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8 Strategy Elements for Building Cloud Native Applications

Observability For Your Microservices Using Kong and Kubernetes
Cloud NativeJune 3, 2024

The cloud native paradigm for application development has evolved significantly since its inception. Today, it encompasses microservices architecture, containerized services, automation, orchestration, distributed management, and emerging technologies like serverless computing and edge computing.…

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Monolithic vs Microservices

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MicroservicesMarch 9, 2024

A microservices architecture addresses challenges by breaking the application down into smaller components or services. This approach has gained significant traction in recent years, evolving from a novel concept to a mainstream architectural pattern. Less than 10 years after the term was first…

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7 Signs You Need a Service Mesh

Service MeshJanuary 29, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern applications and cloud native architectures, the need for efficient, scalable, and secure communication between services is paramount. Enter the service mesh — a versatile platform designed to address various challenges in securing, connecting, and observing…

Baptiste Collard

Brad x Ahmed: Elements for Building Cloud Native Applications

Cloud NativeNovember 3, 2022

From time to time, Kong’s Brad Drysdale and Ahmed Koshok exchange emails about the latest trends in tech. In this exchange, Brad and Ahmed discuss the continued quest for more innovation faster, the role of automation in API strategy, and more. from: Brad to: Ahmed date: Oct. 29, 2022, 6:58 PM…

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A Platform-Based Future: Fireside Chat With Envoy Creator and Lyft Engineer Matt Klein

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Service MeshMarch 25, 2022

Recently, I was fortunate to have an insightful conversation with Matt Klein, Lyft software engineer and creator of Envoy , the popular open-source edge and service proxy for cloud-native applications. Envoy was the third project to graduate from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF),…

Marco Palladino

An Introduction to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Connectivity

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Multi CloudMarch 10, 2022

Hybrid and multi-cloud models have become popular for helping to prevent vendor lock-in, reducing costs, and allowing businesses to stay innovative by only using the best features of each cloud provider. Adopting a hybrid model has also been influenced by growing security concerns and tougher…

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How Kubernetes Gets Work Done

How Kubernetes Gets Work Done
KubernetesJanuary 31, 2022

In this blog post series, we have discussed how Kubernetes enhances a container-based microservices architecture. We examine the rise of containers and Kubernetes to understand the organizational and technical advantages of each, including a deep dive into the ways Kubernetes can improve processes…

Paul Vergilis

A Cloud Native + Infrastructure as Code Love Story

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Cloud NativeNovember 17, 2021

We love abstractions. We want to make things easier for developers, teams and end users. In doing that, sometimes we build things a little bit too complex for those who don't already understand the pain points for which the abstraction layers were built. Kubernetes is an example of this; it solves…

Kat Cosgrove

Extending Connectivity to Cloud Native and VM-based Applications

Extending Service Mesh to VMs
Service ConnectivityJune 25, 2021

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…

Ishwari Lokare

Containerization in a Cloud Native World: An Interview With Reza Shafii

Containerization in a Cloud Native World: An Interview With Reza Shafii (Part 1)
Cloud NativeJune 3, 2021

Multi-cloud infrastructure is changing the way companies approach their software architecture. What started solely as gateway traffic management has evolved into full lifecycle API management . I recently sat down with Reza Shafii, Kong's VP of product, for a blog series where we explore how full…

Josh Molina

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