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The explosion of AI-native applications is upon us. With each new week, massive innovations are being made in how AI-centric applications are being built. There are a variety of tools developers need to consider, be it supplying live contextual data via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) or leveraging the new Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A) to standardize how their agentic applications will communicate. The modern AI application can include communication between many different entities, including.

Within the realms of microservices and distributed systems, gRPC has emerged as a cornerstone technology. Its adoption by tech giants like Google, Netflix, and Square underscores its capability to facilitate high-performance, scalable inter-service communication. Built as a modern take on the traditional Remote Procedure Call (RPC) paradigm, gRPC enables services, potentially written in different languages, to communicate efficiently and reliably across networks.

Enterprise organizations rarely operate with a single API gateway. As business units adopt technologies independently, it is common to find, for example, Kong in one domain, AWS API Gateway in another, and additional platforms elsewhere. This flexibility drives velocity—but it also fragments visibility. Without a unified view of API activity, enterprise teams face inconsistencies in reporting, gaps in customer insights, and difficulty enforcing governance policies.

In the SaaS world, providers must offer tenant isolations for their customers and their data. This is a key requirement when offering services at scale. At Kong, we've invested a lot of time to provide a scalable and seamless approach for developers to avoid introducing breaches in our systems. In this article, we'll explore the challenges of tenant scoping and how we address them effectively.

DreamFactory simplifies API management with powerful logging tools that boost security, track performance, and ensure compliance. Here's what you need to know: With DreamFactory, you can set up production-ready APIs with detailed logging in just 5 minutes, saving time and costs while maintaining robust security and performance.