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One of the most critical requirements for an Application Modernization project is to support workloads running on multiple platforms. In fact, such projects naturally include in their transformation process migrating workloads approach using the hybrid model. Another typical technical decision that…
Each year at Kong Summit , we shine a light on projects and people ahead of the pack in their use of Kong. And what better way to do that than with a shiny gorilla statue. We call them the API Innovator Awards . The API Innovator Awards recognize outstanding and future-facing projects from…
We’re excited to announce the latest release for both Kuma and Kong Mesh. This cycle, we focused on simplifying enterprise-wide mesh deployments. We strongly suggest upgrading, in order to take advantage of the latest and greatest when it comes to service mesh. For more details, reference the Kuma…
APIs are at the backbone of every modern application that powers our day-to-day lives. As a matter of fact, API traffic today is at least 83% of the world’s global internet traffic [1], which underlines the importance of modern API infrastructure that can unlock innovation, agility, fast release…
What is an API Gateway? In essence, it authenticates that a particular consumer has permission to access the API, using a predefined set of credentials. There are special cases — for example, the option to allow anonymous authentication — but generally speaking, the aim of API authentication is to…
The quest for resilience and agility has driven us into the modern age of microservices. Bringing services to market on a microservice architecture demands the utilization of sprawling technology offerings and tooling. While daunting at first glance, we can break down the process into 3 major…
A microservice -based system can consist of dozens or even hundreds of individual services communicating with each other via APIs . While its possible for a client be that a web browser, application or IoT device to make requests to the relevant microservice directly, this approach has a number of…
Microservices architecture has become extremely popular for building scalable applications from small, independent services. However, the decentralized nature of microservices brings certain drawbacks that API gateways are purpose-built to address. This article explains the role and benefits of…
If the connection from clients to your API gateway isn't encrypted, all messages you send and receive are out in the open for all to read. In looking for a way in, attackers will make use of all features of an API, even the undocumented ones; security by obscurity is not a realistic defense…
An API gateway provides routing, traffic control and security capabilities which would otherwise be the responsibility of API consumers and upstream APIs. Additionally, the Gateway becomes a rich source of operational metrics useful for analytics, usage statistics and alerting. However, by…
In this article, were going to walk through a brief origin of RESTful APIs and then take a good look at what to consider when building your own APIs with RESTful design. RE presentational S tate T ransfer or REST is an architectural pattern designed by Roy Fielding, in a chapter of the dissertation…
One of the many benefits of a microservices architecture over the traditional monolith approach to application design is the ability to scale the individual microservices as required for performance and availability. In production scenarios requiring high availability, uptime is always limited by…
An API Gateway is becoming an essential part of modern application architecture. It acts as a reverse proxy that routes API requests to appropriate backend services. Along with routing, API Gateways provide capabilities like security, monitoring, rate limiting, and more for your APIs. A major…
While advances in technology drive innovation, an organizations DevOps strategy drives product delivery. As organizations modernize, automating delivery of services will be key to maintaining momentum and speed to market. Here is a high-level overview of the state of components that make up API…
If you're new to the world of software architecture, terms like "SOA" might sound like alphabet soup at first. But fear not, we're here to break it down for you in simple terms. SOA stands for Service-Oriented Architecture, a design approach that structures applications as a collection of loosely…