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# Kong Mesh 2.7: Leveling Up Usability and Security

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesApril 25, 2024

Kong Mesh 2.7 is here! And with it come a slew of new features to make our simple and powerful enterprise service mesh even easier to use and more powerful for your particular needs. In this blog post, we'll cover the new features and show how Kong Mesh 2.7 can deliver a superior service…

Charly Molter
[](/blog/product-releases/kong-mesh-2-7)

# Insomnia 9.0 Adds Pre-request Scripting, Improved Offline Access, API Mocking

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesApril 24, 2024

Kong Insomnia 9.0 is now generally available for download. It ships with many new features and improvements — over one hundred improvements in total! This new version of Kong Insomnia also makes it much easier to migrate from other products with a more reliable “import” experience, while improving…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/insomnia-9-0-pre-request-scripting-api-mocking)

# Announcing the GA of Kong Konnect Dedicated Cloud Gateways

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesApril 16, 2024

Today we announce the general availability of Kong Konnect Dedicated Cloud Gateways, delivering on our promise when we launched the service in tech preview late last year. Cloud Gateways is a fully managed, multi-region API management solution. It’s the easiest and fastest way to deploy performant,…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/dedicated-cloud-gateways)

# Down the Rabbit Hole: A Performance Regression Mystery

[Engineering](/blog)EngineeringApril 15, 2024

At Kong, we take the robustness and performance of our gateway product seriously, dedicating ourselves to maintaining high standards through a robust internal benchmark framework and infrastructure. Our setup includes a dedicated bare metal cluster for running performance tests, seamlessly…

Qiqi Zhang
[](/blog/engineering/mysterious-performance-regression)

# Behind the Scenes: Mesh Manager Architecture

[Engineering](/blog)EngineeringApril 15, 2024

How did the Kong Mesh team design and bring Kong Mesh into Kong Konnect? In this blog post, we’re going to dive into this question to understand what’s going on behind the scenes with Mesh Manager. Mesh Manager was officially launched in Kong Konnect in September 2023. For those unfamiliar with the…

Danny Freese
[](/blog/engineering/behind-the-scenes-mesh-manager-architecture)

# How to Manage Your Kubernetes Services with an API Gateway

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[Engineering](/blog)EngineeringApril 9, 2024

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers into logical units for easy management and discovery. API gateways sit between clients and microservices. They act as a reverse proxy to…

Peter Barnard
[](/blog/engineering/how-to-manage-your-kubernetes-services-with-an-api-gateway)

# What Are Virtual Machines (VMs)?

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[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 29, 2024

A virtual machine (VM) is a fully-fledged, standalone operating environment running on a physical computer. Unlike the host computer it's running on, a VM is not a physical machine, thus the designation of "virtual". It does, however, have all the components of a physical computer system (CPU, RAM,…

Kong
[](/blog/learning-center/virtual-machines)

# Kong Gateway Enterprise 3.3.x.x EOL

[Enterprise](/blog)EnterpriseMarch 29, 2024

As of May 2024, Kong Gateway Enterprise 3.3.x.x will enter its End Of Life (EOL) phase and will no longer be a part of the full support cycle. Following this, Kong Gateway Enterprise 3.3.x.x will enter a 12-month sunset support period, exclusively focused on helping customers upgrade to a current…

Veena Rajarathna
[](/blog/enterprise/kong-gateway-enterprise-3-3-x-x-eol)

# What is Kubernetes?

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[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 27, 2024

Kubernetes, or K8s as it's known for short, and container orchestration are changing the landscape of software development and deployment. But what exactly does Kubernetes do? In this comprehensive guide, we'll explain the basics, discuss the benefits that Kubernetes can offer you, and explore its…

Kong
[](/blog/learning-center/what-is-kubernetes)

# Kubernetes Operators vs HELM: Package Management Comparison

[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 27, 2024

While Kubernetes has become the standard platform for container orchestration, managing complex application lifecycles can still be a challenge. That's where Kubernetes Operators and Helm Charts come in. This guide dives into both of these tools to explain what they do, how they're different, and…

Peter Barnard
[](/blog/learning-center/kubernetes-operators-vs-helm)

# Enabling Secure Data Exchange with Decentralized APIs

[Engineering](/blog)EngineeringMarch 26, 2024

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but there’s a lot of data out there — and the amount is only growing. Estimates typically show persistent data growth roughly at a 20% annual compounded rate. Capturing, storing, analyzing, and actioning data is at the core of digital applications, and it’s…

Ahmed Koshok
[](/blog/engineering/decentralized-apis)

# What's the Difference: Kubernetes Controllers vs Operators?

[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 21, 2024

Kubernetes, or K8s, is one of the most powerful open source container orchestration systems — especially for its automatic implementation of a desired state. In other words, as an admin, you get to specify how you want your application and cluster to behave, and the control plane executes it for…

Peter Barnard
[](/blog/learning-center/kubernetes-controllers-vs-operators)

# Guide to Understanding Kubernetes Deployments

[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 20, 2024

Rolling out new versions of your apps on Kubernetes can be tricky, but knowing the different deployment options is important for keeping your services running smoothly with little to no downtime. This rabbithole of Kubernetes deployment methods may seem daunting and difficult to comprehend (there’s…

Peter Barnard
[](/blog/learning-center/guide-to-understanding-kubernetes-deployments)

# What is a Kubernetes Operator?

[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 20, 2024

Kubernetes has become the gold standard for container orchestration. However, running stateful applications on Kubernetes can be challenging . This is where Kubernetes operators come in. Kubernetes operators resolve common issues like automating management of complex applications such as databases,…

Peter Barnard
[](/blog/learning-center/what-is-a-kubernetes-operator)

# What is a Kubernetes Ingress Controller?

[Learning Center](/blog)Learning CenterMarch 20, 2024

A Kubernetes Ingress Controller is the combined version of Ingress, Load Balancer , and Gateway API. Using the set of rules and restrictions from the Ingress, the Kubernetes Ingress controller can balance the load of traffic both into and between the Kubernetes cluster. Using the components of a…

Peter Barnard
[](/blog/learning-center/what-is-a-kubernetes-ingress-controller)
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