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The Future of Network Visibility: LLM and Intelligent Monitoring#

GRNOG 20 digest Program Wildcard pick 30 June 2026

Abstract

Luca Deri (ntop)

  • Why: Luca Deri is the creator of ntop/ntopng — decades in packet-analysis and flow-monitoring tooling. Seeing that lineage pivot to LLM-driven monitoring is a strong signal of where observability tooling is heading: natural-language querying of flow data, automated anomaly explanation, and conversational triage. Not a fit for the PM's core topics, but a genuine "I wouldn't have searched for this, but…" pick.
  • What: A look at integrating LLMs into network monitoring/visibility tooling (program text only).
  • How: Unknown; presumably pairing ntop flow/packet telemetry with LLM-driven summarization, query, and root-cause suggestion.
  • Where applicable: Any operator with flow visibility (NetFlow/IPFIX). Caveat: ntop is a vendor of monitoring tooling, so the talk may double as product positioning — the signal is the direction, not the specific integration.