Kentik is the network intelligence platform for modern infrastructure teams.
San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2015
- Tweets4.5K
- Following8K
- Followers9.5K
- Likes42.4K
Kentik retweeted
Infoblox has completed its acquisition of @kentikinc , bringing network intelligence and infrastructure context into one platform to simplify hybrid and multi-cloud operations, strengthen cyber resilience, and power AI-driven operations. Read more: brnw.ch/21x4Jub
ChatGPT flows doubled in 3 months. Claude grew 3x. For most ISPs, all that traffic lands in an "unclassified" bucket.
Kentik now tracks AI platform traffic as a dedicated OTT category. 🚀
35+ services, 28 providers, and full delivery-path visibility.
🔗 kentik.com/blog/introducing-…
6 billion people are watching the World Cup. ⚽️
@DougMadory dug into ISP traffic data: Fox Sports surges, Brazil's entire internet shifts when the Seleção plays, and the second half almost always beats the first.
kentik.com/blog/what-the-wor…
#WorldCup2026 #InternetAnalysis
Someone sawed through a fiber cable in a manhole, and Syria lost 22% of its internet traffic.
@DougMadory analyzed last week's Aletar cable sabotage: the BGP shifts, the 50-hour recovery, and why this fits a troubling pattern since Assad's fall.
#SubmarineCables
Syrian Subsea Cable Link Downed in Latest Act of Telecom Sabotage
The Aletar cable was sabotaged on land, a move consistent with a broader pattern of infrastructure attacks targeting the country since the 2024 change in government.
kentik.com/blog/syrian-subse…
India tried to block @telegram. The block leaked globally.
@DougMadory breaks down the latest "intentional, but also accidental" BGP hijack and why RPKI ROV kept the damage to just 1.6% of BGP sources.
kentik.com/blog/when-local-b…
When Local Blocks Go Global: The India-Telegram BGP Incident
In this post, I dig into the leaked hijack intended to block @telegram in India — the latest intentional, but also accidental BGP mishap, in which a domestic block escapes, disrupting a service worldwide.
kentik.com/blog/when-local-b…
Tomorrow! See you at AWS Summit LA 🌴
📅 June 10, 2026
📍 Booth 442, LA Convention Center
Swing by and talk cloud network observability with the Kentik team. Demos, swag, and good conversation.
#AWSSummit
We may be biased, but this one is high on the list for anyone working in networking.
kentik.com/go/ebook/oreilly-…
See you at AWS Summit Madrid! 🇪🇸
📅 June 4, 2026
📍 Booth B9
Stop by and talk cloud network observability with the Kentik team — demos, swag, and good cloud conversation on tap.
#AWSSummit
#Claude is on pace to possibly overtake #ChatGPT by August or September 2026.
@DougMadory crunched actual network traffic, and the trajectory is clear. Claude has seen traffic increase significantly since January. The race is on. 📈
kentik.com/blog/shifting-str…
Shifting Streams and AI Surges: What Our Data Reveals About the OTT Landscape
My latest analysis for @kentikinc takes a look at the major video streaming platforms and growth of AI platforms.
kentik.com/blog/shifting-str…
"LLMs can be unreasonably effective, but they need guardrails."
Kentik CEO @avifreedman on how Kentik AI Advisor uses AI to check AI and catches 90%+ of bad outputs before they reach you. 🎙️ @packetpushers
Full episode: kentik.com/resources/right-w…
Is human-centric NetOps automation finally within reach?
@avifreedman joined @packetpushers' Total Network Operations podcast to separate the real AI progress from the vendor hype.
packetpushers.net/podcasts/t…
#NetOps #NetworkAutomation #AI
See you at AWS Summit Amsterdam! 🇳🇱
📅 May 27, 2026
📍 Booth B8
Come talk cloud network intelligence with the Kentik team — and grab some swag while you're at it.
#AWSSummit
See how @Seabornnetworks saved ~$4M/year with Kentik. 💰
→ 40% of transit shifted to peering in 3 months
→ CAIDA AS ranking: from ~50th to consistently top 20 worldwide
→ Cost analysis fully automated
Network intelligence = commercial intelligence.
kentik.com/resources/seaborn…
0.1% packet loss → 13% drop in GPU utilization.
1% packet loss → GPUs working less than 5% of the time.
The most expensive #AI problem might be the one nobody's looking at: the network.
New from Kentik Field CTO @JustinRyburn 👇
kentik.com/blog/your-ai-stra…
"AI is only as good as the data you feed it."
#AI in NetOps relies on the data underneath it. And most of that data is still trapped in silos.
@alexcf on the shift from reactive to preventative ops, with @sdxcentral:
sdxcentral.com/video-intervi…
Kentik AI Advisor now runs read-only show commands over SSH right inside your investigation. No context switching. No panic.
May the 4th be with your NOC. Read all about it here:
kentik.com/blog/accelerating…
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
Read all the details in our announcement blog: kentik.com/blog/accelerating…
Heading to #ITW2026?
Kentik brings flow, synthetics, and NMS together on one AI-powered platform so you can get to answers fast.
Book a meeting with Kentik VP of Product @alexcf: kentik.com/events/itw-2026/