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SD-WAN: Monitoring Blind Spots, and What to Do About Them

The adoption of software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technologies continues to pick up pace. By employing SD-WAN technologies, organizations have the potential to realize a range of advantages. Teams can achieve better performance while using lower cost, using commercially-available technologies. For example, teams can use public internet services rather than more expensive private WAN technologies, such as MPLS.

The Role of AWS Direct Connect in Hybrid Cloud Networking

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect is a system that connects your business to an AWS service without using mainstream internet. Implementing this system into your company means any information transferred over the internet will use a private, secure network. AWS Direct Connect designs virtual interfaces that are directly connected to public AWS service. It makes the transfer of information quicker and more streamlined for your company.

Broadcom Recognized as Outperformer in the 2023 GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Observability

We are excited to share that the AIOps and Observability solution from Broadcom has earned a leader position for platform play and maturity in the GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Observability, 2023. This report reviewed solutions from 20 vendors on 13 criteria, including across such areas as innovation, understanding of emerging trends, solution capabilities and features, and deployment models.

Embracing the Opportunities of a Network-Connected World

The answer to this question can be very complex, like today's networks. Many enterprise leaders think that this is a subject that should be left to the care of technology geniuses. However, the reality is that this should matter to everyone given the impact the network has on businesses today. The Internet is the new enterprise network. This is due to the fact that user experiences now rely more on ISP and cloud networks than they do on those that reside within the four walls of the data center.

Multi-Cloud Made Simple: Announcing Kentik Observability Enhancements for AWS and Google Cloud

Limited visibility into network performance across multi-clouds frustrates even the best teams. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce enhanced AWS and GCP support for Kentik Cloud, enabling network, cloud, and infrastructure teams to rapidly troubleshoot and understand multi-cloud traffic.

Multi-Cloud - Rise of Hybrid Networks and the Need to Monitor & Secure Them

This model has benefits, but at the same time, it introduces complexity for the IT teams tasked with monitoring and securing IT systems. Existing network monitoring technologies that system admins use with on-premise infrastructure are typically not expandable to include infrastructure and services running on public cloud platforms. This is a problem as you cannot manage and secure what you cannot see.

Cloud Visibility: Kentik Cloud Enhancements for AWS

Watch an in-depth walkthrough of using Kentik to streamline incident investigations and improve productivity when working with AWS. We demonstrate how to analyze data related to IP traffic denials across multiple VPCs, identifying security group issues and using the Kentik Data Explorer for enriched flow data visualization. The video also explains how Kentik’s cloud data reporting capabilities enable quick and efficient problem-solving, reducing the time to resolution. It’s perfect for IT teams looking to boost efficiency and tackle common issues related to security groups and access control lists.