We're continuing our efforts to make Kong Gateway Operator (KGO) the preferred way to install, upgrade, scale, and manage a Kong Gateway or Kubernetes Ingress — whether you’re managing from Kong Konnect or Kubernetes. With this latest release, we're: As ever, we’re continuously addressing issues…
Today, we're excited to announce the general availability of AI Manager in Kong Konnect, the platform to manage all of your API, AI, and event connectivity across all modern digital applications and AI agents. Kong already provides the fastest and most feature rich AI Gateway technology to manage…
As businesses increasingly harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), a new challenge emerges: managing the deluge of AI requests flooding systems. This exponential growth in AI traffic creates what could be considered a gratifying predicament—high demand…
I’m excited to share that Kong has expanded its headquarters in San Francisco! The new office at 44 Montgomery Street will provide Bay Area Kongers with a collaborative spot to meet with customers, coordinate with partners, brainstorm with colleagues, and recruit top talent. Kong HQ was previously…
The world of artificial intelligence is undergoing a seismic shift, with the emergence of agentic AI redefining the landscape of API development and management. As businesses and developers navigate the complexities of digital transformation, understanding the implications of this groundbreaking…
The adoption of LLMs is accelerating faster than most technological trends we’ve witnessed before. According to recent Gartner projections, by 2026, over 80% of enterprises will have used or experimented with LLMs , a dramatic increase from less than 5% in 2022. Their integration spans across…
Kong customers include some of the most forward-thinking, tech-savvy organizations in the world. And while we’re proud to help them innovate through traditional APIs, the reality is that their ambitions don’t stop there. Increasingly, our customers are investing heavily in real-time data and event…
The hype for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) has reached a boiling point. Everyone ( including Kong ) is releasing something around MCP to ensure they aren't seen as falling behind in the ever-changing AI landscape. However, in this mad dash, there remains confusion around MCP and what…
As organizations continue to adopt AI-driven applications, managing usage and costs becomes more critical. Large language models (LLMs), such as those provided by OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Mistral, can incur significant expenses when overused. This blog will explore how you can streamline your…
I'm commonly asked by customers for advice on how they can build a good platform cross-charging model for their organization. And my gut reaction is nearly always "don't." We'll come back to why I think that later, but first let's look at what cross-charging means, why you might want it, and how it…
For the past several years, there have been murmurs of an incoming convergence between API management and event management. This has been more than a vendor-led phenomenon; industry analysts — such as Gartner and Forrester — see the worlds colliding as well, which is why Gartner mentions event…
Kong has supported Redis since its early versions. In fact, the integration between Kong Gateway and Redis is a powerful combination to enhance API management. We can summarize the integration points and use cases of Kong and Redis into three main groups: For all use cases, Kong supports multiple…
Open source software has become an indispensable component of modern software development. With its easy accessibility, it offers numerous benefits such as cost savings, flexibility, and collaborative innovation. Since the use of open source components has become so mainstream, it poses some unique…
The explosion of AI-native applications is upon us. With each new week, massive innovations are being made in how AI-centric applications are being built. There are a variety of tools developers need to consider, be it supplying live contextual data via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) or…
In the SaaS world, providers must offer tenant isolations for their customers and their data. This is a key requirement when offering services at scale. At Kong, we've invested a lot of time to provide a scalable and seamless approach for developers to avoid introducing breaches in our systems. In…
Secure your AI infrastructure with prompt guards, PII sanitization, and centralized governance. Control LLM costs with token-based rate limiting and semantic routing across providers.