Kentik: Cloud Native Applications Need Network Analytics

Moving everything into the cloud seems to have taken the spotlight from the network. As the internet is ubiquitous, who worries about the networks? Kentik has a notion that in the age of cloud native, network analytics are as important as ever. In fact, network analytics may be more important than ever.

I sat down with Jonah Kowall, CTO of Kentik, to discuss this issue. Of course having Jonah here in our Digital Anarchist studios, allowed us to explore some other areas including Jonah’s experience as a Gartner analyst, and then working at AppDynamics.

Kentik is doing some really interesting things around network analytics to help app performance and even security. The use cases for this are pretty broad. From edge, to cloud (multi-cloud and hybrid), data center and containers, Kentik has a great use case.

With so much going on with NewOps, NoOps (I hate this one), AIOps, DataOps and more, it sure does seem like Ops is the place to be these days. On top of this, as much as things change, it seems that what’s old is new and no matter what, the network still matters.

Have a listen as Jonah explains further:

 

Alan Shimel

Alan Shimel

As founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief at Techstrong Group, Alan manages a broad array of businesses and brands including Techstrong Media (DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO, Techstrong.ai, Techstrong ITSM and Techstrong TV), Techstrong Research and Techstrong Learning. To do so and succeed, Alan has to be attuned to the world of technology, particularly DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud-native and digital transformation. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. Shimel is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chat podcast and Techstrong TV audio and video appearances are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to the combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. Mr. Shimel is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

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