Medical Manufacturer Achieves 99.8% Faster Network Mergers and 67% Staff Reduction

How a $1B-$10B medical device company accelerated digital transformation and M&A integration with Alkira’s agile multicloud platform while meeting strict compliance requirements

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Company Profile

IndustryMedical Device Manufacturing
Size25,000+ Employees
Revenue$1B-$10B Annual
ScopeMultinational Operations
CultureModerate/Cost-Conscious
ChallengeDigital Health Innovation

The Challenge

This medical manufacturer was undergoing digital transformation, building digital assets for physicians and patients related to both drugs and devices. This created pressure to rapidly deploy product-specific production environments across multiple clouds while maintaining strict cost controls.

Digital Transformation Barriers:

  • Complex Multicloud Requirements: Need for product-specific environments across multiple cloud providers
  • Cost Control Pressure: Strong corporate culture of controlling IT overhead costs
  • Incumbent Solution Problems: Existing multicloud networking was overly complex and expensive
  • Developer Burden: Heavy operational burden placed on service developers
  • Global Compliance Needs: Data sovereignty and regulatory requirements across regions
  • M&A Integration Challenges: Frequent acquisitions requiring rapid network integration

The Alkira Solution

Alkira provided a fundamentally different approach as a true service rather than infrastructure, enabling the company to balance conservative IT operations with leading-edge digital innovation.

Alkira’s Service-First Approach:

  • True Service Model: No infrastructure implementation required, immediate agility
  • Regional Backbone: Alkira serves as the foundation for instantiating in any region
  • Data Sovereignty Support: Localization of apps and services for compliance and latency
  • Flexible Connectivity: Leverage best-effort Internet, MPLS, or hybrid approaches per region
  • Rapid M&A Integration: Streamlined process for acquiring company network mergers
  • Global Service Availability: All services available everywhere without infrastructure builds

Measurable Results

The transformation delivered dramatic operational improvements across network management, cloud deployment, and M&A integration activities.

Business Impact:

  • 67% Reduction: Fewer FTEs needed to manage cloud networks
  • 96% Less Time: Staff time to add new clouds
  • 99% Less Time: Calendar time to add new clouds
  • 85% Less Time: Staff time to onboard new partners
  • 86% Less Time: Calendar time to onboard new partners
  • 99% Less Time: Staff time for network mergers
  • 99.8% Less Time: Calendar time to merge acquired company networks
  • 88% Reduction: Network stack complexity for cloud connections

Strategic Value for Healthcare Innovation

Speed to Market: The service model directly supports healthcare innovation by eliminating the need to find and build solutions. Teams can deploy services immediately, accelerating time-to-market for digital health products.

Global Compliance: Alkira’s regional approach enables data localization for sovereignty requirements while limiting government access to data streams – critical for multinational medical device operations.

M&A Integration: The 99.8% reduction in network merger time enables rapid integration of acquired companies, supporting the company’s growth strategy in the medical device sector.

Customer Quote

“Fundamentally different in Alkira: Alkira is a service. I don’t have to implement any of the associated infrastructure, so we get a lot more agility. And all services are available everywhere. Innovation is about speed to market, and I get that this way: don’t have to find and build a solution, can just deploy the service.”

– Director, Network and Security

The Healthcare Innovation Advantage

Digital Asset Development: Alkira’s agile platform supports the rapid development and deployment of digital tools for physicians and patients, enabling the company to stay competitive in the digital health revolution.

Regulatory Compliance: The ability to quickly establish regional presence with proper data handling meets the stringent regulatory requirements of the medical device industry.

FAQ

How does Alkira support medical device compliance requirements?

 Alkira enables data localization in regional clouds for sovereignty compliance while maintaining global connectivity and limiting government access to data streams.

What makes Alkira’s approach different for healthcare companies?

Unlike infrastructure solutions, Alkira is a true service – no implementation required, enabling immediate agility for digital health innovation.

How quickly can medical companies integrate acquisitions?

This case study shows 99.8% reduction in time to merge acquired company networks, enabling rapid M&A integration.

Ready to Overcome Your Network Limitations?  See how Alkira can reduce your network management overhead by 67% while enabling rapid deployment of digital health solutions across global markets. For more information or to speak with a network specialist, contact us.