# Kentik Blog

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Highlights

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Introducing Kentik AI Advisor: The Future of Network Intelligence\\
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by Eric Hian-Cheong](/content/blog/ai-advisor/index.html) \\
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Beyond Observability: Why Network Intelligence Will Make Traditional Network Management Obsolete\\
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by Avi Freedman](/content/blog/network-intelligence/index.html) \\
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Kentik Brings Network Intelligence to ServiceNow\\
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by Jason McKerr](/content/blog/kentik-brings-network-intelligence-to-servicenow/index.html) \\
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Announcing the Cloud Latency Map\\
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by Doug Madory](/content/blog/announcing-the-cloud-latency-map/index.html) \\
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The Cloud Conundrum: Optimizing Without Compromise\\
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by Rosalind Whitley](/content/blog/the-cloud-network-conundrum-optimizing-without-compromise/index.html) \\
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Simplifying Multi-cloud Visibility\\
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by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/simplifying-multi-cloud-visibility/index.html) \\
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RPKI ROV Deployment Reaches Major Milestone\\
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by Doug Madory, Job Snijders](/content/blog/rpki-rov-deployment-reaches-major-milestone/index.html) \\
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Unleashing the Power of Kentik Data Explorer for Cloud Engineers\\
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by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/unleashing-the-power-of-kentik-data-explorer-for-cloud-engineers/index.html) \\
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The Benefits and Drawbacks of SNMP and Streaming Telemetry\\
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by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-snmp-and-streaming-telemetry/index.html) \\
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Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity\\
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by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/diving-deep-into-submarine-cables-undersea-lifelines-of-internet-connectivity/index.html) \\
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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents\\
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by Doug Madory](/content/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-internets-biggest-bgp-incidents/index.html) \\
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BGP Routing Tutorial Series: Part 1\\
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by Avi Freedman](/content/blog/bgp-routing-tutorial-series-part-1/index.html)

Contributors

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Lauren Basile\\
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Principal Product Marketing Manager](/content/blog/author/lauren-basile/index.html) \\
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Avi Freedman\\
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Co-founder & CEO](/content/blog/author/avi/index.html) \\
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Eric Hian-Cheong\\
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Senior Product Marketing Manager](/content/blog/author/eric-hian-cheong/index.html) \\
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Jezzibell Gilmore\\
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General Manager, Service Provider](/content/blog/author/jezzibell-gilmore/index.html) \\
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Mike Ho\\
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VP of Emerging Technology](/content/blog/author/mike-ho/index.html) \\
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Aaron Kagawa\\
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Technical Product Manager](/content/blog/author/aaron-kagawa/index.html) \\
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David Klein\\
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CMO](/content/blog/author/david-klein/index.html) \\
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Mary LeBlanc\\
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People Operations](/content/blog/author/mary-leblanc/index.html) \\
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Doug Madory\\
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Director of Internet Analysis](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html) \\
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Justin Ryburn\\
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Field CTO](/content/blog/author/jryburn/index.html) \\
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Steve Stover\\
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Vice President of Product Marketing](/content/blog/author/steve-stover/index.html) \\
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Greg Villain\\
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Director, Technical Product Management](/content/blog/author/greg-villain/index.html)

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- [Network Troubleshooting](/content/blog/category/network-troubleshooting/index.html)
- [Peering and Transit](/content/blog/category/peering-analytics/index.html)
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[Network Observability](/content/blog/category/network-observability/index.html),

[Network Monitoring](/content/blog/category/network-monitoring/index.html)

[Why Can’t Network Teams Have Nice Things?](/content/blog/why-cant-network-teams-have-nice-things/index.html)

by [David Klein](/content/blog/author/david-klein/index.html)

October 19, 2023

Let me tell you something you already know: Networks are more complex than ever. They are massive. They are confounding. Modern networks are obtuse superorganisms of switches, routers, containers, and overlays; a hodgepodge of telemetry from AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and sprawling infrastructure that spans more than a dozen timezones.

[Read More](/content/blog/why-cant-network-teams-have-nice-things/index.html)

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[Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html)

[Ending Saint Helena’s Exile from the Internet](/content/blog/ending-saint-helenas-exile-from-the-internet/index.html)

by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html)

October 11, 2023

Just after midnight on October 1, 2023, the remote island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic began passing internet traffic over its long-awaited, first-ever submarine cable connection. In this blog post, we cover how Kentik’s measurements captured this historic activation, as well as the epic story of the advocacy work it took to make this development possible.

[Read More](/content/blog/ending-saint-helenas-exile-from-the-internet/index.html)

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[Cloud Networks](/content/blog/category/cloud-networking/index.html)

[AWS Performance Monitoring with Kentik](/content/blog/aws-performance-monitoring-with-kentik/index.html)

by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html)

October 05, 2023

CloudWatch can be a great start for monitoring your AWS environments, but it has some limitations in terms of granularity, customization, alerting, and integration with third-party tools. In this article, learn all the ways that Kentik can supercharge your AWS performance monitoring and improve visibility.

[Read More](/content/blog/aws-performance-monitoring-with-kentik/index.html)

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[Network Monitoring](/content/blog/category/network-monitoring/index.html),

[Digital Experience Monitoring](/content/blog/category/digital-experience-monitoring/index.html)

[State of the Internet: Monitoring SaaS Application Performance](/content/blog/state-of-the-internet-monitoring-saas-application-performance/index.html)

by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html)

October 03, 2023

With the increasing reliance on SaaS applications in organizations and homes, monitoring connectivity and connection quality is crucial. In this post, learn how with Kentik’s State of the Internet, you can dive deep into the performance metrics of the most popular SaaS applications.

[Read More](/content/blog/state-of-the-internet-monitoring-saas-application-performance/index.html)

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[AI](/content/blog/category/ai/index.html),

[Data Center Networking](/content/blog/category/data-center-networking/index.html)

[The Evolution of Data Center Networking for AI Workloads](/content/blog/the-evolution-of-data-center-networking-for-ai-workloads/index.html)

by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html)

September 27, 2023

Traditional data center networking can’t meet the needs of today’s AI workload communication. We need a different networking paradigm to meet these new challenges. In this blog post, learn about the technical changes happening in data center networking from the silicon to the hardware to the cables in between.

[Read More](/content/blog/the-evolution-of-data-center-networking-for-ai-workloads/index.html)

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[Cloud Networks](/content/blog/category/cloud-networking/index.html),

[Cost Optimization](/content/blog/category/cost-optimization/index.html)

[Cloud Cost Optimization Best Practices](/content/blog/cloud-cost-optimization-best-practices/index.html)

by [Rosalind Whitley](/content/blog/author/rosalind-whitley/index.html)

September 21, 2023

Businesses are rapidly transitioning to the cloud, making effective cloud cost management vital. This article discusses best practices that you can use to help reduce cloud costs.

[Read More](/content/blog/cloud-cost-optimization-best-practices/index.html)

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[Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html),

[Network Security](/content/blog/category/network-security/index.html)

[Using Kentik to Fight DDoS at the Source](/content/blog/using-kentik-to-fight-ddos-at-the-source/index.html)

by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html)

September 14, 2023

In this blog post, we describe how one backbone service provider uses Kentik to identify and root out spoofed traffic used to launch DDoS attacks. It’s a “moral responsibility,” says their chief architect.

[Read More](/content/blog/using-kentik-to-fight-ddos-at-the-source/index.html)

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[Cloud Networks](/content/blog/category/cloud-networking/index.html),

[Cloud Migration](/content/blog/category/cloud-migration/index.html)

[Box and Kentik: A Google Cloud Migration Success Story](/content/blog/box-and-kentik-a-google-cloud-migration-success-story/index.html)

by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html)

September 13, 2023

Tools and partners can make or break the cloud migration process. Read how Box used Kentik to make their Google Cloud migration successful.

[Read More](/content/blog/box-and-kentik-a-google-cloud-migration-success-story/index.html)

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[Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html),

[OTT](/content/blog/category/ott/index.html)

[Anatomy of an OTT Traffic Surge: NFL Kickoff on Peacock](/content/blog/anatomy-of-an-ott-traffic-surge-nfl-kickoff-on-peacock/index.html)

by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html)

September 12, 2023

Football is officially back, and Doug Madory is here to show you exactly how well the NFL’s streaming traffic was delivered.

[Read More](/content/blog/anatomy-of-an-ott-traffic-surge-nfl-kickoff-on-peacock/index.html)

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[Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html)

[A Tale of Two BGP Leaks](/content/blog/a-tale-of-two-bgp-leaks/index.html)

by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html)

August 31, 2023

Doug Madory investigates two large BGP leaks from August 28 and 29, 2023 and how RPKI ROV and other technologies can help mitigate widespread internet disruptions that can result for incidents like these.

[Read More](/content/blog/a-tale-of-two-bgp-leaks/index.html)

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