A true service mesh should focus on how to manage and orchestrate connectivity globally. Connecting a new service mesh for each use case is a much simpler problem to solve, but doing so won't help you scale. You'll just be throwing a service mesh in each cluster and calling it a day. The more…
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This blog post is part two of a two-part series on how we broke down our monolith to scale our API management with Kong Gateway, the world's most popular open-source API gateway . ( Here's part one .) At NexJ , the pioneer of intelligent customer management with client engagement products designed…
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This blog post is part one of a two-part series on how our team at NexJ broke down our monolith to scale our API management with Kong Gateway, the world's most popular open source API gateway . ( Here is part 2 .) In a recent presentation at Destination: Scale , I gave an…
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In this article, we're going to build a fun and simple gRPC server in Node.js. Then we'll demonstrate how to use Insomnia to make gRPC requests on our server. First, let's briefly cover some core tech concepts. If you're already familiar with the basics, skip ahead to the tutorial or watch the…
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This year, for the first time, Kong Summit will feature a highly anticipated annual event, the Cloud Connectivity Innovator Awards. These awards officially recognize individuals and teams who have used Kong's technology to accelerate digital transformation within their organizations. The call for…
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Hello, Kong Nation 👋 ! We've fashioned a pristine version of the Kong Gateway (OSS) 2.5, which is now available on the normal channels. Read on for more release information. Imagine you're visiting a banking website to transfer funds to friends and family during the holiday season. If the wire…
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Over the past ten years, Clubhouse and other innovative startups built software quickly. They started from scratch and blew past their incumbents. But the fact of the matter is that speed is no longer a differentiator. Everyone can move quickly. We've seen it as Facebook and Twitter quickly…
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APIs have long been the programmer’s tool of choice for inter-application communication. Built by programmers, for programmers. Giving each other an interface and a means by which to call each other's code. As for documentation and ease of use, well…. All of the below examples are organizations and…
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Think back to when your development team made the switch to Dockerized containers. What was once an application requiring multiple services on virtual machines transitioned to an application consisting of multiple, tidy Docker containers. While the result was a streamlined system, the transition…
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Hello, everyone! Viktor Gamov, a developer advocate with Kong here. In this article, I would like to show you how to set up service connectivity using Kong Konnect and Kubernetes . I will deploy an application in Kubernetes, configure a runtime through Konnect and demonstrate some management…
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MS3 specializes in enterprise integration software, cloud migration strategies and API enablement. I've worked at MS3 for about five years. For the last year, I’ve been the principal product manager for Tavros , an enterprise integration platform from MS3. This article will dive into how we're…
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Kong's much anticipated Summit is back. Focused on Developing the Connected World, Kong API Summit 2021 will give you the tools to build new ideas, create actionable best practices and get hands-on with guiding your organization through transformation, delivering exciting innovation and securing…
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When setting up Kubernetes for the first time, one of the networking challenges you might face is how to safely grant outside clients access to your cluster. By default, pods within a cluster can communicate with all other pods and services. You should restrict access to anything outside of that…
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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…
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In our last Kong and Okta tutorial, we will implement a basic access control policy based on Okta’s groups and planes. This series will show you how to implement service authentication and authorization for Kong Konnect and Okta using the OpenID Connect ( OIDC ) plugin. Parts 1, 2 and 3…
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