| Definition |
API Gateway is a Cloud security concept used to protect identities, workloads, data, configurations, networks, or operational processes in cloud environments.
API Gateway is an Enterprise integration concept used to connect applications, data, services, APIs, events, and business processes across systems.
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| Context & Usage |
Security teams, architects, auditors, and platform owners use this concept when reducing cloud risk, assigning responsibility, enforcing access, and protecting workloads.
Related concepts include Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust and Encryption.
Additional Resource: CNCF Cloud Native Glossary.
Integration teams use this concept when designing interfaces, reducing point-to-point complexity, and making data or process flows reliable across platforms.
Related concepts include Enterprise Architecture, Application Portfolio and Business Capability.
Additional Resource: IBM App Connect Glossary.
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| Categories |
Technical Writing and Documentation, Software Development and Programming, Web, Database, Cloud, and DevOps Technologies, Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management, Enterprise Applications, CRM, and Contact Center Systems, Artificial Intelligence
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