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Mentorship and Shared Languages of Network Engineering with Cat Gurinsky | Network AF Episode 6

On this episode of Network AF, Avi is joined by Senior Network Engineer Cat Gurinsky to share her journey through networking. Cat found a passion for automating deployments and troubleshooting and is the current chair for the NANOG Program Committee.

Building Relationships as an Internet Analyst With Doug Madory | Network AF Episode 5

In this week's episode, you'll hear our host Avi and guest Doug Madory's conversation around internet analysis. Doug is the Director of Internet Analysis here at Kentik, with previous experience at Oracle and Dyn in the same role. Today he shares how he got into technology and his career in the Air Force. Doug later dives into what it's like building relationships with the press and working with them as an internet analyst. You'll get to hear about some of the essential stories highlighted throughout his career, as well. Listen now!

Untangling Business In The ISP Industry With Elliot Noss | Network AF Episode 4

On today's episode of the Network AF podcast, Avi welcomes Elliot Noss, President, and CEO of Tucows. Elliot has a love and passion for the internet that started the moment he was introduced to it. This passion comes through as he discusses his goals in networking and the positive change he wants to make in solving cybercrime issues at the DNS level. Not only is Elliot an expert in networking, but also a great leader. He shares insight into the importance of providing exceptional customer support and how it starts with building a culture around passionate people at Tucows. Watch it now!

Welcoming Newcomers to the Networking Industry with Janine Malcolm | Network AF Podcast Ep. 3

Today's conversation is with Janine Malcolm, Director of Network Engineering at Salesforce. Janine takes us through her journey to get to where she is today and how she became interested in networking itself. Not only do they get into the nitty-gritty of networking, but also what you can do to get into the industry and why having a college degree isn't always necessary. Janine shares how we can make this space more welcoming to newcomers and advice on how you can start learning more and get your career going.

Career and Networking Evolution with BGPMon's Founder Andree Toonk | Network AF Podcast Ep. 1

In our first episode of Network AF, our host Avi Freedman sits down with BGPMon Founder Andree Toonk to discuss the world of networking. Andree is the Senior Engineering Manager at Cisco and has 20 years of experience in network infrastructure. In today's episode, you'll hear insights from Andree that will help you drive your career growth by taking control of your learning experience and finding your mentors. In terms of networking, you'll hear about some of the trends in desegregation and cloud-scale networking. Listen now for a deep dive into network engineering!

Backbone Engineering and Interconnection with Nina Bargisen | Network AF Podcast Ep. 2

Today's conversation is with Nina Bargisen, Director of GTM Strategy for the Service Provider customer segment at Kentik. She is an experienced interconnection specialist, and today she shares her journey through the networking industry. You'll get to hear about hot topics within the industry, with insights into what we can be on the lookout for in the future. Most importantly, Nina discusses how mentoring, learning processes, and community helped her get to where she is now that can help you get into the world of networking as well. Lastly, Avi and Nina discuss the critical topic of inclusivity and how we can be better. Listen now!

How to Troubleshoot Network Routing and Connectivity in Your AWS Environment

Your public cloud can seem like a “black box.” And when there’s a cloud networking problem, it can be tough to identify and fix it fast. Join Kentik Cloud expert, Dan Rohan, as he demonstrates how Kentik Cloud helps you proactively see and troubleshoot AWS network routing and connectivity issues quickly. What You'll Learn -- Kentik product manager Dan Rohan discusses: During in-product demonstrations, Dan shows.

Five Problems Your Current Network Monitoring Can't Solve but Network Observability Can

Public and hybrid cloud has led to a new era of agility, scale and performance, particularly for the networking that underlies enterprise applications. Yet, more than 80% say their network monitoring hasn’t kept up with major problems that need to be solved. A new approach is required – it’s network observability. Join Kentik co-founder and CEO Avi Freedman as he discusses how to reduce networking issues and risks while continuing to allow your organization to innovate at the speed of cloud.

AWS Transit Gateways-Visualizing Cloud Routing with Kentik | Kentik Tech Talks, Episode 10

Kentik Cloud expert Dan Rohan talks AWS Transit Gateways in this brief Tech Talk video: How do you visualize cloud routing in AWS and why does it have to be so hard? Learn how to show traffic through an AWS Transit Gateway and trace the path that traffic is going to take, using Kentik Cloud. Dan shows how the Kentik Map feature lets you quickly look inside your AWS networking environment and easily see how your AWS Transit Gateways are connected and what they're talking to.

How to Continuously Monitor Inter and Intra Cloud Performance

You moved to the cloud because they said that the cloud is “always on” (which it is!) but is it as reachable as your own data center was? With Kentik you can take the guesswork out of that question using our new Cloud Performance Meshes. Join Kentik product expert Anil Murty as he demonstrates how you can use Kentik’s Cloud Performance Meshes to monitor performance between different regions and availability zones of any single (intra-cloud) or multi-cloud (inter-cloud) network continuously. Learn how you can catch network performance issues before they impact your applications and end users.