azure api management

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Azure API Management (APIM) is Microsoft's cloud-based API gateway and policy engine that provides security, governance, transformation, and observability for APIs. Discussions on WindowsForum cover enterprise deployments like HEINEKEN's federated, AI-ready architecture with zero-downtime goals, as well as new features such as direct publishing to Azure Service Bus and carbon-aware routing for sustainability. The platform is compared to Google's Apigee in a detailed guide. Critical security vulnerabilities have been identified, requiring immediate attention. APIM also integrates with Azure AI Foundry's Agent Factory for governed AI tooling. These threads highlight APIM's role in modern enterprise integration, security, and operational efficiency.
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    CrowdStrike Falcon AIDR Open Gateway Ecosystem for AI Security Control (Azure Focus)

    CrowdStrike on June 16, 2026 announced an open AI gateway partner ecosystem for Falcon AI Detection and Response, extending its security platform across Databricks, Google Cloud, JetStream Security, Kong, LiteLLM, Maxim AI, Microsoft Azure, and TrueFoundry. The company’s pitch is simple: AI is...
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    Heineken Azure API Management: Federated, Secure, AI-Ready Zero-Downtime APIs

    HEINEKEN’s move to Azure API Management is more than a platform swap. It is a signal that one of the world’s most recognizable consumer brands is treating APIs as a core operating capability, not just a developer convenience. By pairing a federated architecture with geo-distributed gateways...
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    APIM Adds Direct Publishing to Azure Service Bus (Preview)

    Microsoft’s API Management (APIM) now includes a built‑in policy that can publish messages directly to Azure Service Bus, turning API calls into first‑class events without the glue code or adapter services that teams have used until now. Background Azure API Management is a gateway and policy...
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    Azure API Management: Directly Publish REST Messages to Service Bus

    Azure API Management can now push messages directly into Azure Service Bus using a built‑in policy, removing the need for custom SDKs or middleware and making it far easier to build REST‑driven, event‑oriented integrations from API endpoints to asynchronous backends. Background Azure API...
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    Carbon Aware Routing in Azure API Management Preview

    Microsoft’s latest public preview for Azure API Management (APIM) adds built‑in environmental controls that let APIs make carbon‑aware routing and processing decisions — shifting traffic toward lower‑carbon Azure regions and applying policy‑level behavior changes (caching, telemetry, rate...
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    Agent Factory & MCP: Governed, Discoverable AI Tools in Azure AI Foundry

    Agents are only as capable as the tools you give them—and only as trustworthy as the governance behind those tools, and Microsoft’s new Agent Factory guidance in Azure AI Foundry makes that dual imperative the organizing principle for enterprise-grade agentic AI. Background / Overview The Agent...
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    Azure API Management vs. Apigee: The Ultimate Guide to Modern API Platforms

    In an era defined by digital integration and omnipresent connectivity, the imperative for robust API management has never been greater. Organizations find themselves navigating a landscape where seamless communication between disparate systems isn't just an advantage—it's a necessity for...
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    Critical Azure API Management Vulnerabilities Demand Immediate Action

    Cybersecurity is a landscape as shifting and precarious as a tightrope, and recent revelations concerning Microsoft's Azure API Management (APIM) service have caused many to fasten their seatbelts. Cyber security researchers at Binary Security announced the discovery of critical vulnerabilities...
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