#ICYDK: Kong is a scalable, open source API Middleware. Kong runs in front of any RESTful API and is extended through Plugins, which provide extra functionality and services beyond the core platform.
Why Kong?
Kong is built on top of reliable technologies like NGINX + Openresty and Apache Cassandra or PostgreSQL and provides you with an easy-to-use RESTful API to operate and configure the system. Kong brings core management functionality out of the box for your API such as: https://goo.gl/XVdj7d
