Description

Introduction
Google Apigee API Platform Administration provides a comprehensive guide to managing, deploying, and securing enterprise-grade APIs on the Apigee platform. This training prepares administrators to oversee environments, enforce strong security policies, monitor traffic, optimize performance, and ensure seamless API operations across cloud and hybrid architectures.

Prerequisites
• Understanding of APIs, REST, and microservices
• Basic knowledge of HTTP, TLS, and network communication
• Familiarity with JSON/XML formats
• Optional: Foundational experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Google Apigee Platform
1.1 Apigee Architecture, Components & Deployment Models
1.2 API Proxies, Flows, Policies & Key Concepts
1.3 Organizations, Environments & Resource Planning
2. Deployment & Environment Administration
2.1 Managing Environments, Virtual Hosts & Target Servers
2.2 CI/CD Pipelines for API Deployment
2.3 Apigee Hybrid Setup & Kubernetes Runtime Management
3. Security & Access Control
3.1 OAuth 2.0, API Keys, JWT & mTLS
3.2 Threat Protection Policies & Spike Arrest
3.3 Keystores, Truststores & Certificate Management
4. API Governance & Compliance
4.1 Enforcing API Governance Standards
4.2 Traffic Control, Quotas & Usage Policies
4.3 Audit Logging, Compliance Controls & Data Protection
5. Traffic Management & Performance Optimization
5.1 Load Balancing, Caching & Performance Tuning
5.2 Tracing & Debugging API Traffic
5.3 Reducing Latency & Ensuring High Availability
6. Monitoring & Analytics
6.1 Real-Time Monitoring Using Apigee dashboards
6.2 Creating Custom Reports & KPIs
6.3 Integrating Apigee with Google Cloud Monitoring & Logging
7. Developer Portal Administration
7.1 Configuring and Customizing the Developer Portal
7.2 Publishing APIs & Managing API Products
7.3 Developer Apps, Credentials & Access Control
8. Operations & Maintenance
8.1 Backup, Recovery & Rollback Strategies
8.2 Upgrades, Patches & Operational Automation
8.3 Managing Logs, Alerts & Environment Health
9. Best Practices for Enterprise API Administration
9.1 Security Hardening & Governance Frameworks
9.2 Optimizing API Lifecycle Management
9.3 Ensuring Scalability, Observability & Reliability

This training empowers administrators to effectively manage the Google Apigee API platform with confidence. By mastering deployment, enforcing strong security, and leveraging analytics-driven monitoring, participants gain the expertise required to maintain scalable, secure and high-performing enterprise API ecosystems.