Kong Gateway (OSS) 2.4 Released
Hello Kong Nation 👋 ! We’re back with another fresh release of Kong Gateway (OSS). Read on for the latest release information.
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How to Monitor Azure API Management Performance with the Moesif Plugin
Azure API Management (APIM) is a powerful platform that enables you to publish and scale APIs while ensuring they are secured. One of the great features of Azure APIM is that you can add plugins and transforms to your APIs without any code change or restarts. These capabilities are deployed using XML Policies which are a collection of statements.
Are Data Silos Hindering Your Digital Transformation?
Most organizations today have some form of digital transformation strategy in the works. But a large share of these projects fail. Why is this? IT specialists will tell you that apart from misalignment between the goals of IT and business leadership, the main obstacle to a successful digital transformation is the adherence to obsolete data silos.
Common Challenges Associated with the Composable Enterprise
From Silicon Valley startups to established corporations, more and more companies are shifting to a composable enterprise architecture. And it is easy to see why. The world of business technology is growing fast and in unpredictable ways. Businesses need to stay competitive by keeping pace with — or better yet, ahead of — emerging tech. Composable enterprises allow for this flexibility by establishing the groundwork for integrating new applications and functionalities.
DreamFactory 4.6 Released
On Friday we released DreamFactory 4.6. This is the most significant UI release since the 3.0 overhaul, including the following interface improvements.
Kong Gateway for Beginners: Adding a Service, Route and Plugins
In this Kong Gateway for beginners guide, you’ll learn how to do the following. Kong Gateway can simplify scaling microservices by being the abstraction layer that routes clients to your existing upstream service while building a new service. It also applies a common policy for each request and response no matter where the target service is. The benefit of this is that you gain architectural freedom and modernize your application without impacting your clients.
Kong Gateway Tutorial: Up and Running With a GUI in <15 Minutes
Keep in mind that these instructions are a starting point. You may need to change some of the steps to harden your environment when running in production. For more detailed information, visit our Kong Gateway documentation.
Governing API Management and Connectivity
As organizations adopt an API-first approach, there are many connectivity patterns to consider, and the developer experience needs to be excellent to promote adoption. It can be challenging to enforce API governance while enabling developers to build applications. This session recording covers how an organization can empower developers to use Kong securely, enable access control to the Kong API and Manager, enforce authentication/authorization in applications, and implement a zero-trust security model.
3 Ways Kong Helps With API Gateway Governance
Almost all aspects of businesses are transforming to digital and internet-based solutions. It’s happening from the ground up, starting with developers. You’re building applications for your organizations, and you’re racing to get software and services out to the market faster. The faster your company moves, and the more you build, the more likely you need an API gateway governance strategy.
Naming API Endpoints
When you write code, you learn quickly that it can be an exacting process. Spaces and semicolons mean something very different to a computer than they do to us. So what’s the best way to document your API in a way that both humans and machines understand? For starters, here are some practices for naming your API endpoints. Did you know you can generate a full-featured, documented, and secure REST API in minutes using DreamFactory? Sign up for our free 14 day hosted trial to learn how!