Kong has announced the beta release of its Kong Ingress Controller (KIC) version 2.0, marking a significant update from its previous version 1.0 with over 300 new features and bug fixes. Key enhancements in KIC 2.0 include support for UDPIngress, the ability to watch multiple Kubernetes namespaces simultaneously, and native Prometheus integration for improved performance monitoring. The update also introduces breaking changes, such as the removal of support for classless resources and revamped structured logging. Built on Kubebuilder, KIC 2.0 aims to leverage advancements in Kubernetes to provide operational robustness, centralized monitoring, and better scalability through incremental configuration updates. This new architecture is set to support the Kubernetes Gateway API for more expressive ingress configurations and aims to integrate service mesh capabilities directly within the controller. The transition to KIC 2.0 is designed to be seamless for users, with detailed upgrade documentation available, although some changes in flags may affect highly customized setups.