On Saturday, the pacific island nation of Tonga was decimated by a massive volcanic eruption that was visible from space. At 5:27pm local time, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai unexpectedly erupted, sending ash and debris for hundreds of miles. As of this writing, all internet and telephone communications between Tonga and the rest of the world are still down.
In this episode of Network AF, Avi talks to INAP’s Ron Winward about staying curious in networking. The two discuss everything from automation to programming languages to the Mirai botnet and more.
In this post, learn how to isolate the root cause of a poor digital experience. See why it’s important to measure performance of a website from multiple different locations and observe the metrics over time.
Backend Engineering Manager Aaron Kagawa shares how he finds wellness in surfing — with a little help from Kentik’s employee benefits.
On this episode of Network AF, Avi talks with Zac Smith, Bare Metal Managing Director at Equinix. Zac is a graduate of Juilliard, has started multiple networking companies and is an operating board member of Pursuit.
Sciens is one of Kentik’s newest channel partners, serving the Korean market. In this Q&A, we highlight a bit about the team behind Sciens, who they are and what they do.
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.
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.
Every year the internet suffers numerous disruptions and outages, and 2021 was no exception. Kentik’s Doug Madory recaps the top 10. And now the world’s network engineers deserve a load of #HugOps in 2021.
Synthetic monitoring can help you proactively track the performance and health of your networks, applications and services. In the first post of this multi-part series, Kentik’s Anil Murty will share how synthetic monitoring can also help you drive better business outcomes.