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The Network Also Needs to be Observable, Part 2: Network Telemetry Sources

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In part 1 of this series , I talked about the importance of network observability as our customers define it — using advances in data platforms and machine learning to supply answers to critical questions and enable teams to take critical action to keep application traffic flowing. Access and transit networks, edge and exchange points, CDNs.

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Network Troubleshooting in Depth: A Complete Guide

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The Network is the Key. The network is down!” — I’m sure you heard that before. Despite your best efforts as a network engineer, network failures happen, and you have to fix them. Network troubleshooting becomes easier if your network is observable. Network Troubleshooting Defined.

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Network AF, Episode 3: Uniting networking pros with Salesforce’s Janine Malcolm

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If you’ve ever thought networking is bewildering as a newcomer, you’re not alone. In episode 3 of Network AF , meet Janine Malcolm, the director of network engineering at Salesforce. At Salesforce, Janine is currently focused on uniting groups of people as one overall network engineering team.

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Hybrid vs. Multi-cloud: The Good, the Bad and the Network Observability Needed

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Outlined in light blue is the hybrid cloud which includes the on-premises network, as well as the virtual public cloud (VPC) in the AWS public cloud. In both hybrid and multi-cloud configurations, all of the customer data stays private and cannot be accessed via the internet unless the network team chooses to do so. VPCs and Security.

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Gathering, Understanding, and Using Traffic Telemetry for Network Observability

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Traffic telemetry is the data collected from network devices and used for analysis. As a critical input to a network observability platform, this data can help monitor and optimize network performance, troubleshoot issues, and detect security threats. Monitoring network traffic can be expensive.

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Network capacity planning made easy in 2022

Kentik

Those who are familiar with Kentik will know that one of our core offerings is the ability to monitor and plan actual network and interface utilization. Network capacity planning involves figuring out interface utilization and when they’re approaching the limits of their capacity. Enhancements to our Capacity Planning workflow.

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Practical Steps for Enhancing Reliability in Cloud Networks - Part I

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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. Durability.

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