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The Why and How of Interface Classification

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The flow metadata stored in the Kentik Data Engine (our backend) isn’t simply what comes to us from network devices; instead it is enhanced with a variety of derived or externally acquired information (e.g. Inbound traffic: The flow represents ingress traffic from a peer, transit provider, Internet Exchange, etc.

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Accuracy and Efficiency for Network Security

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Whether a local LAN, a private WAN, or the Internet, a network functions as the circulatory system for a body of knowledge. To get the data we need, we must tap into that flow. The data is not merely correlated but fully unified to create useful metadata for enhanced context.

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Kentik True Origin Brings CDN Insights to ISPs

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By the end of this post you should have a pretty good idea of how True Origin helps network operations and engineering, particularly for Internet Service Providers. That’s why True Origin is a major step forward for every ISP carrying a significant volume of Internet-sourced content. What is True Origin?

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