# Kentik Blog [Most Recent](/content/blog/index.html) Highlights \\ \\ Introducing Kentik AI Advisor: The Future of Network Intelligence\\ \\ by Eric Hian-Cheong](/content/blog/ai-advisor/index.html) \\ \\ Beyond Observability: Why Network Intelligence Will Make Traditional Network Management Obsolete\\ \\ by Avi Freedman](/content/blog/network-intelligence/index.html) \\ \\ Kentik Brings Network Intelligence to ServiceNow\\ \\ by Jason McKerr](/content/blog/kentik-brings-network-intelligence-to-servicenow/index.html) \\ \\ Announcing the Cloud Latency Map\\ \\ by Doug Madory](/content/blog/announcing-the-cloud-latency-map/index.html) \\ \\ The Cloud Conundrum: Optimizing Without Compromise\\ \\ by Rosalind Whitley](/content/blog/the-cloud-network-conundrum-optimizing-without-compromise/index.html) \\ \\ Simplifying Multi-cloud Visibility\\ \\ by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/simplifying-multi-cloud-visibility/index.html) \\ \\ RPKI ROV Deployment Reaches Major Milestone\\ \\ by Doug Madory, Job Snijders](/content/blog/rpki-rov-deployment-reaches-major-milestone/index.html) \\ \\ Unleashing the Power of Kentik Data Explorer for Cloud Engineers\\ \\ by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/unleashing-the-power-of-kentik-data-explorer-for-cloud-engineers/index.html) \\ \\ The Benefits and Drawbacks of SNMP and Streaming Telemetry\\ \\ by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-snmp-and-streaming-telemetry/index.html) \\ \\ Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity\\ \\ by Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/diving-deep-into-submarine-cables-undersea-lifelines-of-internet-connectivity/index.html) \\ \\ A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents\\ \\ by Doug Madory](/content/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-internets-biggest-bgp-incidents/index.html) \\ \\ BGP Routing Tutorial Series: Part 1\\ \\ by Avi Freedman](/content/blog/bgp-routing-tutorial-series-part-1/index.html) Contributors \\ \\ Lauren Basile\\ \\ Principal Product Marketing Manager](/content/blog/author/lauren-basile/index.html) \\ \\ Avi Freedman\\ \\ Co-founder & CEO](/content/blog/author/avi/index.html) \\ \\ Eric Hian-Cheong\\ \\ Senior Product Marketing Manager](/content/blog/author/eric-hian-cheong/index.html) \\ \\ Jezzibell Gilmore\\ \\ General Manager, Service Provider](/content/blog/author/jezzibell-gilmore/index.html) \\ \\ Mike Ho\\ \\ VP of Emerging Technology](/content/blog/author/mike-ho/index.html) \\ \\ Aaron Kagawa\\ \\ Technical Product Manager](/content/blog/author/aaron-kagawa/index.html) \\ \\ David Klein\\ \\ CMO](/content/blog/author/david-klein/index.html) \\ \\ Mary LeBlanc\\ \\ People Operations](/content/blog/author/mary-leblanc/index.html) \\ \\ Doug Madory\\ \\ Director of Internet Analysis](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html) \\ \\ Justin Ryburn\\ \\ Field CTO](/content/blog/author/jryburn/index.html) \\ \\ Steve Stover\\ \\ Vice President of Product Marketing](/content/blog/author/steve-stover/index.html) \\ \\ Greg Villain\\ \\ Director, Technical Product Management](/content/blog/author/greg-villain/index.html) Categories - [AI](/content/blog/category/ai/index.html) - [Cloud Networks](/content/blog/category/cloud-networking/index.html) - [Data Center Networking](/content/blog/category/data-center-networking/index.html) - [Digital Experience Monitoring](/content/blog/category/digital-experience-monitoring/index.html) - [Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html) - [Life at Kentik](/content/blog/category/life-at-kentik/index.html) - [NetFlow](/content/blog/category/netflow-analysis/index.html) - [Network Engineering](/content/blog/category/network-management/index.html) - [Network Intelligence](/content/blog/category/network-intelligence/index.html) - [Network Monitoring](/content/blog/category/network-monitoring/index.html) - [Network Observability](/content/blog/category/network-observability/index.html) - [Network Security](/content/blog/category/network-security/index.html) - [Network Troubleshooting](/content/blog/category/network-troubleshooting/index.html) - [Peering and Transit](/content/blog/category/peering-analytics/index.html) - [Product](/content/blog/category/product/index.html) - [Synthetic Monitoring](/content/blog/category/synthetic-monitoring/index.html) - [WAN and SD-WAN](/content/blog/category/sd-wan/index.html) Search the blog… Subscribe \\ \\ [Network Security](/content/blog/category/network-security/index.html), [DDoS Protection](/content/blog/category/ddos-protection/index.html) [Securing Your Network Against Attacks: Prevent, Detect, and Mitigate Cyberthreats](/content/blog/secure-your-network-against-attacks-prevent-detect-mitigate-cyberthreats/index.html) by [Stephen Condon](/content/blog/author/stephen-condon/index.html) March 16, 2023 As networks become distributed and virtualized, the points at which they can be made vulnerable, or their threat surface, expands dramatically. Learn best practices for preventing, detecting, and mitigating the impact of cyberthreats. [Read More](/content/blog/secure-your-network-against-attacks-prevent-detect-mitigate-cyberthreats/index.html) \\ \\ [WAN and SD-WAN](/content/blog/category/sd-wan/index.html) [Today’s Enterprise WAN Isn’t What It Used To Be](/content/blog/todays-enterprise-wan-isnt-what-it-used-to-be/index.html) by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html) March 14, 2023 Today’s enterprise WAN isn’t what it used to be. These days, a conversation about the WAN is a conversation about cloud connectivity. SD-WAN and the latest network overlays are less about big iron and branch-to-branch connectivity, and more about getting you access to your resources in the cloud. Read Phil’s thoughts about what brought us here. [Read More](/content/blog/todays-enterprise-wan-isnt-what-it-used-to-be/index.html) \\ \\ [Streaming Telemetry](/content/blog/category/streaming-telemetry/index.html) [Using Device Telemetry to Answer Questions About Your Network Health](/content/blog/using-device-telemetry-to-answer-questions-about-your-network-health/index.html) by [Stephen Condon](/content/blog/author/stephen-condon/index.html) March 10, 2023 When coupled with a network observability platform, device telemetry provides network engineers and operators critical insight into cost, performance, reliability, and security. Learn how to create actionable results with device telemetry in our new article. [Read More](/content/blog/using-device-telemetry-to-answer-questions-about-your-network-health/index.html) \\ \\ [Cloud Networks](/content/blog/category/cloud-networking/index.html) [Data Gravity in Cloud Networks: Distributed Gravity and Network Observability](/content/blog/data-gravity-in-cloud-networks-distributed-gravity-and-network-observability/index.html) by [Ted Turner](/content/blog/author/ted-turner/index.html) March 08, 2023 In the final entry of the Data Gravity series, Ted Turner outlines concrete examples of how network observability solves complex issues for scaling enterprises. [Read More](/content/blog/data-gravity-in-cloud-networks-distributed-gravity-and-network-observability/index.html) \\ \\ [Product](/content/blog/category/product/index.html) [Exploring Your Network Data With Kentik Data Explorer](/content/blog/exploring-your-network-data-with-kentik-data-explorer/index.html) by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html) February 28, 2023 A cornerstone of network observability is the ability to ask any question of your network. In this post, we’ll look at the Kentik Data Explorer, the interface between an engineer and the vast database of telemetry within the Kentik platform. With the Data Explorer, an engineer can very quickly parse and filter the database in any manner and get back the results in almost any form. [Read More](/content/blog/exploring-your-network-data-with-kentik-data-explorer/index.html) \\ \\ [Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html) [The Russification of Ukrainian IP Registration](/content/blog/the-russification-of-ukrainian-ip-registration/index.html) by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html) February 23, 2023 In this article, Doug Madory uncovers the little-known “Russification” of Ukrainian IP addresses — a phenomenon that complicates the task of internet measurement and impacts Ukrainians connecting to the internet using IP addresses suddenly considered Russian. [Read More](/content/blog/the-russification-of-ukrainian-ip-registration/index.html) \\ \\ [Cloud Networks](/content/blog/category/cloud-networking/index.html), [Cost Optimization](/content/blog/category/cost-optimization/index.html) [Implementing a Cost-aware Cloud Networking Infrastructure](/content/blog/implementing-a-cost-aware-cloud-networking-infrastructure/index.html) by [Ted Turner](/content/blog/author/ted-turner/index.html) February 21, 2023 Cloud networks introduce a multitude of costs that can become challenging to predict. Learn how to implement a cost-aware infrastructure through maximum visibility in cloud networking. [Read More](/content/blog/implementing-a-cost-aware-cloud-networking-infrastructure/index.html) \\ \\ [Network Engineering](/content/blog/category/network-management/index.html), [WAN and SD-WAN](/content/blog/category/sd-wan/index.html) [The Consolidation of Networking Tasks in Engineering](/content/blog/the-consolidation-of-networking-tasks-in-engineering/index.html) by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html) February 16, 2023 The advent of various network abstractions has meant many day-to-day networking tasks normally done by network engineers are now done by other teams. What’s left for many networking experts is the remaining high-level design and troubleshooting. In this post, Phil Gervasi unpacks why this change is happening and what it means for network engineers. [Read More](/content/blog/the-consolidation-of-networking-tasks-in-engineering/index.html) \\ \\ [Network Observability](/content/blog/category/network-observability/index.html) [Understanding Data-platform Needs to Support Network Observability](/content/blog/understanding-data-platform-needs-to-support-network-observability/index.html) by [Stephen Condon](/content/blog/author/stephen-condon/index.html) February 15, 2023 By providing a central, single source of truth, a unified data platform reduces the risk of miscommunication for large, complex networks. In this article, we dive into how data observability can play a critical part in network observability. [Read More](/content/blog/understanding-data-platform-needs-to-support-network-observability/index.html) \\ \\ [Streaming Telemetry](/content/blog/category/streaming-telemetry/index.html) [Gathering, Understanding, and Using Traffic Telemetry for Network Observability](/content/blog/gathering-understanding-using-traffic-telemetry-for-network-observability/index.html) by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html) February 09, 2023 Traffic telemetry is the foundation of network observability. Learn from Phil Gervasi on how to gather, analyze, and understand the data that is key to your organization’s success. 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