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# Enterprise

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# Extending Connectivity to Cloud Native and VM-based Applications

Extending Service Mesh to VMs
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJune 25, 2021

We all know that what customers see in the market is, in fact, only a small percent of the shifts happening within our organizations. Recently, Time Magazine stated that "Every Company is a Tech Company… The Disruption is Just Beginning." We're seeing it in the way we wait in lines, find places to…

Ishwari Lokare
[](/blog/enterprise/extending-connectivity-to-cloud-native-and-vm-based-applications)

# Simplifying PCI Compliance With Kong Gateway

Simplifying PCI Compliance With Kong Gateway-Header
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJune 9, 2021

Razorpay is a payments processor that's required to comply with PCI guidelines . This article will explain how we developed a custom Lua plugin to simplify PCI compliance with Kong Gateway . The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a set of requirements to ensure that all…

Amit Mahbubani
[](/blog/enterprise/pci-compliance-kong-gateway)

# Security Game Plan for Your Microservices Applications

Security Game Plan for Your Microservices Applications
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJune 8, 2021

The demand for digital transformation has accelerated, with 62% of technology leaders sharing that they fear they are at risk of being displaced by competitors who innovate more quickly. Enterprises are increasingly transitioning from monolithic to microservices architecture, with the goal to…

Ishwari Lokare
[](/blog/enterprise/security-plan-microservices-applications)

# Containerization in a Cloud Native World: An Interview With Reza Shafii

Containerization in a Cloud Native World: An Interview With Reza Shafii (Part 1)
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJune 3, 2021

Multi-cloud infrastructure is changing the way companies approach their software architecture. What started solely as gateway traffic management has evolved into full lifecycle API management . I recently sat down with Reza Shafii, Kong's VP of product, for a blog series where we explore how full…

Josh Molina
[](/blog/enterprise/containerization-cloud-native-reza-shafii)

# Accelerate Digital Business With APIOps - Part 1

Accelerate Digital Business With APIOps - Part 1
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJune 2, 2021

Operating APIs and microservices at scale relies on the right processes and company culture. APIOps is the name for this overall approach. If done right, organizations can accelerate digital business with APIOps. It combines modern automation tooling with best practice engineering principles to…

Melissa van der Hecht
[](/blog/enterprise/accelerate-digital-business-with-apiops-part-1)

# Executive Order 14028: How to Adopt Zero-Trust Architecture

America’s Cybersecurity Mandate - 5 Ways to Adopt Zero-Trust Architecture
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseMay 28, 2021

President Biden issued an " Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity " (Executive Order 14028) as of May 12, 2021. The order includes numerous actions and mandates to confront the dangers of cyber attacks that are increasing in frequency and sophistication. Cybersecurity has real and…

Ahmed Koshok
[](/blog/enterprise/executive-order-14028-cybersecurity-mandate-zero-trust-architecture)

# Kong Konnect Enterprise & Amazon Elastic Container Service Anywhere (ECS-A)

Kong Konnect Enterprise & Elastic Container Service Anywhere (ECS-A)
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseMay 27, 2021

One of the most powerful capabilities provided by Kong Konnect API Cloud Platform is the support for Hybrid deployments. In other words, it implements distributed API Gateway Clusters with multiple instances running on several environments at the same time. Moreover, Kong Enterprise provides a new…

Claudio Acquaviva
[](/blog/enterprise/konnect-enterprise-elastic-container-service-anywhere)

# The key to a scalable platform

Scaleable Platform
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseApril 14, 2021

While organizations work to innovate with new services and offerings, silos can lead to inefficient pockets, restricting the ability to take incubation projects to market. This can limit the speed and efficiency to scale the new offering. So how does your organization offer a scalable platform to…

Josh Molina
[](/blog/enterprise/scalable-platform)

# 3 Ways Kong Helps With API Gateway Governance

Kong API Gateway Governance
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseApril 6, 2021

Almost all aspects of businesses are transforming to digital and internet-based solutions. It’s happening from the ground up, starting with developers. You're building applications for your organizations, and you're racing to get software and services out to the market faster. The faster your…

Manny Khadilkar
[](/blog/enterprise/api-gateway-governance)

# How to Scale Your API Ecosystem on an Open Source API Gateway

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[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseMarch 2, 2021

This article was written by Jeremy Justus and Ross Sbriscia, senior software engineers from UnitedHealth Group/Optum. This blog post is part three of a three-part series on how they've scaled their API management with Kong Gateway , the world's most popular open source API gateway. (Here's part

Kong
[](/blog/enterprise/scale-open-source-api-gateway)

# APIOps: End-to-End Automation Throughout the API Lifecycle

APIOps (DevOps and GitOps Applied to API Lifecycle): End-to-End Automation Throughout the API Lifecycle
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseFebruary 24, 2021

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the culture change side of any technology transformation program is the hardest and slowest part to get right. If you cannot efficiently operationalize a technology investment, that investment is wasted. This is no different in the world of APIs and…

Melissa van der Hecht
[](/blog/enterprise/what-is-apiops)

# Why Large Enterprises Should Embrace an Open Source API Gateway

Why Large Enterprises Should Embrace an Open Source API Gateway
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseFebruary 18, 2021

This article was written by Jeremy Justus and Ross Sbriscia, senior software engineers from UnitedHealth Group/Optum. This blog post is part two of a three-part series on how we've scaled our API management with Kong Gateway , the world's most popular open source API gateway. (Here’s part one…

Kong
[](/blog/enterprise/open-source-api-gateway-large-enterprise)

# UnitedHealth Group Insures API Management With Kong Gateway

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[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseFebruary 5, 2021

This article was written by Jeremy Justus and Ross Sbriscia, senior software engineers from UnitedHealth Group/Optum. As part of the UnitedHealth Group (UHG), Optum optimizes healthcare technology, and one of our important missions is to provide the tech infrastructure for this Fortune 7 healthcare…

Kong
[](/blog/enterprise/unitedhealth-group-kong-gateway)

# How Clearsense Built a Modern Healthcare Data Architecture with Kong Gateway and Kuma

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[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJanuary 27, 2021

This article was written by Charles Boicey, Chief Innovation Officer at Clearsense. If healthcare data is genuinely going to impact a person’s well-being, we have to consider all patient data. Patients don’t spend much time with clinicians allowing them to collect data. Even most hospitalized…

Kong
[](/blog/enterprise/clearsense-healthcare-kong-gateway-kuma)

# The Future Is Already Here – It's Just Not Evenly Distributed

The Future Is Already Here – It's Just Not Evenly Distributed
[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseJanuary 21, 2021

We're in the middle of the golden age of innovation that's creating absolutely astounding achievements. Within 10 years, Elon will land people on Mars , Germany won't have any gasoline cars on the road , and you'll be able to use more of your senses in virtual reality . This blade cuts both ways…

Zack Kielich
[](/blog/enterprise/the-future-is-already-here-its-just-not-evenly-distributed)
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