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# Product Releases

Read up on what’s new and what's next in Kong’s latest product releases.

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# Announcing Kong AI Gateway 3.8 With Semantic Caching and Security, 6 New LLM Load-Balancing Algorithms, and More LLMs

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

Today at API Summit , we're introducing one of the biggest new releases of our AI Gateway technology : a new class of intelligent semantic plugins, new advanced load balancing capabilities for LLMs, and the official support for AWS Bedrock and GCP Vertex, in addition to all the other supported LLM…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/ai-gateway-3-8)

# Announcing Kong Gateway 3.8

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

We're excited to announce the release of Kong Gateway 3.8 , a significant update that marks a major milestone in the evolution of our API management platform. This release is packed with enhancements designed to boost performance, fortify security, and provide greater flexibility and ease of use…

Silvano Luciani
[](/blog/product-releases/kong-gateway-3-8)

# Kong Mesh 2.9: Increased Security Configurations and Health Check Capabilities

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

We’re excited to announce the upcoming release of Kong Mesh 2.9 in mid-September. This release comes with many improvements around security configurations, resiliency, and platform flexibility and we’re excited for everyone to get their hands on it. While we’re putting the finishing touches on the…

John Harris
[](/blog/product-releases/kong-mesh-2-9)

# Managing Kong with Terraform

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

One of the superpowers of Kong Gateway that its users most appreciate is its declarative configuration management capabilities, facilitated by the decK command line tool. Declarative configuration enables you to manage your Kong Gateway configuration using GitOps practices, including federated…

Michael Heap
[](/blog/product-releases/managing-kong-with-terraform)

# Managing Kong Konnect with Kubernetes CRDs

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

We know that a lot of you are all in on Kubernetes as your source of declarative configuration. You have CI/CD pipelines set up already to review and approve your Kubernetes manifests. Not only that, but you’re using everything the Kubernetes ecosystem has to offer when it comes to managing…

Michael Heap
[](/blog/product-releases/managing-konnect-with-kubernetes-crds)

# Shine a Light on Shadow APIs Lurking in Your IT Infrastructure

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

The service catalog is an essential tool that all organizations invested in effective IT management should own and maintain. Without an up-to-date system of record of all services and APIs, organizations run the risk of having what we call “Shadow APIs” — or APIs that are undiscovered, unmanaged,…

Miko Bautista
[](/blog/product-releases/service-catalog)

# Kong Konnect Dedicated Cloud Gateways Add Azure Support

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

It’s no secret that building global API infrastructure is a daunting task. In April, we announced the general availability of Kong Konnect Dedicated Cloud Gateways — a fully managed, multi-region API management solution that makes setting up global API infrastructure fast and easy. With Dedicated…

Josh Wigginton
[](/blog/product-releases/dedicated-cloud-gateways-azure-support)

# Konnect Serverless Gateways: Lightweight, Cost-Effective, and Fully Managed Kong Gateways

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

Developers, particularly with smaller budgets and teams, who want to manage APIs and deploy API infrastructure for use cases such as proof of concepts, testing, and experimentation face prohibitive obstacles to getting started. The traditional setup of API gateways typically demands significant…

Jesse Miller
[](/blog/product-releases/serverless-gateways)

# Introducing the Insomnia AI Runner: Accelerate and secure GenAI traffic to one or more LLMs

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

Today with the release of Insomnia 10 , we are quite stoked to also announce a brand new offering in Insomnia, the AI Runner, a managed SaaS service that provides developers with the ability to accelerate and secure LLM traffic for their applications. This capability is the first of a new class of…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/introducing-the-insomnia-ai-runner)

# Announcing Insomnia 10 GA with Unlimited Collection Runner, Invite Control, and AI Runner for Developers

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

The momentum of Kong Insomnia continues with the latest v10 GA release, which ships with an incredible amount of capabilities like the long-awaited Collection Runner built into the application, a new governance capability called “Invite Control,” and an entirely new capability for AI consumption.…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/insomnia-10)

# Introducing LLM Analytics in Kong Konnect for GenAI Traffic

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesSeptember 11, 2024

We’re pleased to announce the new LLM Usage reporting feature in Advanced Analytics, which aims to help organizations better manage their large language model (LLM) usage. This feature offers insights into token consumption, costs, and latency, allowing businesses to optimize their AI investments.…

Christian Heidenreich
[](/blog/product-releases/ai-analytics)

# Announcing Insomnia 9.3.3 GA with 20x Better Performance

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesAugust 1, 2024

We're pleased to announce the general availability of Kong Insomnia 9.3.3. This release ships with numerous improvements, particularly around performance. We strongly recommend updating to this latest version to get the best user experience in your daily workflow with Insomnia. In the journey of…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/insomnia-9-3-3)

# Unlock Faster Insights, Issue Resolution with Advanced Analytics

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesAugust 1, 2024

APIs are the backbone of the modern enterprise. However, troubleshooting API errors and resolving issues quickly can be challenging given their role in application operational continuity and customer experience. Time-sensitive resolution demands monitoring and deep analytical insights into API…

Christian Heidenreich
[](/blog/product-releases/advanced-analytics)

# API Productization Simplified with Multiple Portals in Kong Konnect

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

Efficiently managing your developer portal is critical in productizing your APIs quickly and reliably. A streamlined developer portal ensures that your APIs are easily accessible, well-documented, and secure — driving higher adoption and easier integration. With the increasing demand for APIs…

Ella Kuzmenko
[](/blog/product-releases/api-productization-simplified-with-multiple-portals)

# Introducing Insomnia 9.3 GA with After-Response Scripting, Global Environments, Folder-Level Configuration, and More

[Product Releases](/blog)Product ReleasesJune 27, 2024

Today, we're pleased to announce another packed release for Kong Insomnia with many new features and improvements. We recommend every user update to this latest version, available for download today at https://insomnia.rest/download . We've released after-response scripting, which in combination…

Marco Palladino
[](/blog/product-releases/insomnia-9-3-ga)
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