Google Cloud Application Integration (formerly known as Cloud Glue) is a fully managed integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that simplifies connecting and automating business processes across various applications and systems.
It enables you to build integrations with minimal coding, utilizing a visual designer and pre-built connectors to streamline data flows and trigger actions based on events.
How it relates to Apigee:
While both Application Integration and Apigee focus on integration, they serve distinct purposes:
- Application Integration: Primarily used for internal integration within your organization. It connects various applications, databases, and services to automate workflows, exchange data, and streamline business processes. It’s designed for users with minimal coding expertise and focuses on ease of use and speed of development.
- Apigee: Primarily used for external API management and exposure. It enables you to securely expose your backend services and data to external developers and partners through well-defined APIs. Apigee provides advanced features like API security, traffic management, analytics, and monetization.
Combined Use Case:
While they have distinct roles, Application Integration and Apigee can be used together in a complementary way:
- Internal Integration with Application Integration: You can use Application Integration to connect various internal systems and applications within your organization, automating workflows and data exchange.
- Exposing Integrations as APIs with Apigee: Once you’ve established internal integrations, you can use Apigee to create and manage APIs that expose these integrations to external consumers. Apigee provides the necessary tools to secure, manage, and monitor these APIs, ensuring they are reliable and scalable.
In this way, Application Integration simplifies the development of internal integrations, while Apigee provides a robust platform for exposing those integrations as APIs to the outside world. This combined approach enables you to leverage the strengths of both platforms and create a comprehensive integration and API management solution.
You can find more information about how to use Application Integration with Apigee here:
- Use Application Integration | Apigee – Google Cloud: https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/integration/using-application-integration