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Managing Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform for Hybrid Cloud Specialization

Install and Manage the Apigee Hybrid API Platform. Understand the architecture, terminology and concepts that are used to install, manage, scale and monitor the Apigee hybrid API management platform.

Instructor: Google Cloud Training

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3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.6

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.6

(51 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Learn the Apigee hybrid architecture, terminology and organizational model. Learn how to install Apigee hybrid on Google Kubernetes Engine.
Learn how to manage and scale Apigee hybrid runtime environments, the API proxy deployment process, and how hybrid data and services are secured.
Learn how to upgrade and rollback the Apigee hybrid installation, and how to monitor and troubleshoot the Apigee hybrid runtime plane components.

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Tools you'll learn

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Taught in English

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Specialization - 3 course series

In this specialization, you will learn the Apigee hybrid architecture, and develop an understanding of the Apigee hybrid terminology and organizational model. You will install Apigee hybrid, and implement scenarios to manage, scale, and monitor the software components that make up the hybrid platform.

By completing this specialization, you will help accelerate customer time to value, minimize customer dependency on PSO and support for Apigee hybrid, and enable customers to scale up the platform as their API programs grow.

Applied Learning Project

In this specialization, learners will be able to practically apply the skills they learn through a hands-on lab exercise utilizing Qwiklabs and by following demonstrations.

The lab covers installing and managing Apigee hybrid. The demos include tracing and debugging an API proxy running on Apigee hybrid, implementing API key verification in Apigee hybrid, scaling Apigee hybrid, using analytics in Apigee hybrid, and monitoring apigee hybrid. By completing these projects, learners gain the knowledge and skills required to implement these common tasks when managing and operating Apigee hybrid.

Architecting and Installing the Apigee Hybrid API Platform

Course 16 hours

What you'll learn

Identify the purpose and value of Apigee API Platform.
Describe basic concepts and capabilities of Google Cloud, Kubernetes, REST and Anthos.
Discuss Apigee API Platform architecture and recommended practices for topology design.
Explain Apigee terminology and logical organizational structures.

Skills you'll gain

Software Installation, Kubernetes, Configuration Management, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, API Gateway, Restful API, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud API, Cloud-Native Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, and Verification And Validation

Managing and Securing the Apigee Hybrid API Platform

Course 22 hours

What you'll learn

Discuss infrastructure security, user access management, data storage and encryption practices used in Apigee hybrid.
Manage environments in Apigee hybrid.
Discuss capacity planning.
Scale runtime components in the hybrid runtime plane.

Skills you'll gain

Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Scalability, Data Security, Capacity Management, Encryption, Debugging, Development Environment, Security Controls, API Gateway, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud API, Application Security, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Proxy Servers, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Upgrading and Monitoring the Apigee Hybrid API Platform

Course 31 hour

What you'll learn

Describe the upgrade and rollback process used for the Apigee hybrid installation.
Troubleshoot and monitor the hybrid runtime plane components using logs, metrics, and analytics.

Skills you'll gain

Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Application Performance Management, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Patch Management, Configuration Management, System Monitoring, Application Programming Interface (API), Release Management, Network Troubleshooting, and Application Deployment