IBM announced new features for API Connect and DataPower Gateways in the first half of 2018. For API Connect, new capabilities include multi-cloud deployment options, improved developer experience, and enhanced analytics. For DataPower Gateways, a new higher performance X2 appliance was introduced with up to 2x the performance of previous generations. IBM also outlined its API Connect product offerings framework with Essentials and Enterprise editions.
Purpose-built, secure gateway image
Single self-contained, signed & encrypted secure gateway image without external software dependencies
No arbitrary software
Security exposure minimized due to smaller vulnerability surface (few user-exposed and 3rd party components)
High assurance, “locked-down” configuration
Optimized, embedded operation system
Parsers, compilers and runtime for JSON & XML processing written from ground-up
Secure and optimized JavaScript runtime
Non-blocking event-driven I/O architecture
Available in Cloud, Virtual and Physical form factors
2X enhanced performance (throughput) will vary depend on the use case and leverages increased number of 10GB network ports, CPU cores, memory performance, and firmware enhancements.
UI/UX overhaul to speed time to market of digital development teams and improve movement through the tooling
Advanced gateway service management and publishing to map to complex application architectures
Extensible Security & governance tooling, with improvements to building of TLS profiles, Role configurations, visibility controls and more