A recent Kong webinar explored the role of microservices in digital transformation, featuring real-world case studies from companies like Papa John's, NexJ Systems, and Yahoo! Japan. These organizations adopted different approaches to microservices, illustrating the challenges and opportunities in digitizing operations. Digital transformation involves converting analog functions into digital forms, as exemplified by Netflix's shift from DVD shipping to streaming. Microservices enable agility by breaking monolithic applications into reusable components, although they introduce maintenance and latency challenges. Key connectivity patterns for microservices include perimeter, inter-application, and intra-application connectivity. Security is paramount, with focus areas including confidentiality, authentication, authorization, availability, and traceability. Papa John's enhanced partner interactions by prioritizing critical APIs for cloud scalability, while NexJ Systems streamlined API development through standardization and automation. Yahoo! Japan aimed to centralize its API portfolio to boost service development and deployment efficiency.