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Microservices have an entirely new set of problems due to their distributed service-oriented architecture. As a result, microservice design patterns have surfaced. This post will consider the specific design patterns that can help us build reliable, secure and traceable microservices. Monitoring is…
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In our last blog , we discussed the connectivity solution – Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) which was a preferred method for connecting monolithic applications. In this blog, we will discuss the role of an API gateway in today's modern distributed world. We'll also compare ESBs with API gateways and…
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Composable business. APIOps. Hyperautomation. Open policy agent. These are among the themes we're expecting to hear a lot more of in 2022. Here are 12 key developments we're beginning to see in the world of digital transformation, APIs and the cloud. A composable business is an agile business that…
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Let's boldly go where no one has gone before. Get ready, Star Trek fans! Jean-Luc Picard will be representing our microservice . Once we have Jean-Luc in our ship (microservice in production), what happens on day 2? We still need to add authorization, load balancing, rate limiting, etc. With an API…
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In this episode of Kongcast , I spoke with Scott Lowe , principal field engineer at Kong , about what a service mesh does and when to use it, among other common mesh-related questions. Check out the transcript and video from our conversation below, and be sure to subscribe to get email alerts for…
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This blog was co-created by Ricardo Ferreira (Elastic) and Viktor Gamov (Kong). We love our microservices, but without a proper observability (O11y) strategy, they can quickly become cold, dark places cluttered with broken or unknown features. O11y is one of those technologies deemed created by…
[](/blog/enterprise/o11y)In this episode of Kongcast , I spoke with Chinmay Gaikwad , the tech evangelist at Epsagon , about distributed tracing and observability for microservices architectures. Check out the transcript and video from our conversation below, and be sure to subscribe to get email alerts for the latest new…
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Service Mesh is an infrastructure layer that has become a common architectural pattern for intra-service transparent communication. By combining Kubernetes a container orchestration framework, you can form a powerful platform for your microservices cluster, addressing the typical technical…
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In our last blog post , we discussed the evolution of APIs from early computing to the PC era. In this post, we'll discuss the evolution of APIs in the early internet age. Along the way, we'll touch upon associated core technologies such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and discuss the…
[](/blog/enterprise/evolution-apis-rpc-soap-xml-part-2)To work and live in today's digital world, we are unquestionably dependent on interconnected applications . These applications might be massive and highly complex, but they're also constructed from reusable building blocks, which we call an Application Programming Interface—the API. API adoption is…
[](/blog/enterprise/evolution-apis-rpc-soap-xml)In this episode of Kongcast , I had the pleasure of speaking with Aaron Weikle , the founder and CEO at MS3 , about supporting legacy-based applications as companies add the next generation of microservices. Check out the transcript and video from our conversation below, and be sure to subscribe A…
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This post highlights how you could use Kong Gateway to implement a solution for the Australian Consumer Data Standards (CDS) , which is part of the Consumer Data Right legislation introduced by the Australian Government in November 2017. As detailed on the Australian ACCC website: CDR will give…
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There are good reasons for spreading workloads and applications across multiple clouds. Options include using a combination of public and on-premises cloud platforms, a strategy known as hybrid cloud—or using more than one public cloud provider, a strategy known as multi-cloud. What are those…
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Changing the technology an organization works with is a bit like taking up a new sport. Your initial excitement leads you to buy the most expensive equipment you can find, leaving you soon to realize that your new tools have created a steep learning curve. Transitioning out of monolithic…
[](/blog/enterprise/solve-kubernetes-challenges)In this episode of Kongcast , I had the pleasure of speaking with Ben Greenberg , the developer advocate at Orbit.Love , about building better engineering communities and focusing on the outcomes rather than technology. At the end, he shows us how he leveraged GitHub Actions to create a…
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