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Unveiling Kong Ingress Controller in Kong Konnect: The Power of True Unified API Management

API ManagementApril 18, 2023

As we continue to push the boundaries of API management, we're excited to announce the beta release of Kong Ingress Controller within Kong Konnect. Revealed at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023, this new integration turns Kong Konnect into the world’s first modern unified end-to-end API…

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What’s New in Kong Ingress Controller 2.9?

Kong Ingress ControllerMarch 30, 2023

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…

Michael Heap

Kong Ingress Controller 2.7: Kubernetes Gateway APIs Go Beta

Kong Ingress Controller 2.7
KubernetesSeptember 28, 2022

At Kong Summit this year, we announced the general availability of Kong Ingress Controller (KIC) 2.6. Today we are excited to announce the release of KIC 2.7 with even more features and improvements. Earlier this year, we launched KIC 2.2 with initial support for Kubernetes Gateway API . Since…

Sean Chow

Kong Ingress Controller 2.4: Weighted Load Balancing, Support for TCP, UDP and HTTP Routes

KIC 2.4 Product Release-banner
Kong Ingress ControllerJune 9, 2022

Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Kong Ingress Controller (KIC) 2.4! Earlier this year, we launched KIC 2.2 with initial support for Kubernetes Gateway API . In this release, we're adding weighted load balancing and support for TCP and UDP routes, as well as some much…

Sean Chow

Kong Ingress Controller 2.2 GA With Gateway API Support

Kong Ingress Controller 2.2 GA Release
Kong Ingress ControllerFebruary 24, 2022

Today, Kong Ingress Controller (KIC) 2.2 is now generally available. KIC 2.2 marks a major milestone in the development of the Kong Ingress Controller, as it is the first release containing a marquee feature, Gateway API. This represents a major milestone for Kong as we continue to keep up to date…

Sean Chow

Kong Ingress Controller 2.0 Now GA! UDP Support, Prometheus Integrations, and More!

Managing APIs at Scale in a Kubernetes Environment - Part II
Kong Ingress ControllerOctober 21, 2021

Today, we're thrilled to announce the general availability of Kong Ingress Controller 2.0 (KIC) - the most robust, scalable, and extensible version of our Kubernetes Ingress Controller to date. This is a major milestone both for the KIC product as well as for the Kong community as a whole. In…

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Kong Ingress Controller 2.0 Now in Beta!

Kong Ingress Controller 2.0 Now in Beta!
Kong Ingress ControllerSeptember 9, 2021

Just under one year ago, we launched version 1.0 of our Kong Ingress Controller (KIC). That was a huge milestone for us here at Kong, and we know it was for you - Kong Nation - as well. Since then, with the help of our community, we've merged over 300 new features and bug…

Shane Connelly
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