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Going Beyond the (Net)Flow: Introducing Universal Data Records

Kentik

Additional data sources and types we’re adding include SNMP, Streaming Telemetry, MPLS labels, Cisco NBAR, VXLAN, SD-WAN performance metrics, and syslog. With a powerful backend equipped to ingest more data types than ever—and running in a highly scalable SaaS-delivered product—the Kentik team has a full pipe of planned work.

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The Network Also Needs to be Observable

Kentik

There are a number of definitions, but observability in the DevOps world has been about using diverse telemetry to know the internal states of systems over time (generally focused around metrics, logs, and traces), and providing answers to the unbounded questions needed to run modern applications. net•work ob•serv?a•bil?i•ty

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Using Device Telemetry to Answer Questions About Your Network Health

Kentik

Traditional network monitoring relies on telemetry sources such as Simple Network Messaging Protocol (SNMP), sFlow, NetFlow, CPU, memory, and other device-specific metrics. With so many network boundaries being navigated (application, service, cloud providers, subnets, SD-WANs , etc.), What is network telemetry?

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Practical Steps for Enhancing Reliability in Cloud Networks - Part I

Kentik

When evaluating solutions, whether to internal problems or those of our customers, I like to keep the core metrics fairly simple: will this reduce costs, increase performance, or improve the network’s reliability? It’s often taken for granted by network specialists that there is a trade-off among these three facets.

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