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Kong launches sidebar to the UI
In this release, Kong is introducing a new sidebar to the UI that will simplify the navigation process between organizations.
Dec 14, 2022 | konghq.comKong launched ZeroLB on Jan 1st 21'.
For instance, in 2021, Kong Inc, a US-based manufacturer of cloud connectivity companies introduced ZeroLB - a modern, decentralized load balancing pattern that seeks to eliminate every load balancer installed in front of specific services and applications.
Nov 29, 2022 | globenewswire.comKong recognized as Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management
For the third consecutive year, Kong is happy to announce that Kong has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management and is positioned furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision.
Nov 16, 2022 | konghq.comKong launched Platform Solutions on Oct 1st 22'.
Beyond internal developers, Kong recently announced a new business called Platform Solutions that has developers as its primary clients.
Oct 31, 2022 | protocol.comKong launched Okta support in Kong Konnect for administrative Single-Sign-On and for portal application registration on Jan 1st 21'.
During Kong Summit 2021, Kong announced the availability of Okta support in Kong Konnect for administrative Single-Sign-On (SSO) and for portal application registration.
Aug 31, 2022 | konghq.comKong launched Grafana dashboard for MeshGateway on Aug 24th 22'.
Kong is now expanding on that functionality and offering full observability with a dedicated Grafana dashboard for MeshGateway.
Aug 23, 2022 | konghq.comKong launched Kong Gateway 2.8 on Feb 24th 22'.
Today, Kong is excited to announce the release of Kong Gateway 2.8, which further simplifies API management and improves security for all services across any infrastructure.
Jan 1, 2022 | konghq.comKong recognized as No. 33 on the third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list on Mar 16th 22'.
Kong Inc., the cloud connectivity company, today announced that it ranked No. 33 on the third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington.
Jan 1, 2022 | businesswire.comKong is developing 0-to-1 fully-managed dataplane service
Kong is looking for an experienced and self-motivated technical product manager to join its growing global team and be responsible for building a 0-to-1 fully-managed dataplane service.
Jan 1, 2022 | remote.ioKong hired Chirag Shah as chief financial officer on Feb 24th 22'.
Today, Kong is beyond excited to welcome Chirag Shah to the leadership team as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
Jan 1, 2022 | konghq.comKong launches latest release for both Kong Mesh and Kuma
Kong is happy to announce the latest release for both Kong Mesh and Kuma, which is packed with features and improvements.
Jan 1, 2022 | konghq.comKong launched KIC 2.2 with initial support for Kubernetes Gateway API on Jun 9th 22'.
Earlier this year, Kong launched KIC 2.2 with initial support for Kubernetes Gateway API.
Jan 1, 2022 | konghq.comKong integrates with Hazelcast
Kong Gateway integrates with Hazelcast to implement advanced policies for rate limiting besides the fundamental options provided by the Kong plugins, including distributed compute, security, zero downtime, and cloud agnostic.
Jan 1, 2022 | konghq.comKong launched Kong Konnect Cloud on Jul 12th 21'.
When Kong first launched Kong Konnect Cloud last year, Kong provided developers and API owners a powerful way to secure and manage their API products powered by the world’s fastest API gateway.
Jan 1, 2022 | konghq.comNeosec Integrates its API Security Platform With Kong's API Gateway to Protect Enterprises from Business Abuse, Fraud and Data Theft
Neosec, the pioneer in discovering and protecting APIs using behavioral analytics, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Kong Inc. to integrate its API security platform with Kong Gateway
Dec 6, 2021 | PR NewswireKong tightens links between API gateway, service mesh
Kong Inc.'s API gateway now supports Istio service mesh and WebAssembly extensions that match with the Envoy proxy as traditional and cloud-native networking tools converge.
Sep 29, 2021 | SearchITOperationsKong simplifies cloud connectivity with plug-and-play API tools
Application programming interface connectivity firm Kong Inc. is upgrading its technology stack, adding new “plug-and-play capabilities” today that it says will make APIs and microservices as easy to consume and manage as electricity.
Sep 28, 2021 | SiliconANGLE