On the heels of the public beta opening for AI-generated runbooks in Runbook Automation, we asked Jake Cohen from product management about how this is different from generating code with something like chatGPT or various AI-powered code completion tools available. We get into prompt engineering, managing output quality, and privacy and security concerns.

Justin Ryburn describes the complexities of managing a modern enterprise network and the various areas where Kentik can provide observability. Having all of this information in a single platform that is easy to access and highly scalable provides a lot of value to Kentik customers. Justin wraps up with a discussion of Kentik’s roadmap for the future.

The network may be the last thing most people think about, but it’s one of the most crucial components of application delivery. Here we discuss the importance of a data-driven approach to network observability. We unpack how Kentik’s approach to machine learning, big data, and a unified data repository can help network operations solve problems faster to ensure a reliable network with great application performance.

Avi Freedman talks about the newest product developments, including Kentik’s approach to what we call network observability, and how we collect network telemetry data. He also shares what is (and isn’t) on Kentik’s roadmap.

Mike Krygeris discusses using synthetic testing to maximize network performance and minimize downtime in today’s complex cloud, hybrid, and private on-prem networks. Learn how synthetic testing can help increase observability in all types of networks and web applications.

How can you quickly discover misconfigured security groups, access control lists, or routing tables? We explore how practitioners serving distributed teams or customer workloads can tighten up policies, impact costs, and unblock their colleagues with cloud infrastructure observability that starts with the network.

Please join the Observability Professor, Perry Correll, and Ed Bailey as they kick off a series of live streams about the magic and challenges of observability. In this session, Perry and Ed will talk about the foundational aspects of what is observability and its value to an enterprise. In later sessions, they will talk about steps for better telemetry from your applications and logs and how to use that data to help your business achieve clear insights into your application and customer behavior. It will be a fun and interesting discussion!

In this episode, Shon sits down with John Engates, Field CTO of Cloudflare, for an in-depth conversation that navigates the cutting-edge intersections of technology, privacy, and security. Dive into the backstory of Cloudflare's transformative 1.1.1.1 DNS service, which is redefining what it means to offer both speed and privacy in data transfer. Explore the early days of cloud computing with John's firsthand experience at Rackspace, and learn about the inception of OpenStack, the open-source cloud platform that has democratized understanding of cloud infrastructure.

The three of us are back to discuss what a service mesh is and why it exists as a stand-alone thing. The result we come to is that you want this kind of network control and management as its own layer, not something that’s built into the stack.

We discuss the going beyond “checkbox” firedrills, the value in cross-functional planning, and engaging workforces to improve preparedness.