Heroku Architecture Designer STUDY GUIDE

Demonstrate an understanding of the basics behind building and deploying apps on Heroku, including the role of buildpacks in slug creation.

• Heroku Enterprise Basics (40 mins)

Architect scalable solutions that are performing even during high traffic spikes.

• Heroku Flow (40 mins)

Architect and deploy solutions using add-ons and other components from the Elements Marketplace, including various add-ons, buildpacks, and Heroku Buttons.

• Develop Apps with Heroku (80 mins)

Demonstrate knowledge of Heroku Postgres, including data handling, security, and common use cases for follower databases. Describe the use cases of Dataclips.

• Postgres Basics (90 mins)

Architect solutions using Apache Kafka on Heroku to facilitate streaming communication between applications, services and/or functions.

• Apache Kafka on Heroku (40 mins)

Architect solutions using Heroku Redis.

• Heroku Redis (45 mins)

Demonstrate the ability to prescribe a third-party add-on and add-on sharing, when appropriate.

•  Salesforce Connect (60 mins)
• Quick Start: Salesforce Connect (20 mins)

Construct architectures which leverage Heroku to achieve different security certifications.

• Heroku Security (30 mins)

Recommend Heroku Private Space Peering or VPN Connections for appropriate use cases.

• Private Space Peering (60 mins)

Recommend when an app should run in the Private Space Runtime versus the Common Runtime.

•  Private Space Runtime (90 mins)

Demonstrate how features of Heroku Enterprise can improve a system's architecture.

• Heroku Enterprise Whitepaper (60 mins)

Recommend networking solutions that use Heroku Private Spaces or the Common Runtime, appropriately.

• Dyno Runtimes (35 mins)

Describe the compliance features of Heroku Shield.

• Herokku Shield Private Spaces (35 mins)

Describe the features of Enterprise Teams.

• Deploy a Java App on Heroku (25 mins)

Recommend architectures that use the twelve-factor app methodology correctly.

• Twelve-factor App Methodology (5 mins)
• Twelve Factor App: Successful Microservices Guideline (30 mins)

Construct solutions for creating an orchestration layer for building a microservices architecture using Apache Kafka on Heroku.

•  How Heroku Operates its Multi-tenant Apache Kafka Services (45 mins)

Recommend architectures that use Heroku Connect appropriately, including the correct use of External IDs.

• Develop a Heroku App that integrates with Salesforce (75 mins)

Recommend techniques to integrate Heroku apps with the Salesforce Lightning Platform, and understand when to apply particular techniques.

•  Salesforce Heroku Integration (40 mins)