Name: Balancing Control & Innovation: A Platform Team's Blueprint for Federated API Management
Start: 2024-12-19T22:20:00Z
End: 2024-12-19T22:20:43.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Kong is reshaping the way businesses manage, secure, and innovate with APIs and microservices. Our industry-leading platform and API-first approach empower businesses to achieve unprecedented growth and efficiency. Through our webinars, unlock practical strategies and insights for transforming operations and accelerating digital transformation. Join us to explore how Kong drives the future of connectivity and security.

In today's digital landscape, API security is foundational to business growth and innovation. Join our on-demand session to discover how Kong Konnect helps organizations build and maintain a robust API security strategy that scales with their needs.

What You'll Learn:
-Implement comprehensive data access controls
-Deploy effective abuse prevention mechanisms
-Establish visibility and governance across your API ecosystem

Watch our on-demand webinar to learn how leading organizations are securing their APIs while driving innovation.

Want to strengthen your API security strategy? Download our guide: "Becoming a Secure API-First Company" to learn proven approaches for protecting your API ecosystem.

https://konghq.com/resources/e-book/become-api-first-company

API Security Essentials: Data Protection, Abuse Prevention & Governance

In an era where cloud-native and microservices architectures dominate, the surge in API utilization is undeniable. This increase, however, brings a heightened vulnerability to cyber threats, positioning APIs as prime targets for cyber attackers aiming at sensitive enterprise data. How can organizations bolster their defenses against these invasive threats to secure their APIs effectively?

Discover critical insights with Inon Shkedy, Traceable AI's Head of Security Research and a leading mind behind the OWASP API Top 10 Project. This webinar will illuminate the most significant and widespread security vulnerabilities within API development. Inon will explore how these vulnerabilities are exploited by cybercriminals and outline practical measures to shield your APIs and digital assets from such incursions.

Join us to fortify your understanding of API security, identifying key risk areas and adopting robust protection tactics to safeguard your organization's digital framework.

Navigating API Security: Unveiling Common Vulnerabilities and Defense Strategies

Explore the evolving landscape where API development intersects with Artificial Intelligence (AI), identifying real-world applications beyond theoretical potential. This webinar delves into the integration of AI within API strategies, spotlighting Kong's pioneering AI Gateway and the innovation it brings to API management—from design enhancements to advanced monitoring capabilities.

We'll dissect the forefront of AI's role in API development, highlighting current trends, gateway advancements, and how AI is practically applied to enhance the API management ecosystem. With Kong's leadership in AI-driven API solutions, participants will gain insight into leveraging AI for tangible improvements in their API projects as we navigate this emerging domain together.

AI's Impact on API Development: Practical Insights

Elevate your API development process with our comprehensive guide to Insomnia, the go-to platform for API design and testing. This webinar is tailored for developers aiming to enhance their workflow efficiency and streamline API lifecycle management.

Dive into the essential functionalities that position Insomnia as a critical tool for contemporary API development. Discover how to visually craft and prototype APIs, effortlessly manage request workflows, and categorize your projects using workspaces and environments for optimal organization.

Enhance your testing strategies with Insomnia’s advanced features, including writing and executing automated tests, monitoring test coverage, and pinpointing discrepancies with ease. We’ll explore how to share workloads among team members, seamlessly import and export data, and leverage Insomnia’s compatibility with prevalent development tools and services.

Mastering API Design with Insomnia: A Beginner's Guide

Insomnia 9.0 by Kong redefines the API landscape, serving as a holistic solution for API design, testing, debugging, and mocking. This webinar is your gateway to understanding and utilizing the groundbreaking enhancements of Insomnia 9.0, engineered to optimize developer workflows significantly.

Dive into the transformative features of Insomnia 9.0 designed to supercharge API development processes:

-Custom Pre-Request Scripting: Utilize JavaScript to dynamically alter requests, streamline integrations with authentication systems, and automate routine operations. Transition from Postman with comprehensive script compatibility.
-Integrated API Mocking: Develop and test against customizable API mocks within Insomnia, whether locally or via cloud, facilitating front-end development even before backend readiness.
-Enhanced Global Search: Effortlessly navigate through your Insomnia workspaces and projects to find specific requests, collections, and tests quickly.
-Collaboration Tools Refined: Experience smoother team workflows with Insomnia's advanced diff viewer, simplified documentation updates, and more collaborative features.

Join us for demonstrations and practical examples showcasing how Insomnia 9.0 can elevate your API development efficiency, from solo projects to collaborative team environments. Plus, discover the security and compliance benefits of Insomnia's data locality options.

Accelerating API Workflows with Insomnia 9.0: A Comprehensive Guide

The reliability of Kong Ingress Controller in operational environments is paramount, demanding robust error management capabilities. With the release of Kong Ingress Controller 3.2, we introduce an innovative Fallback Configuration feature aimed at enhancing error resilience. This User Call delves into:

-Necessity of Fallback Configuration: Explore the key situations that necessitated the development of a more sophisticated error-handling framework within Kong Ingress Controller.
-Error Handling Evolution: Track the progression of error handling from KIC 2.7 to 3.2, highlighting the advancements and iterative improvements made.
-Behind the Design: Dive into the rationale, design choices, and considerations that informed the development of the Fallback Configuration, including the compromises struck to balance functionality with simplicity.
-Understanding the Final Design: Grasp how the Fallback Configuration operates, the advantages it introduces to Kubernetes setups, and how it fortifies your deployment strategy against errors.
-Live Demonstration: Witness the Fallback Configuration in action through a practical demonstration, showcasing its utility and effectiveness in a real-world scenario.

Join this User Call to see how the Fallback Configuration in Kong Ingress Controller 3.2 can streamline your Kubernetes deployment processes, allowing for uninterrupted configuration updates despite errors in manifests.

Strengthening Error Handling: Kong Ingress Controller 3.2’s New Fallback Feature

Delve into the synergy between API Management (APIM) and artificial intelligence (AI) in this enlightening fireside chat. 

Discover Kong's solutions for the challenges organizations encounter as they embrace AI technologies. As AI reshapes business operations, prompting a surge in API demand, companies are seeking efficient ways to leverage AI advancements, ensure data integrity for AI inputs, and manage AI utilization securely on a vast scale.

In this session, Kong's CTO, Marco Palladino, and Head of Product Marketing, Bryan Nairn will explore the dynamic AI arena, the urgency behind AI integration, and the obstacles businesses face in this journey. The conversation will highlight Kong’s strategic approach to facilitating the adoption of diverse AI technologies via its AI Gateway, emphasizing secure and governable AI application within enterprises.

Key Takeaways:
-AI Integration Insights: Grasp the impact and challenges of adopting AI in business, highlighting organizational strategies for effective AI use.
-APIM’s Role in AI Connectivity: Uncover how API management is pivotal in linking AI technologies with business workflows for streamlined operations.
-Leveraging Kong’s AI Gateway: Explore how Kong’s AI Gateway secures and governs multiple LLMs, simplifying AI application across enterprises.

Fireside Chat: Navigating AI Integration with Kong's Multi-LLM Framework

Elevate Your APIs Beyond Utility to Drive Growth and Expansion

APIs serve as the foundation of digital innovation, propelling businesses into new realms of growth and adaptability. Their role transcends mere connectivity; APIs are pivotal in unlocking significant revenue channels and broadening your market reach.

Join us for an insightful session with Kong's leading minds as we discuss transforming your APIs into lucrative products. We'll dive into actionable strategies to augment your API's appeal and directly impact your company's revenue. Discover the power of the Kong Developer Portal in presenting your APIs to the world and tracking their usage to refine your approach continuously.

Key Takeaways:
-Leveraging APIs for Growth: Master the art of turning APIs into dynamic tools that catalyze business expansion.
-Monetizing Your API Infrastructure: Uncover innovative strategies to turn your APIs into profitable ventures, enhancing your financial metrics.
-Broadening Market Reach with APIs: Learn how strategic API management can open doors to new markets and customer bases.

Unlocking Business Value: APIs as Engines for Growth

Achieve Unmatched Security, Resilience, and Growth with Kong Konnect

APIs facilitate crucial services and data exchange, propelling businesses forward. However, the increasing dependency on APIs introduces heightened complexity and potential security vulnerabilities. Kong Konnect rises to the challenge by seamlessly melding service mesh and API gateways, creating a fortified API management ecosystem.

This webinar invites you to explore the integration within Kong Konnect, designed to enhance your API operations. Discover the ways Konnect empowers organizations to protect their digital environments, streamline workflows, and foster development agility.

Key Takeaways:
-Enhanced API Protection: Unpack how Konnect strengthens API defenses, ensuring regulatory adherence and safeguarding critical assets.
-Streamlined API Expansion: Master the art of scaling your API infrastructure with Konnect, where deployment automation meets peak performance.
-Boosting Developer Productivity: Unlock the potential of Konnect’s suite to expedite development cycles, optimize API utility, and enrich the developer journey.

Harnessing the Power of Service Mesh and API Gateway in API Management

Speed Up Innovation While Elevating Security and Trust

APIs are crucial for crafting immersive digital experiences but also pose security risks that could potentially compromise user trust and business integrity. By embedding essential security practices directly into API design, organizations can defend against malicious threats and preserve the integrity of user experiences.

In this session, Kong's product leaders will unveil how Kong Konnect can turn security challenges into opportunities for enhancing your digital presence. Learn to navigate the digital realm with confidence, ensuring your APIs are not just conduits for innovation but also bastions of security.

Takeaways:
-Robust API Protection: Secure API endpoints with comprehensive authorization protocols and dynamic rate limiting to mitigate risks and enhance traffic management.
-Compliance and Security: Leverage Kong Konnect’s security solutions to prevent potential regulatory breaches, ensuring your API practices comply with global standards and safeguard against common API threats.
-Efficiency in Development: Streamline your development process by reducing the need to write security code from scratch for each microservice, allowing for quicker, safer app evolution.

Enhancing API Security with Kong Konnect: A Digital Defense Strategy

Explore How Kong Konnect’s AI Gateway Elevates API Strategies 

Discover how integrating AI with API management in Kong Konnect’s AI Gateway sets a new standard for innovation, efficiency, and security. In a landscape where staying ahead means embracing cutting-edge technologies, leveraging AI within API ecosystems has become a critical asset for businesses aiming for growth and resilience.

Join Bruno Mandic, Kong Solution Engineer, for an insightful session on harnessing the power of AI in API management. We'll delve into the practicalities of activating AI Plugins, adopting no-code AI solutions for streamlined operations, effectively managing a suite of AI services, and utilizing Kong's robust, scalable infrastructure to bolster your AI and API endeavors.

Key Takeaways:
-Effortless AI Integration: Navigate the ease of creating multi-LLM setups and handling AI credentials with simplicity.
-Elevating Efficiency: Discover how AI-driven analytics and no-code options catalyze operational streamlining.
-Fortifying AI Security: Learn the importance of securing your AI-powered APIs and ensuring compliance with Kong’s advanced security features, including the AI Prompt Firewall.

Revolutionizing API Management with AI: A Deep Dive with Kong Konnect

Revolutionize your organization's approach to API management with a federated model, designed to enhance agility and security in the digital era. 

As businesses evolve, the need to deploy APIs rapidly yet securely intensifies, causing a shift from traditional centralized and isolated models to a more dynamic, federated structure. 

This webinar, led by Kong’s Senior Solutions Engineer Andy Andrew Klitovchenko and Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager Gaby Beitler, offers an in-depth analysis of API management methodologies. Discover why adopting a federated model could be the cornerstone of achieving optimal balance between fast-paced development and stringent governance.

Key Takeaways:
- Streamlined Federated Management: Understand the shift to federated API management with Kong, ensuring agility and governance without complexity.
- Quality API Development Enhanced: Discover how a federated model with Kong can lead to the creation of high-quality, secure APIs.
- Robust Security and Governance: Learn about securing federated APIs and achieving compliance with Kong's integrated security solutions.

Federated API Management: A Guide to Agile and Secure Integration

As APIs become increasingly critical to business success, organizations need a balanced approach between rigid centralization and chaotic decentralization. 

Join our discussion to explore how platform teams can successfully implement a federated API management approach. We'll share practical strategies for balancing governance with autonomy, automating guardrails, and scaling API management to drive innovation.

What You'll Learn:
-Assess your organization's federation readiness
-Design effective governance frameworks
-Build platform capabilities that accelerate API delivery

Ready to dive deeper? Download our guide: "Federated API Management: Accelerating Innovation with Autonomy and Oversight" to learn how leading organizations are transforming their API strategies.

https://konghq.com/resources/e-book/accelerating-innovation-with-federated-api-management

Balancing Control & Innovation: A Platform Team's Blueprint for Federated API Management

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