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Kong Inc. Is Named to the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 for the Second Consecutive Year

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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Kong Inc. , the cloud native API company, has been named for the second consecutive year to the Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 , the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures .

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  • Kong Inc. , the cloud native API company, has been named for the second consecutive year to the Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 , the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures .
  • For the seventh straight year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year.
  • The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this fast-growing sector, said Alex Konrad, senior editor at Forbes.
  • Despite the market correction in 2022, our confidence in the cloud economy continues to growtoday over 70% of the 2022 Cloud 100 Honorees have reached or exceeded $100 million in annual recurring revenue making them cloud Centaurs.

Kong Announces Speaker Line-Up for Kong Summit 2022 in San Francisco on September 28-29

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Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Kong Inc ., the cloud native API company, today announced the speaker line-up and featured sessions for its annual Kong Summit, which will take place on September 28-29 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

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  • Kong Inc ., the cloud native API company, today announced the speaker line-up and featured sessions for its annual Kong Summit, which will take place on September 28-29 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
  • Kong Summit 2022 is back in-person after two years of digital-only, bringing together Kongs customers, partners, open source user community and industry thought leaders to explore breakthrough ideas and developer-driven innovation.
  • The Summit will explore 'where API innovation runs wild' with a focus on modernizing connectivity without sacrificing security and governance.
  • General admission and training tickets to Kong Summit 2022 are now on sale.

API Management Market worth $13.7 billion by 2027 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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API platform is further segmented as API Portal, API Gateway, API administration, and API Monetization.

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  • API platform is further segmented as API Portal, API Gateway, API administration, and API Monetization.
  • Consulting services to hold significant share of API management market during the forecast period.
  • Consulting services in the API management market helps understand the functionalities and complexities associated with adopting an API management solution.
  • These services are important for deploying API management solutions as they examine the budget and business requirements and reduce complexities.

API Management Market worth $13.7 billion by 2027 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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API platform is further segmented as API Portal, API Gateway, API administration, and API Monetization.

Key Points: 
  • API platform is further segmented as API Portal, API Gateway, API administration, and API Monetization.
  • Consulting services to hold significant share of API management market during the forecast period.
  • Consulting services in the API management market helps understand the functionalities and complexities associated with adopting an API management solution.
  • These services are important for deploying API management solutions as they examine the budget and business requirements and reduce complexities.

Grand Globee® Award Winners Announced in 2022 Golden Bridge Awards®

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Globee® Awards have announced the winners of Grand Globee Awards in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Awards®, recognized as the world's top honors for achievements in business and innovations worldwide.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Globee Awards have announced the winners of Grand Globee Awards in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Awards, recognized as the world's top honors for achievements in business and innovations worldwide.
  • The Golden Bridge Awards are the world's premier business awards program honoring achievements in every industry around the world.
  • Winners of the Grand Globee for 2022 Golden Bridge Awards are (alphabetically): Aspen Publishing, IBM, Iris Powered by Generali, Jeunesse Global, Makers Nutrition, PJ Lhuillier Inc. (PJLI), Tata Consultancy Services, Tek Leaders Inc, Wipro Limited, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, and Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
  • Globee Awards are conferred in nine programs and competitions: the American Best in Business Awards, Business Excellence Awards, CEO World Awards, Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards, Disruptor Company Awards, Golden Bridge Awards, Information Technology World Awards, Sales, Marketing, Service, & Operations Excellence Awards, and Women World Awards.

Globee® Awards Winners Announced in The 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Awards®

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Globee® Awards organizer of world's premier business awards programs and business ranking lists announced today the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Awards® honoring achievements and recognitions in business and innovations worldwide.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Globee Awards organizer of world's premier business awards programs and business ranking lists announced today the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Awards honoring achievements and recognitions in business and innovations worldwide.
  • The Golden Bridge Awards are the world's premier business awards program honoring achievements in every industry around the world.
  • "We are excited to recognize organizations from all over the world and from a wide range of industries in the 2022 Golden Bridge Awards," said San Madan, co-President of Globee Awards.
  • Learn more about the 2022 American Best in Business Awards and how to nominate here: https://globeeawards.com/american-business-awards/
    Globee Awards are conferred in nine programs and competitions: the American Best in Business Awards, Business Excellence Awards, CEO World Awards, Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards, Disruptor Company Awards, Golden Bridge Awards, Information Technology World Awards, Sales, Marketing, Service, & Operations Excellence Awards, and Women World Awards.

75% of Companies Fear Competitive Displacement in Post-Pandemic Business Climate If Innovation Lags, Up 18% Since 2020

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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A surprising 75% of technology leaders fear competitive displacement if they fail to keep pace with digital innovation, up 13% since 2021 and 18% since 2020.

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  • A surprising 75% of technology leaders fear competitive displacement if they fail to keep pace with digital innovation, up 13% since 2021 and 18% since 2020.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220330005310/en/
    Pressure to innovate continues to mount in post-pandemic era.
  • While business leaders believe they must innovate quickly to stay competitive, the speed of innovation cannot come at the expense of security, performance and reliability.
  • In todays world where digital experiences are king, a reliable, secure and scalable tech stack is the linchpin of innovation and superb customer experiences.

Kong Inc. Ranks No. 33 on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Pacific Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies With a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 411.2%

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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33 on the third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington.

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  • 33 on the third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington.
  • Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful private companies within the Pacific region economy generating sustainable growth and jobs.
  • The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Pacific.
  • This years Inc. 5000 Regional winners represent one of the most exceptional and exciting lists of Americas off-the-charts growth companies.

Kong Inc. Welcomes Chirag Shah as Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Kong Inc. , the cloud connectivity company, today announced the appointment of Chirag Shah as its first chief financial officer (CFO).

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  • Kong Inc. , the cloud connectivity company, today announced the appointment of Chirag Shah as its first chief financial officer (CFO).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220224005321/en/
    Kong Inc. Chief Financial Officer Chirag Shah (Photo: Business Wire)
    Following a year of record growth, Kong is approaching 500 enterprise customers, including some of the worlds biggest brands in financial services, technology, e-commerce and other industries, such as Expedia, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, Honeywell, Miro, Nasdaq, Papa Johns and Verifone.
  • Kong's core open source software Kong Gateway has been downloaded over 280 million times across thousands of organizations.
  • Through true innovation in API and microservices connectivity, Kong is achieving more and more prominence in todays cloud native world with each passing day, said Chirag Shah.

Kong Inc. Releases Even Faster Cloud Native API Management Platform to Power the Connected Enterprise

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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The new release also introduces enhanced capabilities to improve security, streamline workflows and expand support for event-based and real-time architectures.

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  • The new release also introduces enhanced capabilities to improve security, streamline workflows and expand support for event-based and real-time architectures.
  • For example, Mercado Bitcoin, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, uses Kong Enterprise to power 40 mission-critical services with a response time of less than a millisecond.
  • With a significant improvement in performance over previous versions, Kong continues to bring new, crucial enhancements with every new release of Kong Enterprise.
  • According to Jacqui Leggetter, integration lead for DWP Digital, The Kong API gateway and Kong Enterprise hosted in our hybrid cloud infrastructure are supporting over 250 million real-time API calls per month and growing.