Kentik is used to visualize Internet connectivity, particularly for network connections. It's an "as-a-service" solution.
We have clients such as NTT and KDD, major telecom providers in Japan.
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My experience with Kentik
What do you like best about the product?
The amount of tools and their possibilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
At the moment, I believe that the dcs map could still have more options for monitorable links on the map.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Traffic flow and ddos attacks. so I can monitor better and faster.
Flexibility for creating reports and gaining more visibility is a definite strength
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
I believe the company is satisfied with the product, but there have been some changes and challenges.
Kentik primarily addresses the need for information from NetFlow data. It offers a simple yet powerful feature of classifying applications, going beyond basic statistics. There is more focus on track ID and basic static applications.
Before using this solution, there was a lack of good visibility. So, our clients had to use workarounds to gain insights. With Kentik, they have better planning and programmability in the network.
What is most valuable?
The flexibility for creating reports and gaining more visibility. Also, the ability to monitor network performance is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
Customers usually need more information to effectively use this solution. So, simplifying it could be an area of improvement.
Moreover, I consider the pricing model as an area for improvement. The product is expensive. It could be more cost-effective.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started studying Kentik as part of my job to prepare a proposal for the customer. So I was familiarizing myself with the product. It's been six years and the customer is still with the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We mainly used Arbor. And also, we worked with local vendors in Japan and China as well. Basically, when we work with customers, we choose the product based on their requirements.
Arbor required big appliances at that time, whereas Kentik was more advanced and software-based.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup can be complex. The installation process is unique, based on a container-like environment. While we offer it as a service, some customers choose to deploy it on-premises. In those cases, we replicate the container environment at the customer's site, which requires a thorough installation process. This process may involve configuring the server and potentially programming it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Customers need to have a big budget for this product. It can be quite expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Simple and pleasing to use
What do you like best about the product?
For such a powerful and feature rich application Kentik is intuitive to use, with a very satisfying look and feel. The customer support is also excellent
What do you dislike about the product?
If you rely on flows from many devices, then it's not cheap.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Compared to other flow analysis tools we considered at the time, Kentik was the only one which effectively handled L3 VPN traffic. As such it has been invaluable in determining where and how our traffic is flowing.
A Critical Tool for Peering Coordinators
What do you like best about the product?
Flow/snmp data, and BGP AS Path info is extremely useful for analyzing traffic.
What do you dislike about the product?
Getting real-time data out of the reports isn't possible. Changes do take a while before they are noticed in the tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing circuits costs, and finding new peers.
Love Kentik
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and create your personal stats.
What do you dislike about the product?
The graph can be improved with a more modern library
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Analizing our traffic going to the ISP
Everyday Kentik
What do you like best about the product?
I like the intuitiveness of the system and I also like the graphical interface which is easy to use. Minimal to no coding needed to do the task that uses Kentik.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing really if you know Kentik. I provide whatever you wanted to see. Also, it is very uses for me as a network engineer looking at various graphs within the domain network.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Usually, I use Kentik in viewing various data traffic may it be peering between a service provider or a customer ASN. Checking if there is an anomaly in data network.
In the cloud, moving to cloud, then there is only need one tool
What do you like best about the product?
Hop by hop Synthetics
Multi Cloud Monitoring
End to End netflow monitoring
Cloud Resource Monitoring
Security Insights
State of the internet services
Low cost
Ease of deployment
Multi Cloud Monitoring
End to End netflow monitoring
Cloud Resource Monitoring
Security Insights
State of the internet services
Low cost
Ease of deployment
What do you dislike about the product?
No on-prem option. But its not a deal breaker, a low % of my customers want on-prem these days. They all want SaaS.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tool consolidation, unification of cloud monitoring, multi-cloud monitoring, application performance and capacity management, security insights from a network perspective. Its delivers a single pane glass where we can see every conversation between every resource.
Great Staff and Great Product
What do you like best about the product?
I love the versatility and how MUCH info you can get from the data.
What do you dislike about the product?
It’s a bit more complicated than I’d like to get some results sometimes. However, if I’m having an issue, I can get help from Kentik no problem!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Where our traffic goes and where it’s coming from. We get alerted from attacks and more.
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