Ever wondered why we use an API Gateway? 🤔 I used to think: "Why not just directly expose my microservices via Cloud Run? Why complicate things with an API Gateway like Apigee?" It sounded simple. But then I dug deeper, and wow—what I learned was a game-changer. So, let me walk you through this journey and share what I found, step by step. What is Apigee? 🖥️🔐 When I first heard about Apigee, I thought it was just another cloud service. But turns out, it's a whole lot more. Apigee, supported by Google Cloud (GCP) , is an API management platform . It serves as the gatekeeper 🛡️ between the outside world and your backend services, offering tools for managing, securing, and scaling your APIs. Why Do We Need an API Gateway? 🏰💥 Imagine you're running a bunch of microservices in the cloud. Exposing each of them individually sounds like a security nightmare 🔒, right? Plus, handling all those requests efficiently would be super tricky . An API Gateway is ...
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