Telemetry Now

In this second episode in our customer series, Avi Freedman, Jezzibell Gilmore, and Joe DePalo from Netskope return to share insights on how IT professionals can take control of their networks in 2025. From visibility and cost management to reducing reliance on third-party vendors, discover strategies to optimize your infrastructure and drive better business outcomes.

Host Phil Gervasi, along with Kentik’s Doug Madory, welcomes Darwin Costa of DE-CIX. Darwin shares his personal journey from aspiring pro soccer player in Angola to pioneering engineer at the forefront of global connectivity. Discover how he and his teams overcame daunting challenges to lay submarine cables that bridge continents, improve performance, and lower costs. Join us to learn how new infrastructure and strategies are bringing faster, more reliable Internet access to regions once left behind.

In the first episode in our customer interview series, Joe DePalo, Vice President and Chief Platform Officer at Netskope, joins Avi Freedman and Jezzibell Gilmore of Kentik to explore how content delivery networks (CDNs) enable the seamless, high-performance internet we take for granted. We demystify some of the “magic” of the internet, and highlight the critical role of edge connectivity in reducing latency, optimizing delivery, and ensuring great user experiences. We also explore the challenges of maintaining a performant internet as we end 2024: What are the evolving network performance and security demands? And why does making them work well remain a tough problem?

In this Telemetry News Now episode, Phil, Justin, and Leon discuss the launch of the CNCF’s OpenTelemetry certification, security concerns after recent damages in the Baltic Sea, Cisco’s partnership with NTT DATA to enhance global 5G connectivity, and Arista Networks’ growth driven by AI data centers. And as always, we end with a quick recap of important upcoming events.