Your API gateway orchestrates traffic, enforces security, optimizes performance and welcomes users. Use this checklist to assess how well it’s doing.
Every API needs a front door. A welcoming threshold for the handshakes of requests and responses. A solid construction that won’t fall apart with all the traffic. And wouldn’t a screen door be nice to keep out the mosquitos — I mean, threat actors and would-be DDoS attacks? Maybe even some niceties that make the whole experience a little more enjoyable?
Enter the API gateway, your API’s front door and so much more, including orchestrating traffic, enforcing security and optimizing performance. But as with all big infrastructure decisions, knowing where to start is hard — or if you’re already down the path of shipping a new API, knowing whether you’re on the right track.
Inspired by our friends at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), and their Cloud Native Maturity Model for identifying where an organization stands in its cloud native journey, I wondered: Could I help you take a step back and give your API’s front door an honest assessment? And could I help you see what renovations might be in order next?
