As Kubernetes adoption grows, effective API management within this ecosystem becomes crucial. The Gateway API specification is a promising solution, addressing the challenges of integrating API management into Kubernetes' declarative, GitOps-driven environment. Although the initial response to the specification has been positive, its full impact and adoption are still unfolding. Vendors must balance the desire for interoperability with the need to differentiate their offerings, navigating complex market dynamics.

How to Quickly Deploy Kong Gateways in Konnect Docker, Serverless, and Kubernetes In this video, Senior Director, Developer Relations, Michael Heap, walks through three efficient ways to deploy Kong Gateway with Konnect. Learn how to get started with Kong Gateway using Docker on your local machine, how to make your gateway publicly accessible using a Serverless Gateway, and how to set up a production deployment on Kubernetes (Amazon EKS).

If you're keeping an eye on the service mesh ecosystem, you may have heard a lot of debate about sidecars. Up until recently, there have been some real pain points with sidecars in Kubernetes. As surprising as it sounds, there was actually no real concept of a sidecar at all. With Kubernetes v1.29, a number of those points have been solved with the release of the native sidecars feature. Kong Mesh's most recent release v2.7 adds support for this game-changing feature.