Summary
The chapter started by providing an overview of the MuleSoft and looking at what makes an iPaaS.
The chapter continued by looking back in some detail at the history of integration and how architectural approaches have evolved from point to point to SOA and REST.
The chapter then took a look at the building blocks, capabilities, and services available in MuleSoft. A brief examination was made of the control plane and the runtime plane and the options that support different configurations and hosting options for each one.
The chapter then looked at the current challenges facing integration. It examined the issues businesses have with digital transformation and the constraints IT often faces when trying to keep systems operational while at the same time, evolve or transform systems to meet the growing demands of the business.
The chapter then ended by looking at how APIs in general and the MuleSoft platform in particular is important to delivering modern integration solutions, unlocking system data in secure ways while supporting reusability.
In the next chapter, we will examine in closer detail, the foundation components and the underlying architecture.
