# 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 \\ \\ [AI](/content/blog/category/ai/index.html), [Network Intelligence](/content/blog/category/network-intelligence/index.html) [Beyond Automation: The Rise of Agentic Networks](/content/blog/beyond-automation-the-rise-of-agentic-networks/index.html) by [Justin Ryburn](/content/blog/author/jryburn/index.html) September 23, 2025 Agentic AI is the next evolution in network management, moving beyond simple automation to intelligent systems that can reason, plan, and act autonomously. Justin Ryburn, Kentik Field CTO, highlights how this shift automates expertise, enables proactive problem-solving, and empowers human engineers for strategic innovation. [Read More](/content/blog/beyond-automation-the-rise-of-agentic-networks/index.html) \\ \\ [Cost Optimization](/content/blog/category/cost-optimization/index.html) [Bridging the Network Cost Gap: Why Operators Need Real-Time, Traffic-Based Cost Intelligence](/content/blog/network-cost-gap-why-operators-need-real-time-traffic-based-cost-intelligence/index.html) by [Jezzibell Gilmore](/content/blog/author/jezzibell-gilmore/index.html) September 18, 2025 Jezzibell Gilmore’s latest blog dives into the critical challenge network operators face: bridging the gap between massive traffic growth and understanding its actual cost. Learn why real-time, traffic-based cost intelligence is no longer optional for maintaining margins and driving revenue in today’s complex network landscape. [Read More](/content/blog/network-cost-gap-why-operators-need-real-time-traffic-based-cost-intelligence/index.html) \\ \\ [Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html), [Internet Outages](/content/blog/category/internet-outages/index.html) [Subsea Cables Parted in Red Sea Again](/content/blog/subsea-cables-parted-in-red-sea-again/index.html) by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html) September 09, 2025 In this post, we dig into the impacts from the latest submarine cable cuts in the Red Sea from loss of transit for regional providers to the increase in latency for the major public clouds. [Read More](/content/blog/subsea-cables-parted-in-red-sea-again/index.html) \\ \\ [AI](/content/blog/category/ai/index.html), [Data Center Networking](/content/blog/category/data-center-networking/index.html) [The Critical Role of Networks in AI Data Centers](/content/blog/the-critical-role-of-networks-in-ai-data-centers/index.html) by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html) September 04, 2025 The fastest GPU is only as fast as the slowest packet. In this post, we examine how the network is the primary bottleneck in AI data centers and offer a practical playbook for network operators to optimize job completion time (JCT). [Read More](/content/blog/the-critical-role-of-networks-in-ai-data-centers/index.html) \\ \\ [Network Traffic](/content/blog/category/network-traffic/index.html), [Cost Optimization](/content/blog/category/cost-optimization/index.html) [Introducing Kentik Traffic Costs: Real-Time Network Cost Intelligence](/content/blog/introducing-kentik-traffic-costs-real-time-network-cost-intelligence/index.html) by [Lauren Basile](/content/blog/author/lauren-basile/index.html) September 03, 2025 Introducing Kentik Traffic Costs, an industry-first automated workflow delivering instant cost estimates for network traffic slices. Learn how this exciting new feature gives network, financial, and sales teams actionable insights to optimize spend, improve margins, and drive revenue. [Read More](/content/blog/introducing-kentik-traffic-costs-real-time-network-cost-intelligence/index.html) \\ \\ [Life at Kentik](/content/blog/category/life-at-kentik/index.html) [2025 Engineering Intern Program at Kentik](/content/blog/2025-engineering-intern-program-at-kentik/index.html) by [Kentik People Operations Team](/content/blog/author/kentik-people-operations-team/index.html) August 22, 2025 At Kentik, our 12-week Engineering Intern Program provides aspiring tech talent with hands-on experience, working on real projects under the guidance of dedicated mentors. With a fully remote setup and an exciting in-person kickoff, interns build skills that shape their future careers. Read on to hear from some of our interns who completed our 2025 intern program! [Read More](/content/blog/2025-engineering-intern-program-at-kentik/index.html) \\ \\ [Network Intelligence](/content/blog/category/network-intelligence/index.html), [NetFlow](/content/blog/category/netflow-analysis/index.html), [Network Monitoring](/content/blog/category/network-monitoring/index.html) [Why (Enriched) Flow Data Belongs in Every Network Operator’s Daily Toolbox](/content/blog/why-enriched-flow-data-belongs-in-every-network-operators-daily-toolbox/index.html) by [Eric Hian-Cheong](/content/blog/author/eric-hian-cheong/index.html) August 19, 2025 Flow data has always held immense potential, but was often inaccessible because it lacked context and speed. Kentik removes that friction by automatically enriching flow with human-readable context, making it a daily driver for everyone, not just specialists. [Read More](/content/blog/why-enriched-flow-data-belongs-in-every-network-operators-daily-toolbox/index.html) \\ \\ [Internet Outages](/content/blog/category/internet-outages/index.html), [Internet Analysis](/content/blog/category/internet-analysis/index.html) [The Starlink Outage and Its Impact on Community Gateways](/content/blog/the-starlink-outage-and-its-impact-on-community-gateways/index.html) by [Doug Madory](/content/blog/author/doug-madory/index.html) August 18, 2025 Last month, Starlink suffered its largest outage in years, arguably its biggest since becoming a major internet provider. In addition to the millions of individual customers around the world, the outage disconnected the Community Gateways, customers of Starlink’s new transit service. In this post, we delve into the outage and its impact on these far-flung networks. [Read More](/content/blog/the-starlink-outage-and-its-impact-on-community-gateways/index.html) \\ \\ [Data Center Networking](/content/blog/category/data-center-networking/index.html) [Data Center VXLAN Overlay Visibility at Scale](/content/blog/data-center-vxlan-overlay-visibility-at-scale/index.html) by [Phil Gervasi](/content/blog/author/phil-gervasi/index.html) August 13, 2025 VXLAN overlays bring flexibility to modern data centers, but they also hide what operators most need to see: true host-to-host and service-to-service traffic. Kentik restores that visibility by decoding VXLAN from sFlow, exposing both overlay endpoints and underlay paths in a single view without the cost and complexity of pervasive packet capture — the result: faster troubleshooting, smarter capacity planning, and confident operations at scale. 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