As the world's most popular API Gateway , Kong Gateway is flexible and can be adapted to various environments and deployment configurations. This flexibility means some time should be taken to make good architectural decisions for the use cases in mind. For example, the best configuration for a…
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The ability to rapidly assemble and reassemble APIs and microservices has become a competitive differentiator across all industries — allowing organizations to pivot business models and deliver amazing customer experiences at speed and scale. Innovative organizations are pushing to become agile and…
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At Kong, we're always looking to expand the experience of running our products in the AWS cloud. As we steadily move into 2023, we want to continue this streak because we see firsthand the tremendous growth and success it provides our customers. Today, we're excited to announce that the Kong API…
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We're happy to announce the release of Kong Ingress Controller (KIC) 2.9, in which we've taken significant steps towards solution extensibility, deployment flexibility, and lowering the cost of ownership. [iframe loading="lazy" title="What's new in Kong Ingress Controller 2.9 - Gateway Discovery…
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Real-time Data Analytics Platform from Zero to One At the beginning of 2021, a brand new data team was assembled to build a real-time data platform for Kong’s SaaS platform, Konnect. Our mission is to provide top-notch real-time API analytics features for Konnect customers. alt_text V1…
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In this blog we are going to learn about the technical challenges behind solving GraphQL authorization and how many organizations resolve it today. Then discuss how a Kong / OPA integration can help drive security standards in this space and bring some parity with REST API solutions. Last, we will…
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Application Modernization projects often require their workloads to run on multiple platforms which requires a hybrid model. Kong Konnect is an API lifecycle management platform delivered as a service. The Control Plane, responsible for admin tasks, is hosted in the cloud by Kong. The Data Plane,…
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Kong is proud to announce our first-ever Long Term Support (LTS) version of Kong Enterprise. Kong Enterprise 2.8 LTS will be supported up to March 25, 2025. LTS is an industry term for a software release that is supported for a longer period of time than other releases. LTS versions are popular…
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We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our brand-new office in Singapore. On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, we officially launched our new location at the heart of this dynamic city. This opening is the culmination of all the hard work and growth we have accomplished over the past few years, not only…
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Engineering organizations building modern API-driven systems have different priorities when it comes to their API management solution. These priorities will drive design decisions about the deployment of various components for API gateways. Some organizations are looking to optimize compute…
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Have you ever worked on app development projects before? If so, then chances are that you have come across the term “GraphQL.” However, what exactly does it entail? Is it utilized in server or client-side configuration? Furthermore, when would Integration of GraphQL be preferred over other…
[](/blog/learning-center/graphql)Kong Konnect is a powerful SaaS-based API lifecycle management platform that provides a fast path for people looking to get started with Kong API Gateway. For existing users of Kong’s open-source gateway, it offers a way to rapidly take advantage of a scalable, highly-available architecture while…
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Wondering what’s new in Kong Konnect ? In this roundup, we’ll highlight some of the new capabilities and expansions in Kong Konnect, including portal role-based access control (RBAC) API, OAS validation plugin, and support for Kong Gateway 3.2. Read on to learn more. You can now use Portal RBAC API…
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We’re happy to announce the general availability of Kong Enterprise 3.2. In this release, we've taken significant steps to ensure the smooth and reliable operation of our API management solution. In Kong Enterprise 3.2, we've delivered key functionality for customers that operate Kong Enterprise in…
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Red Hat OpenShift is the industry's leading enterprise Kubernetes platform that runs ubiquitously across on-prem, and the cloud. With Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) , a managed Red Hat OpenShift platform that runs natively on AWS, it is even easier to get kick-started on an…
[](/blog/engineering/apisecops-tutorial)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.