Amazon API Gateway
Streamline API Exposition and Management with Amazon API Gateway: Empowering DevOps Teams for Scalable and Secure API Deployment
Why Amazon API Gateway?
AWS API Gateway is a managed service that enables the creation, deployment, and management of scalable APIs. It acts as a gateway for DevOps teams to expose their microservices and serverless functions to external consumers, providing security, throttling, and monitoring capabilities.
Amazon API Gateway Benefits
Optimize costs
With automatic scaling capabilities, API Gateway optimizes resource allocation based on demand, preventing over-provisioning and minimizing costs associated with idle resources.
Security
By integrating with AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF), API Gateway safeguards against common web exploits, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting, mitigating potential security threats.
Performance Efficiency
API Gateway enables caching of responses, reducing the latency and load on backend services, resulting in faster response times and improved performance for consumers.
Reliability
AWS API Gateway offers built-in load balancing and fault tolerance mechanisms to ensure the availability and reliability of APIs, minimizing downtime and providing seamless experiences for consumers.
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Security
Plan for security measures such as authentication, authorization, and encryption to protect your API and the underlying resources.
Scalability
Consider the expected usage patterns and scalability requirements of your API. Determine the required throughput, traffic patterns, and potential spikes in usage.
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