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Kentik Customer Research

What were the top purchasing drivers for choosing the Kentik solution?

Comprehensive view of traffic - both internal and internet	79%
Real-time, ad-hoc big data analytics	61%
Scalability to handle large network infrastructure	50%
Power and flexibility of anomaly detection	47%
Long-term retention of full network data details	44%
Quality and openness of API	31%
SaaS ease of deployment	29%

Kentik Customer Testimonial

Before Kentik, we had no insight to help our customers understand their network usage. Now we are able to help them understand how devices affect their connection.

— IT Specialist, Medium Enterprise Telecommunications Services Company

Kentik Case Study

Pennsylvania’s Chesconet Boosts Network Performance and Security with Kentik Detect

Introduction

This case study of Chester County Community Network (Chesconet) is based on a June 2017 survey of Kentik customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Larry Konig, Network Operations Manager of Chesconet:

“We were in the market for a replacement for our existing NetFlow-tracking software package for a while. Most of the replacement solutions we considered turned out to be very, very expensive and required using the vendor’s dedicated hardware.

Kentik’s solution generates reports for us way faster than our old system ever did and it retains data longer. Now we can generate monthly reports for our customers rather than daily or weekly reports.

The best surprise with Kentik is the platform’s DDoS detection and mitigation capabilities. Kentik’s capabilities are having us re-think how we’re going to mitigate DDoS activity in the future."

Challenges

Chesconet found that generating network analysis and planning reports required too much of its team’s time.

Use Case

Chesconet selected Kentik for:

Long-term retention of full network data details
Power and flexibility of anomaly detection
Real-time, ad-hoc big data analytics
Quality and openness of API
SaaS ease of deployment

When compared to competition, Chesconet rates Kentik best-in-class for:

Analytics & reporting
Anomaly & DDoS detection
API & automation-friendliness
Scalability & performance
Ease of deployment

Results

With Kentik, Chesconet achieves:

Increased network security and improved DDoS defense — with 25-50% more attacks defended
Self-service of network visibility — with 50-100% better use experience
Faster problem resolution
CAPEX savings
OPEX savings

About Kentik

Kentik is the network traffic intelligence company. When nearly everything critical to a modern business crosses a wire, the network doesn’t just serve the business, it sees the business. Kentik turns your network traffic – billions of digital footprints – into real-time intelligence for both business and technical operations. Network operators, engineers, and security teams use Kentik to manage and optimize the performance, security, and potential of their networks and their business.

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Kentik Customer Statistic

More than 50% of Kentik customers have non-technical stakeholders (product, sales, finance, management, execs) who rely on data from the Kentik Detect platform.

Kentik Customer Research

What alternative solutions did you consider prior to purchasing Kentik?

Open source / Home-grown	76%
Arbor Networks	41%
SolarWinds	36%
Splunk	19%
NetScout Systems	5%
SevOne	4%

Kentik Case Study

Cloud Services Provider Immedion Gains Network Traffic Intelligence with Kentik

Introduction

This case study of Immedion is based on a June 2017 survey of Kentik customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

David Johnson, IT Director of Immedion:

“Other tools we evaluated took minutes to perform tasks that Kentik performs in seconds.

Our network uptime has increased and our service level has greatly improved by leveraging Kentik to quickly detect DDoS attacks and automate the mitigation process."

Challenges

Prior to Kentik, Immedion experienced:

Poor visibility into its internet traffic delivery
Too much required to generate network analysis and planning reports
DDoS defense solutions weren’t accurate or automated enough

Use Case

Immedion selected Kentik for:

Long-term retention of full network data details
Scalability to handle large network infrastructure
Power and flexibility of anomaly detection
DDoS detection & mitigation capability
Real-time, ad-hoc big data analytics

Results

With Kentik, Immedion achieves:

Increased network security & improved DDoS defense — with 50-100% more attacks defended
Increased IT & network operations productivity
User experience improvement of 50-100%

About Kentik

Kentik is the network traffic intelligence company. When nearly everything critical to a modern business crosses a wire, the network doesn’t just serve the business, it sees the business. Kentik turns your network traffic – billions of digital footprints – into real-time intelligence for both business and technical operations. Network operators, engineers, and security teams use Kentik to manage and optimize the performance, security, and potential of their networks and their business.

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Pennsylvania’s Chesconet Boosts Network Performance and Security with Kentik Detect

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Challenges

Use Case

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Cloud Services Provider Immedion Gains Network Traffic Intelligence with Kentik

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Challenges

Use Case

Results

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