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Quick Look: Building a Modern API Platform: A 5-Min Mini-Demo with Kong Konnect | API Summit 2023

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.

The Economic Impact of APIs: API Monetization, AI, Web3, and Beyond

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.

API Gateway and Service Mesh: Bridging the Gap Between API Management and Zero-Trust Architecture

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.

Docs as Code: Screenshot Automation at 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.

Governing GraphQL APIs with Kong Gateway

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.

Become an API-first Company | API Summit 2023

Become an API-first Company | API Summit 2023 🚀 Navigating API-First Approaches & Innovations Safely and Effectively! Dive into an insightful session from API Summit 2023, where Augusto Marietti, CEO & Co-founder of Kong, along with João Mikos from SeatGeek, and Sanjay Modi from Comcast, unravels the intricacies of adopting an API-first approach and introduces Konnect, the world's first unified API platform!

Kong Named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for API Management for Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth year in a row year, we’re thrilled to announce that Kong has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for API Management. We believe this recognition reinforces our commitment to our customers, who rely on Kong’s unified cloud API platform to deliver fast, reliable, and secure digital experiences.