Case Study: MediaMarktSaturn reduces API costs 11x with Kong Konnect

MediaMarktSaturn reduces costs 11x with Kong

MediaMarktSaturn, Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, faced significant API management challenges including latency, manual processes, and a centralized architecture that created bottlenecks. These issues hampered their efficiency and scale, especially with the high traffic demands of events like Black Friday. After an RFP process, they selected Kong as their new API management platform to address these problems.

Kong implemented a solution based on a federated model, empowering development teams while maintaining centralized governance. This shift to an automation-first approach dramatically improved performance and cost efficiency. The results were substantial: MediaMarktSaturn achieved an 11x reduction in costs, a 3x increase in performance, and handled 28 billion requests during Black Friday. Additionally, they saw a 75% growth in APIs under management as developers adopted the new, loved platform.

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