomes with functional requirements and how non-functional requirements shape the architecture. You'll also find out how to leverage Catalyst and Accelerators for efficient development. You'll get to grips with hassle-free API deployment and hosting in CloudHub 1.0/2.0, Runtime Fabric Manager, and hybrid environments and familiarize yourself with advanced operating and monitoring techniques with API Manager and Anypoint Monitoring. The final chapters will equip you with best practices for tackling complex topics and preparing for the MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect exam. By the end of this book, you’ll understand Anypoint Platform’s capabilities and be able to architect solutions that deliver the desired business outcomes.What you will learn

• Understand Anypoint Platform's integration architecture with core components
• Discover how to architect a solution using Catalyst principles
• Explore best practices to design an application network
• Align microservices, application networks, and event architectures with Anypoint Platform's capabilities
• Identify non-functional requirements that shape the architecture
• Perform hassle-free application deployment to CloudHub using the Mule Maven plugin, CLI, and Platform API
• Understand how to manage the API life cycle for MuleSoft and non-MuleSoft APIs

Who this book is for

This book is for technical and infrastructure architects with knowledge of integration and APIs who are looking to implement these solutions with MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform. Architects enrolled in the platform architect course who want to understand the platform's capabilities will also find this book helpful. The book is also a great resource for MuleSoft senior developers transitioning to platform architect roles and planning to take the MuleSoft Platform Architect exam. A solid understanding of MuleSoft API development, ideally 3 to 5 years of experience with the platform, is necessary.

About the author

Jitendra Bafna is a Senior Solution Architect and expert with vast experience in designing and solutioning the integrations and APIs solutions. He is a TOGAF 9.2 Level 1 and Level 2 certified and has expertise in various integration platforms. Jitendra has expertise in architecting and setting up MuleSoft Platform including CloudHub, CloudHub 2.0, Runtime Fabric, Hybrid, Flex Gateway, and Customer Hosted Platform. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Mumbai University and a Certificate Programme in Digital Transformation and Innovation from Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM-I) in 2023.

Jim Andrews is an Integration Architecture Specialist, a MuleSoft evangelist, and a life-long learner: He has been designing and building integration solutions for dozens of clients for over 30 years in an ever-evolving technical landscape. A student of architectural methods, he holds TOGAF 9 Level 1 & 2 certifications. As a volunteer for the MuleSoft certification team, Jim helped develop exams for MuleSoft Developer L2, Integration Associate, Integration and Platform Architecture. A member of the MuleSoft Developer Community and Houston Meetup Leader, Jim presents at Meetups, Dreamforce, and Salesforce TDX. In his spare time, he co-hosts the podcast Bits Th at Bind. Jim holds BSc degree in a Computer Information Systems from Tarleton State University.