Complete Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Network Observability

Use flow-based monitoring to classify and baseline outbound destinations, then alert on new or unusual cloud services. Kentik ingests cloud flow logs and on-prem flow and can surface changes in top cloud service traffic and unexpected destinations via queries, dashboards, and Insights.

Use an interactive map that shows how your data center, cloud regions, and interconnects relate, then overlay traffic and health so you can understand what’s connected and what’s changing. Kentik provides a context-rich map view for hybrid and multi-cloud environments so teams can troubleshoot and plan from a single source of truth. See: Kentik Map

Start with a connectivity workflow that visualizes the forward and return paths and highlights where routing, NACLs, or security groups block traffic. Kentik’s Connectivity Checker feature can show where connectivity is failing so you can fix the specific policy or gateway that’s misconfigured. See: Cloud Pathfinder

Multicloud observability should cover the major providers you run today and the ones you may adopt next. Kentik supports visibility across major public clouds and provides cloud monitoring workflows to register and manage cloud resources in the portal. See: Public Clouds

Use alerts that focus on what matters: where your traffic is going, whether inter-region data exchange aligns with policy, and whether workloads communicate with watchlisted destinations. Kentik supports custom alerts and can automatically flag communications with watchlisted hosts to speed investigation and response. See: Using Threat Feeds

Check independent, continuous measurements across cloud regions so you can separate “my network” from “the provider” quickly. Kentik State of the Internet provides at-a-glance visibility into cloud performance and availability signals that can explain sudden latency spikes or regional incidents. See: State of the Internet

Monitor SaaS performance, DNS resolution, and path behavior from multiple global vantage points to pinpoint whether the degradation is upstream, regional, or destination-side. Kentik’s State of the Internet capabilities help teams identify issues affecting SaaS providers and external dependencies without guessing. See: State of the Internet: Monitoring SaaS Application Performance

Use a before/during/after approach: baseline traffic and dependencies, watch performance during migration, and validate that connectivity and user experience remain stable after cutover. Kentik combines real-time hybrid visibility and testing signals so teams can balance performance, cost, and risk throughout cloud migration. See: Cloud Migration

Start by attributing traffic to the places costs accrue (regions, services, gateways, and interconnect paths), then find the traffic slices driving the biggest spend so you can redesign routing, placement, or connectivity. Kentik provides cost workflows that estimate and analyze the cost impact of specific traffic slices for optimization decisions. See: Traffic Costs

Use a query workflow designed for “unknown unknowns” so you can pivot fast across clouds, time windows, and enriched context (business, application, and security). Kentik Data Explorer enables rapid, query-based exploration of flow and related telemetry so teams can compare real-time and historical behavior. See: Data Explorer