Lessons and Topics PART 1: Architecting and designing integration solutions Introducing integration solution architectures Describe the objectives of enterprise integration solution Summarize how to architect for customer success with MuleSoft Describe how integration solutions are documented Describe key parts of an architecture template for integration solutions

Designing integration solutions using Mule applications Identify how Mule application components are typically used to implement integration solutions Apply Mule application components and capabilities to a range of use case Summarize how class loading isolation is implemented in Mule runtimes

Choosing appropriate Mule event processing models Distinguish between Mule blocking, non-blocking, parallel, and reactive event processing options Identify the event processing models used in various Mule scopes and components Identify Mule streaming options and behaviors Describe the fundamentals of web APIs and event-driven architecture Describe the event processing options for JMS and VM connectors Select appropriate event processing for an integration use case Design integration use cases with batch, near real-time, and real-time data synchronization

Choosing appropriate message transformation and routing patterns Describe reusable ways to transform and process events Explain how to simplify and decouple complex data mappings using common data models Design transformations between data models Choose the best event transformation, data validation, and event routing patterns to an integration use case

Designing Mule application testing strategies Explain why testing is important in an integration project Identify the MuleSoft-provided framework and tools for testing during the software development lifecycle Design testing strategies for a Mule application Define test coverage for flows in a Mule applications

PART 2: Operationalizing integration solutions Choosing and developing a deployment strategy Identify the service and deployment models supported by Anypoint Platform Distinguish between various Anypoint Platform deployment models Design containerized deployments for Mule runtimes Decide deployment options for various scenarios

Designing with appropriate state preservation and management options Decide the best way to store Mule application state in persistent or non-persistent storage Identify how to store a CloudHub application state using Object Store v2 Decide when to manage storage of Mule application state using persistent queues Configure Mule application provided caches to store Mule application state Avoid duplicate processing of previous records using watermarks and idempotency validation

Designing effective logging and monitoring Describe auditing and logging options for Mule applications Design logging strategies for Mule applications Choose logging policies for Mule application log files Describe integration options with third-party log management systems Specify Anypoint Platform monitoring, alerting, notification, visualization, and reporting options for APIs and integration solutions

Designing an efficient and automated software development lifecycle Manage property files for Mule applications across different environments Manage Anypoint Platform environments for Mule application deployments Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) for an organization Automate deployment and management with Anypoint Platform

PART 3: Strategies to meet non-functional requirements Designing transaction management in Mule applications Identify why and when transactions are supported in Mule applications Identify resources that participate in transactions in Mule applications Demarcate transaction boundaries in Mule applications Choose the transaction type based on the participating resources Manage a transaction using the Sage pattern

Designing for reliability goals Distinguish between competing non-functional requirements Clarify and validate reliability goals for a scenario Design Mule applications and their deployments to meet reliability goals Identify reliability pattern for Mule applications

Designing for high availability goals Clarify high availability (HA) goals for Mule applications Balance HA goals with reliability and performance goals Identify ways to achieve HA using Anypoint Platform in CloudHub and customer-hosted runtime planes Identify HA aware connectors and their design tradeoffs

Optimizing the performance of deployed Mule applications Clarify performance goals for Mule applications Balance performance goals with reliability and HA goals Identify the need for performance optimization and associated tradeoffs Describe ways to search for and locate performance bottlenecks Describe how to design, architect, and implement for performance Describe ways to measure performance Describe methods and best practices to performance tune Mule applications and Mule runtimes

Designing secure Mule applications and deployments Identify Anypoint Platform security concepts and options Describe how to secure APIs on Anypoint Platform Explain the security needs addressed by Anypoint Platform edge security Differentiate between MuleSoft and customer responsibilities related to Anypoint Platform security Evaluate security risks for Mule applications Describe how to secure Mule application properties and data in transit

Designing secure network communications between Mule applications Describe Anypoint Platform network security options and architectures Describe how to secure Mule applications using Java key stores Design TLS communication and other network security options for an integration use case Distinguish between various CloudHub deployments with load balancers Properly size an Anypoint Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to support deployment of all expected Mule applications

Setup requirements A computer with: At least 8-16 GB RAM (16 highly recommended) available RAM, 2GHz CPU, and 10GB available storage A minimum screen resolution of 1024×768 Internet access to ports 80 and 3306 (with > 5Mbps download and > 2Mbps upload) The latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge Anypoint Studio 7.14 with embedded Mule 4.X runtime An Anypoint Platform account Advanced REST Client (or any other REST client application) (Optional) ArchiMate (or some other architecture diagramming tool)