Kentik Blog: Industry Trends

AutoCon2 gathered network automation professionals in Denver for three days of insights, workshops, and discussions on the future of automation. Justin Ryburn, Kentik Field CTO, shares his key takeaways, highlights, and why this conference stands out as a top destination for the network automation community.

NANOG 92 has wrapped up, and Kentik’s Field CTO, Justin Ryburn, is here to recap the event. From Kentik-led sessions to IPv6 adoption, real-time routing analysis, and networking for AI data centers, learn about everything that made NANOG 92 an event to remember.

NANOG 91 gathered network professionals to discuss emerging trends and challenges in networking. The event featured keynotes and technical sessions focused on critical areas such as cloud-induced network complexities, the advent of network digital twins, IPv6 deployment, network automation, and BGP routing security. In this post, Justin Ryburn, Field CTO, summarizes his takeaways from the event.

In the rapidly evolving telecom sector, the concept of “cloudification” is not just a trend but a transformative shift, reshaping how services are delivered and managed. This change is underpinned by modern software architectures featuring modularity, microservices, and cloud-native designs. As we embrace this new era, marked by the rise of “netcos” and “servcos,” we must also navigate the complexities it brings.

Despite the siren song of AI in the keynotes, visitors were far more focused on solving real-world problems. These are the issues that have plagued IT practitioners for years, if not decades: troubleshooting and validating performance and availability of their applications, services, and infrastructure.