Infoblox has announced the acquisition of Kentik, a network intelligence and observability platform.
Acquisition brings traffic intelligence and multi-cloud visibility to Infoblox
The move will expand Infoblox’s visibility from authoritative network identity and DNS context to real-time traffic intelligence, path visibility, and AI-guided workflows across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
It will create a single, AI-ready operational data fabric, uniting multiple network traffic sources of truth, with AI-guided intelligence.
The combination of Infoblox’s network services and preemptive security expertise and Kentik’s network intelligence and observability capabilities will enable organizations to identify and remediate issues proactively.
READ MORE: This is Infoblox’s second acquisition of 2026, following the completion of the Axur deal in May.
Infoblox and Kentik unify network visibility and security intelligence in one platform
The combined Infoblox-Kentik platform will allow customers to gain a more holistic, real-time view of their network and in the cloud, creating a pioneering infrastructure-centric network and security intelligence platform.
The platform will be a place where network identity, DNS context, real-time traffic behavior, and AI-guided workflows converge.
Among the platform benefits are:
- Hybrid and multi-cloud observability: Kentik’s topology maps will be enriched by Infoblox’s DNS names, asset context, and user identity to reveal where traffic went, who sent it, and what it reached. Network and operations teams will get a single, correlated view of traffic with full context behind every source and destination.
- Security intelligence: Infoblox’s preemptive, DNS-based threat intelligence will be correlated with Kentik’s flow data. These technologies will combine to confirm whether the asset connected, how much data left the network, and which other assets it reached. It compresses triage time and raises confidence in response decisions in a single platform.
- An AI-ready data foundation: A shared data fabric provides a clean, continuously updated data layer to help teams move from signal to answer to action. Integration through open protocols like the Infoblox MCP server will enable teams to connect that fabric to the orchestration and AI tools already in use.
Why the acquisition makes sense for both companies
Infoblox’s platform helps organizations secure their environments and manage the DNS, DHCP, IP address management, and network identity services.
“Infoblox sits at a unique intersection. Every device, application, and cloud workload on a customer’s network runs through our technology, generating unparalleled context. With Kentik, we expand and enrich that context, allowing us to provide networking, cloud, and security teams the real-time, hybrid cloud intelligence they need to act with confidence,” said Scott Harrell, CEO, Infoblox.
“Our customers need robust data and insights for their agentic operations so they can provide the increasing levels of resiliency, performance, and security their businesses demand. Together with Kentik, we’re able to deliver that.”
Kentik, meanwhile, provides live operational views that teams need – ingesting full-fidelity flow data, routing and path intelligence, cloud VPC logs, synthetic testing, and device telemetry across data center, cloud, WANs, and the public internet.
“Kentik’s vision has been to help organizations operate increasingly complex networks with intelligence rather than intuition, and Infoblox is the trusted source of truth and identity that provides the foundation for the infrastructure our customers depend on every day,” said Avi Freedman, CEO, Kentik.
“Combining that authoritative infrastructure context with Kentik’s network intelligence platform creates powerful new opportunities to automate operations, accelerate troubleshooting, strengthen security, and support the velocity of networking today.”
Earlier this year, Infoblox added new GSI and MSSP tracks to its Skilled and Secure partner program. Learn more about these new tracks from Infoblox VP of partner Chris Millerick in an interview with Channel Insider.