An introduction to MuleSoft application networks

Understanding the concept of an application network is important. In fact, one of the primary roles of the MuleSoft platform architect is to not only understand it but also act as the composer of this network. Indeed, “Application Network” is the subtitle to the MuleSoft course that prepares students for the Platform Architect exam (Anypoint Platform Architecture: Application Networks)! The following URL is a link to this course: https://trailheadacademy.salesforce.com/classes/ARC720-mulesoft-architecture-application-networks.

What is an application network?

First, let’s understand what an application network is and what it is not. An application network is not an integration architecture. Rather, in the context of API integration at least, it is the landscape that emerges when applications are made available via APIs as a “network node,” with connectivity to other application nodes across an...