Avi Freedman, CEO of Kentik, discusses AI-driven observability, natural language processing for data exploration, AI's role in anomaly detection, and the need for a semantic model for comprehensive observability. They also talk about AI's impact on jobs, managing cloud diversity, on-premises vs. cloud cost analysis, and the challenges of migrating to the cloud.
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Quick takeaways
Complete observability is essential across networking, infrastructure, and applications for effective issue resolution.
AI in observability provides insightful recommendations for troubleshooting without replacing human intervention, enhancing productivity and focus.
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Kentic's Network Observability Platform
Kentic is a network observability platform that focuses on the network, but also considers other infrastructure and application contexts, allowing practitioners to identify and resolve issues that affect security, performance, and reliability.
The Importance of Comprehensive Observability
Observability across networking, infrastructure, and applications is crucial. While some argue that monitoring applications alone suffices, Kentic emphasizes the necessity of complete observability to address various network and application challenges effectively.
Artificial Intelligence in Observability
Avi explains the role of AI in offering insightful recommendations for network troubleshooting and root cause analysis. While AI aids in suggesting potential issues and solutions, a semantic model of applications, infrastructure, and networks is essential for accurate diagnostics.
AI as an Assistive Tool in Future Observability
Avi and Lee discuss the evolving role of AI in observability. They foresee AI primarily assisting users in identifying significant issues and highlighting areas needing attention rather than replacing human intervention, emphasizing the growth-enhancing aspect of AI in enhancing productivity and focus on critical tasks.
Kentik is a network observability platform that focuses on letting users easily ask questions and get answers about their network.
Avi Freedman is the CEO of Kentik and he joins the podcast to talk about the platform, his observability philosophy, the role of AI in observability, and much more.
Full Disclosure: This episode is sponsored by 10K Media (Kentik).
This episode is hosted by Lee Atchison. Lee Atchison is a software architect, author, and thought leader on cloud computing and application modernization. His best-selling book, Architecting for Scale (O’Reilly Media), is an essential resource for technical teams looking to maintain high availability and manage risk in their cloud environments.
Lee is the host of his podcast, Modern Digital Business, an engaging and informative podcast produced for people looking to build and grow their digital business with the help of modern applications and processes developed for today’s fast-moving business environment. Listen at mdb.fm. Follow Lee at softwarearchitectureinsights.com, and see all his content at leeatchison.com.