Migrating from Apigee Edge to Apigee X, Google Cloud’s fully managed API management platform, can be a challenging journey due to architectural, operational and feature differences. Fortunately, AppyThings always offers a solution & strategy to tackle these challenges and to ensure a smooth migration.

1. Architectural & Networking Changes

Apigee X is deeply integrated with Google Cloud, which means you’ll need to reconfigure your network setup. This includes choosing between a VPC peering or non-peering approach, using Private Service Connect where necessary, handling Load-balancers with additional frontends for mTLS connections etc. Aligned with Google’s best practices, AppyThings have devised architectural guidance & proposals catered to your platform requirements.

2. Feature & Policy Compatibility

Not all Apigee Edge features are natively supported in Apigee X. Some of the policies like the MessageLogging & StatisticsCollector are no longer supported on X. Our migration tool handles these structural changes seamlessly. We also provide you support to migrate the Hosted targets to Google’s fully managed compute platform, Cloud Run.

3. Data Migration Complexity

Migrating configurations and data without loss or downtime is one of the major challenges. TLS certificates & caches need to be manually re-created. It is key to manage the syntax differences between both platforms during migration.

AppyThings migration tool seamlessly migrates the encrypted KVMs & some syntax discrepancies, this is a unique feature in the Apigee Edge to X migration domain.

4. Security & IAM Overhaul

Apigee X adopts Google Cloud IAM, which replaces Edge’s custom roles. You’ll also need to reissue or upload the SSL/TLS certificates.

5. CI/CD Pipeline Adjustments

Existing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) built for Edge will not work with Apigee X’s management APIs. The pipelines need to be refactored to use Google Cloud SDK and Auth with Apigee APIs. Adopting Infrastructure as Code with Terraform for network provisioning is a best practice.

To prevent downtime during cutover, especially for high-traffic APIs, we use a phased migration approach, migrating proxies individually while mirroring traffic. A canary deployment strategy ensures a smooth transition by gradually routing traffic to Apigee X.

Teams who are used to Apigee Edge may lack experience with Google Cloud services like IAM, VPCs, and Cloud Run. AppyThings can help bridge that gap with our extensive experience on X.

Why Choose AppyThings for Your Migration?

At AppyThings, we specialize in API management and cloud transformation. With years of experience handling complex integration domains, we have successfully transitioned multiple enterprises from Apigee Edge to Apigee X. We have learnt from experience and our deep understanding of both platforms, combined with industry best practices allows us to ensure a seamless migration with minimal disruptions. Our expertise includes:

Proven Migration Strategies: We have developed efficient methodologies to streamline the migration process.

End-to-End Support: From assessment to deployment, we provide comprehensive guidance.

Optimized Performance: We provide best practices to architect GCP network services and leverage Apigee X’s full potential.

Security-First Approach: Ensuring compliance and robust security throughout the transition.

With our expert team, you can confidently move to Apigee X while maintaining API stability and business continuity.

Contact us and explore how we can help ensure the successful migration of your company’s API Management landscape to Apigee X, tailored to your specific needs and goals.