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Get Gravitas and Go Amazonian: Kong Validated for AWS Graviton3, Amazon Linux 2023 OS

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Kong Enterprise and Kong Konnect Data Planes are now validated to run on AWS Graviton3 processors and Amazon Linux 2023 OS. As an APN Advanced Tier Partner of AWS, we were delighted to have the opportunity to benchmark Kong Enterprise running on AL2023 and Graviton3.

Kong Mesh 2.3 Improves Security, Flexibility, and Resiliency

Kong is proud to announce the release of the latest version of Kong Mesh 2.3. In this release, Kong Mesh continues to build upon the enterprise-grade service mesh in the critical areas of, security, flexibility, and resiliency. As organizations continue to leverage APIs to deliver digital experiences they rely more heavily on the underlying infrastructure that a mesh provides.

Multi-Factor Authentication Support in AlertSite

In the dynamic realm of synthetic monitoring, where ensuring the performance and availability of critical aspects of web applications is a must, an important aspect has been missing – support for monitoring sign-in processes that use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Until now, no synthetic monitoring product on the market has adequately addressed the challenge of monitoring transactions that require the input of MFA code.

Kong Mesh 2.2.0 Certified on Red Hat OpenShift: Why and How to Get Started

By now, when we hear the words “service mesh” we typically know what to expect: service discovery, load balancing, traffic management and routing, security, observability, and resilience. So, why Kong Mesh? What does Kong Mesh offer that would be more difficult to obtain with other solutions? Why is Kong Mesh with Red Hat OpenShift a great pairing? We’re happy to announce that the Kong Mesh 2.2.0 UBI Images are available in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog.

GraphQL API Authorization Strategy with Kong Konnect and Styra DAS

In this talk, Claudio Acquaviva (Senior Solution Architect at Kong) and Ádám Sándor (Solutions Architect at Styra) discuss how to leverage Kong Konnect API Gateway and Styra Declarative Authorization Service (DAS) to build Open Policy Agent (OPA) authorization policies for GraphQL APIs. You will first learn how to implement a GraphQL API at Kong Gateway with OPA, followed by diving into Styra DAS to provide an enterprise-ready policy management platform to build, test, and deploy authorization policies.

API Exploration for Designers

API design is critical to the success of API products, and API exploration can significantly improve the quality of API designs. In this webinar, Frank and Temil cover the benefits of adopting a specification-based approach and how by leveraging API exploration tools, API designers can deliver high-quality APIs that provide a positive DX for consumers.

Creating an API Monetization Stack

API monetization is currently a trending topic for many organizations looking to beef up their revenue. Of course, monetizing APIs isn’t the easiest of tasks and requires quite a few moving parts. When it comes to monetization, you’re going to need an entire technology stack to handle the heavy lifting. Creating a stack that allows you to build a product and get to market rapidly is great.

Getting Started with #ServiceMesh Workshop featuring #Kuma and #KongMesh

Service mesh is the future of application connectivity, offering immediate enhancements to your application traffic’s security, reliability, and observability. It abstracts network complexities, offering discovery, routing, and more functionalities. But you may ask, isn’t all of this already available in our frameworks? In this workshop, you’ll discover just how straightforward it is to get started with service mesh in a Kubernetes environment, and we’re not restricting ourselves to any specific language or framework. We aim to be inclusive, addressing developers from diverse backgrounds.