Description:
Kong is an open source, cloud native API platform that fits gracefully into the Kubernetes ecosystem. It is built on an established, low latency, open source proxy & can be deployed as a gateway to manage Ingress traffic, a service mesh to connect microservices, or both. Kong itself can be configured entirely using Kubernetes Custom Resources with the Kubernetes Ingress controller.

Kong's plugin architecture allows you to specify functionality (load balancing, authentication, rate limiting, etc.) for each route & service, only incurring latency for the functionality you need. Plugins are available for Prometheus, Zipkin & other cloud native technologies. Marco Palladino will discuss Ingress & mesh deployment patterns, & demonstrate how Kong & Kubernetes work together to control north-south & east-west traffic.

Bio:
Marco Palladino is the co-founder & CTO of Kong. In addition to being a core maintainer, he is currently responsible for the design & delivery of Kongs products, while also providing technical thought leadership around APIs & microservices. He was also the co-founder of Mashape, which started in 2010 & sold in 2017 as the largest API marketplace in the world.