CloudFlare launches a new API Gateway product, will is shake up the market? Some thoughts in this Twitter thread 馃憞.
well this is sure to shake things up in the #serverless & #cloud building worlds...
@cloudflare just launched an API Gateway. @bensol has the details in their blog post
https://t.co/1GaowkWiga
some thoughts 馃憞
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol the big three CSPs (@awscloud, @Azure, @googlecloud) all have offers in this area. they are all solid choices
but each reflects the structure of their cloud & general build methodology
@cloudflare's offering looks like it's taking a different approach
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud right out of the gate, they'r emaking a bold claim, "We鈥檙e going to completely replace your existing gateway at a fraction of the cost"
I don't believe that
...but there is a lot to like in this service
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud setup seems very straight forward, upload your OpenAPI schema or use the "Discovery" option to map out your API
if you're using OpenAPI, the Gateway will valid all traffic against it and drop non-compliant requests
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud btw, the standard Cloudflare edge tooling (SSL/TLS support, DDoS protection, abuse detection, etc. ) all work immediately with the gateway
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud authentiation is via API keys, JSON web tokens, or OAuth 2.0 tokens and they've also added a nice client certification validation for client validation
finally, there's a strong routing & analytics capability as well
that's a nice set of features for launch
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud is this thread an ad for the new service? NO!
I'm exciting that it's going to drive more innovation from @awscloud, @Azure, & @googlecloud.
we need DIFFERENT when it comes to cloud services at a big enough scale to force change
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud I know a lot of ppl using the other API gateways & the best response I usually here is "it's fine"
we can do better, more compelling offers should provide motivation for ALL of these services to move faster...then all of the builders win!
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@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
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@Cloudflare @bensol @awscloud @Azure @googlecloud btw, you can find this unrolled at https://t.co/QIHjzJmW08
@marknca tweeted at 16-Mar-2022, 14:19
