Containers enable microservice architectures by making it easy to develop, package, and run microservices in an efficient, run-anywhere format. The mutually reinforcing trends of microservices and containerization have fueled the adoption of Kubernetes, which in turn drove the proliferation of a cloud-native tooling and the formation of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

In this presentation, Chris Richardson describes the essential characteristics of the microservice architecture. You will learn about the benefits and drawbacks of the microservice architecture and when it makes sense to use it. Chris also covers how the microservice architecture is not a silver bullet.

Keeping things small is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your team. Almost everything we've seen in the evolution of software and systems points to one, fundamental truth: small things are more manageable than big things. Small iterations are better iterations. Small methods are better methods. Small teams are better teams.

Alexandra Noonan, software engineer at Segment, recently topped Hacker News with a blog about Segment’s journey to microservices and back again. In this Q&A session with Kong CTO Marco Paladino, Alexandra discusses Segment’s adoption of microservices, its recent move back to a monolith and the unique insights they gained into the principles of software architecture along the way.

Kong CTO Marco Palladino and Principal Engineer Thibault Charbonnier detail exciting product announcements for Kong 1.0

Kong CEO Augusto "Aghi" Marietti outlines why API Management is dead, and details the future of software architecture, APIs and Kong.

Deploying Kong onto Kubernetes has always been an easy process, but integration of services on Kubernetes with Kong was a manual process. That’s why we are excited to announce the Kong Ingress Controller for Kubernetes.

The first annual Kong Summit was a huge success, and we want to share the highlights with you. Subscribe to get notified when talk recordings are published.

Follow Kong CTO and Co-Founder, Marco Palladino, through the setup steps in this demo presentation.