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Why We Love the Gateway API

Nov 6, 2023 By Michael Heap In Kong
Kubernetes took the world by storm in 2014. A CLI-first experience, containers as a first-class citizen, and a need to dynamically scale workloads meant that Kubernetes was the right choice for many teams moving to the cloud. By late 2015, the community realized that there needed to be a standard way to manage traffic at the edge of a cluster and so the Ingress API was born.
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Global Deployments with Kong Konnect & Koyeb!

Nov 2, 2023 By Kong In Kong
🌍 Mastering Global Deployments with Kong Konnect & Koyeb! Our dynamic duo Danny Freese and Viktor Gamov, are teaming up with the tech visionaries from Koyeb, Co-Founder and CEO, Yann Léger, and Co-Founder and CPO, Edouard Bonlieu. In this episode, we’ll be getting hands-on with: Next Month: Upon popular demand, Vik and Danny are getting you the scoop on all things Proxy-Wasm.
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Painless Kong Gateway Upgrades on Kubernetes with the Kong Gateway Operator

Nov 2, 2023 By Kong In Kong
Announced at API Summit 2023, the Kong Gateway Operator (KGO) is the next generation management tool for Kong Gateway on Kubernetes. Join Michael Heap (Sr Director of Developer Experience at Kong) as he walks through how to use KGO to deploy new Kong Gateway data planes and how to safely test Gateway upgrades using replicates and blue/green deployments. We'll also talk about what's coming next for the Kong Gateway Operator and you'll get a chance to influence the upcoming roadmap.
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Quick Look: Building a Modern API Platform: A 5-Min Mini-Demo with Kong Konnect | API Summit 2023

Oct 26, 2023 By Kong In Kong
Quick Look: Building a Modern API Platform: A 5-Min Mini-Demo with Kong Konnect | API Summit 2023 In this session, Greg Peranich, Senior Solutions Engineer at Kong demonstrates how technology leaders can leverage Kong Konnect to build a world-class API lifecycle management platform. Greg covers topics such as managing distributed Kong Gateway instances, securing outbound calls to a third-party API, configuring a gateway in a declarative fashion, monitoring the health and performance of any service, route, or application, and much more.
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The Economic Impact of APIs: API Monetization, AI, Web3, and Beyond

Oct 25, 2023 By Eric Pulsifer In Kong
Whether ordering groceries online, checking your bank balance, or tracking a delivery, APIs are behind the scenes making it all possible. They're the backbone of the digital experiences that drive our interconnected global economy. You may know that. But beyond the convenient (and sometimes delightful) experiences APIs enable, how are APIs actually affecting the global economy and shaping the future course of business and technology? We wanted to know, so we found out.
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API Gateway and Service Mesh: Bridging the Gap Between API Management and Zero-Trust Architecture

Oct 25, 2023 By Baptiste Collard In Kong
Discover how API management and service mesh can go hand in hand toward secured platforms Over the last ten years, Kongers have witnessed hundreds of companies adopting a full lifecycle API management platform and have been working with the people behind the scenes, the “API tribes.” We’ve also learned from the field that API tribes most often have to deal with heterogeneous platforms, infrastructures, and clouds.
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Docs as Code: Screenshot Automation at Kong

Oct 24, 2023 By Angel Guarisma In Kong
Imagine this: You're documenting an unreleased feature, and your documentation requires screenshots. However, you're working in an internal environment that includes features you don't want to reveal to the public. What do you do? We faced this exact situation during the API Summit release when we needed to capture screenshots of the new Kong Konnect Plus dashboard while our internal environment also showcased Mesh Manager features.
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Governing GraphQL APIs with Kong Gateway

Oct 20, 2023 By Rick Spurgeon In Kong
Modern software design relies heavily on distributed systems architecture, requiring all APIs to be robust and secure. GraphQL is no exception and is commonly served over HTTP, subjecting it to the same management concerns as any REST-based API. In fact, GraphQL’s dynamic client querying capabilities may lead to more complex and potent attack surfaces than traditional REST-based APIs.
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