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No EC2 or Kubernetes Allowed: Insights from Building Serverless-Only Architecture at PostNL
PostNL shared insights and guidance from its transition from outsourced IT project delivery to an in-house product delivery capability. By embracing cloud-native technologies, with an emphasis on serverless services, the company achieved significant gains in productivity and market responsiveness while reducing operational costs.
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Uber Creates GenAI Gateway Mirroring OpenAI API to Support over 60 LLM Use Cases
Uber created a unified platform for serving large language models (LLMs) from external vendors and self-hosted ones and opted to mirror OpenAI API to help with internal adoption. GenAI Gateway provides a consistent and efficient interface and serves over 60 distinct LLM use cases across many areas.
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Workspaces in Azure API Management GA: Runtime Isolation and Federated Model of Managing APIs
Microsoft has launched Workspaces in Azure API Management, enabling developers to manage multiple API services from a single platform. This feature enhances API oversight, supports centralized and federated management models, and ensures runtime isolation. Ideal for enhanced organization, this premium-tier tool simplifies API development while maintaining robust security and control.
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Ngrok Traffic Inspector Provides Observability for Network Traffic
The ngrok Traffic Inspector provides observability for traffic towards APIs or services to better understand what is happening and help identify any issues. Since it was previewed earlier this year, the Traffic Inspector has acquired new capabilities based on user feedback and is now officially available through the ngrok dashboard.
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Kubernetes Gateway API v1.1 Released: New Standard Features and Experimental Enhancements
The Kubernetes SIG Network announced the the version 1.1 of Gateway API. This update sees several key features moving to the Standard Channel (GA), including support for service mesh and GRPCRoute. Additionally, new experimental features such as session persistence and client certificate verification have been introduced.
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Gemini Code Assist to Create APIs, Integrations, and Automation Flows in Public Preview
At the Cloud Next Conference, Google unveiled its enterprise-focused AI Code completion and assistance tool, Gemini Code Assist, which is available in public preview for Apigee API Management and Application Integration.
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Shadow API Detection for Google Cloud Environments in Preview
During Google Cloud Next, Google announced the preview release of shadow API detection in Advanced API Security, part of the Apigee API Management solution. This managed API Broker service in the Google Cloud allows users to design, secure, deploy, monitor, and analyze APIs.
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Azure API Management Basic V2 and Standard V2 GA: Enhancing Scalability, Security, and Networking
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of new pricing tiers for Azure API Management, Basic v2, and Standard v2. It offers scalability and flexibility to support various development projects, from small to enterprise-level applications.
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QCon London: Efficient Serverless Development
At QCon London, Yan Cui, a serverless advocate at Lumigo, shared patterns for effective local development with AWS serverless technologies. The focus areas were testing approaches, deployment practices, and application environments.
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Decathlon Adopts Backend for Frontend (BFF) Pattern to Empower FE Teams
Decathlon established the Backend For Frontend (BFF) architectural pattern as a company-wide recommendation and provided guidelines for its adoption among engineering teams. The four-part series introduces the pattern and explores its benefits and potential pitfalls. The company also shares available alternatives to using the BFF pattern and reviews architectural considerations.
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TLS 1.3 Preview Now Available in Azure API Management
Azure API Management is set to introduce TLS 1.3 support in its V1 and V2 tiers starting in the initial week of February 2024. According to Microsoft, the rollout will occur progressively across regions. Inbound traffic for both V1 and V2 tiers will inherently support TLS 1.3 for incoming requests from API clients.
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Microsoft Introduces New Tiers for Its API Management Service in Azure
Microsoft recently announced the public preview of two new Azure API Management tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2.
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Azure API Center Now in Public Preview
Microsoft recently announced the public preview of Azure API Center - a part of the Azure API Management platform that serves as a central hub where users can keep track of all their APIs company-wide, making them readily discoverable, reusable, and manageable.
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Duet AI Integration for Google Apigee API Management and Application Integration
At its Cloud Next event, Google announced the introduction of Duet AI into its cloud services Apigee API Management and Application integration to support developers in building APIs, integration flows, and extensions that connect Vertex AI or ChatGPT to real-world data through APIs. These capabilities will come in a private preview through Google Cloud’s Trusted Tester program in the coming weeks
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Azure API Center for Centralized API Discovery and Governance in Preview
At the recent annual Build conference, Microsoft introduced the preview of Microsoft Azure API Center – a new Azure service and a part of the Azure API Management platform that enables tracking APIs in a centralized location for discovery, reuse, and governance.