Processing Billions of Data Records Each Day CEO and Founder Avi Freedman of Kentik Chats About Staying Positive, 1970 Computers and SCI FI

Summary: Today we welcome Avi Freedman to the Positive Phil Show... Avi is the founder and CEO of Kentik www.kentik.com joann.yamani Kentik provides Kentik Detect, a cloud-based network visibility and analytics solution that delivers a panoramic view of any network. Kentik processes tens of billions of data records per day, equipping service providers, Web enterprises, and network operations teams with actionable insights that enable them to make quick, cost-effective decisions. The company was founded by network and Big Data technologists and executives from companies like Akamai, CloudFlare, YouTube, and Netflix, with decades of experience in operations, architecture and distributed systems. Kentik is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Visit www.kentik.com or follow @KentikInc on Twitter. Avi has decades of experience as a leading technologist and executive in networking. He was with Akamai for over a decade, as VP Network Infrastructure and then Chief Network Scientist. Prior to that, Avi started Philadelphia's first ISP (netaxs) in 1992, later running the network at AboveNet and serving as CTO for ServerCentral. Could you tell me a little about yourself and how you came to co-found the CEO of Kentik? What is your advice to small start-up companies and entreprenuers regarding their business strategy? What are the key problems you are attempting to solve with Kentik? You were at large companies before Kentik, what are some of the challenges that are universal? What are some of the challenges that are different? The program primarily consists of interviews with positive thought leaders within the business and entertainment community. Are you Ready To Consume Some Positive Content? Each Episode will Help you Grow Professionally and Personally. Listen to Entrepreneurs "Encouraging and Positive" Stay Ambitious! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-positive-phil-show/id1107492702?mt=2 Download on all devices https://www.blubrry.com/positivephil Let Your Voice Be Heard…Tell Us Your Story #askpositivephil Mentions * Send us feedback via Email or Voice Message * Share this episode with the social media icons below. www.twitter.com/askpositivephil www.positivephil.com For Media Requests 
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