Kentik Blog: Network Troubleshooting

The tools we use shape how we see problems. When flow and metrics are siloed, so is your visibility.

The scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of cloud-based applications are well known, but they’re not immune to performance issues. We’ve got some of the best practices for ensuring effective application performance in the cloud.

Discover how Kentik’s network observability platform aids in troubleshooting SaaS performance problems, offering a detailed view of packet loss, latency, jitter, DNS resolution time, and more. Phil Gervasi explains how to use Kentik’s synthetic testing and State of the Internet service to monitor popular SaaS providers like Microsoft 365.

When the problem is outside of your network, solving it can become much more complicated. BGP, traceroute, packet analysis and synthetic monitors all come into play.

Maximize your network’s performance with a reliable packet loss monitor. Learn how to proactively identify lost data packets and latency within the cloud.

AWS announced support for VPC Traffic Mirroring to additional AWS instance types. The Kentik Network Observability Platform provides visibility and insights into AWS mirrored traffic.

The basics of network troubleshooting have not changed much over the years. When you’re network troubleshooting, a lot can be required to solve the problem. You could be solving many different issues across several different systems on your complex, hybrid network infrastructure. A network observability solution can help speed up and simplify the process.