Software Company Builds New Data Center in 1 Month with 90% Less Engineering Time

 How a $10B+ software company rapidly expanded global infrastructure and reduced network management complexity with Alkira’s vendor-agnostic platform

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Company Profile

Industry Software Technology
Size2,500-25,000 Employees
Revenue$10B+ Annual
ScopeGlobal Operations
CultureLeading Edge/Bleeding Edge
ChallengeUrgent Country Exit

The Challenge

This global software company faced an urgent need to exit a hostile country in 2022, requiring rapid deployment of new data center infrastructure. Their existing multicloud networking solution created significant barriers to quick expansion.

Critical Infrastructure Challenges:

  • Time-Sensitive Exit: Only months to create new data center solution for country exit
  • Supply Chain Delays: Traditional network equipment had 1-2 year lead times
  • Complex Architecture: Needed distributed infrastructure to serve global data centers
  • Vendor Lock-in: Incumbent solution was too complex and expensive to scale
  • Integration Difficulties: Hard to integrate with changing network vendor stack
  • Limited Visibility: No clear view of true cloud workload costs across platforms

The Alkira Solution

Alkira’s vendor-agnostic platform enabled rapid deployment of a new colocation data center with complete network services, serving as the nerve center for global communications.

Alkira’s Rapid Deployment Approach:

  • Vendor-Agnostic Freedom: Choose security and network stack components freely
  • Complete Network Services: Routing, DNS, DHCP, firewall capabilities in one platform
  • Cloud Cost Transparency: Exposed true costs for workload placement decisions
  • Rapid Provisioning: Eliminated traditional hardware procurement delays
  • Simplified Management: Single platform for global network operations
  • Colocation Ready: Instant deployment in colocation facilities

Measurable Results

The implementation delivered dramatic operational efficiencies and enabled successful completion of the urgent country exit timeline.

Business Impact:

  • 90% Reduction: Network engineering FTEs needed to manage cloud networks
  • 92% Faster: Partner onboarding processes
  • 94% Faster: New data center connections
  • 1 Month Deployment: Complete infrastructure stood up in colocation
  • Enterprise Visibility: Platform-specific cost analysis for workload placement
  • Strategic Flexibility: Vendor-agnostic architecture for future expansion

Customer Quote

“I just need one engineer to manage the world. Otherwise, 10 engineers.”

– Principal Network Architect

The Critical Success Story

When faced with a geopolitical crisis requiring rapid exit from a hostile country, traditional network infrastructure procurement would have taken 1-2 years. Instead, the company leveraged Alkira to deploy a complete colocation-based solution in just one month, enabling business continuity and successful country exit.

Unique Value Proposition

Cost Transparency: Alkira’s cloud-modeled service provides unprecedented visibility into true workload costs across different cloud platforms. This enables enterprise workload placement policies that account for platform-specific costs from compute to throughput and performance factors. “You can’t do this anywhere else.”

FAQ

How quickly can Alkira deploy new data center connectivity?

This company deployed complete infrastructure in just 1 month, compared to 1-2 years for traditional approaches.

What makes Alkira vendor-agnostic?

Unlike other solutions, Alkira allows free choice of security and network stack components without vendor lock-in.

How much engineering overhead can be reduced?

This case study shows 90% reduction in network engineering FTEs needed to manage global cloud networks.

Ready to Overcome Your Network Limitations?  See how Alkira can reduce your network engineering overhead by 90% while enabling rapid infrastructure deployment anywhere in the world. For more information or to speak with a network specialist, contact us.