Alongside Aiden Gallagher I put together the API Connect WhitePaper for 2018.4.1

The document can be downloaded from https://developer.ibm.com/apiconnect/2019/02/08/api-connect-v2018-deployment-whitepaper-now-available/ The paper covers the following main topics:

• API Connect Component Diagram
• Introduction to define terminology and personas
• API Connect components overview
• Deployment options including Kubernetes and appliance options
• Terms and naming conventions including API development, API topology, consumer components, and the Developer Portal
• Isolation and environment segregation covering API providers, API consumers, Gateways, and the Developer Portal
• Deploying for high availability
• Multi-Data center deployment patterns
• Kubernetes deployment considerations
• Kubernetes storage considerations