Alkira Cloud Networking as a Service is a cloud-native platform designed to simplify enterprise networking and security across single, multicloud, and hybrid cloud environments. It provides a unified control plane, integrated security, and end-to-end visibility, enabling organizations to manage connectivity and security with reduced complexity and increased agility. Learn more.
Alkira offers CISOs a holistic view of their organization's global security posture, integrated security features (including Zero Trust Network Access and next-generation firewalls), rapid deployment, and powerful segmentation for secure partner access. The platform replaces complex cloud-native networking constructs with simplicity and unmatched visibility, allowing CISOs to adapt quickly to new threats and business demands. Source
Alkira's Extranet as a Service enables organizations to quickly and easily segment access for users, partners, and third parties. This ensures that external entities have access only to the resources they need, while safeguarding mission-critical infrastructure and data. The platform supports powerful segmentation and micro-segmentation, helping CISOs achieve security goals that were previously burdensome or impossible. Learn more.
Alkira integrates with leading security vendors (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Check Point) to provide virtual firewalls that can be deployed in minutes rather than days or weeks. The platform also offers cloud firewall autoscaling, allowing organizations to automatically safeguard against unexpected traffic bursts, targeted attacks, and regional outages. Whitepaper
Alkira integrates with a wide range of technology partners, including Cisco SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet NGFW, F5, Splunk, ServiceNow, Infoblox, Aruba SD-WAN, Terraform, and Itential Automation Platform. These integrations enable secure, scalable, and automated cloud networking. See full list.
Yes, Alkira offers APIs, including billing APIs that provide real-time cloud network cost data. These APIs can be integrated with other cost management tools and dashboards to automate billing data synthesis and support ongoing cost optimization. Learn more.
Alkira is SOC 2 and PCI-DSS compliant, demonstrating a commitment to securing customer data and maintaining robust operational controls. The platform integrates advanced security features such as Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation firewalls, and encourages customers to follow best practices for user access management. More on compliance.
Alkira provides built-in DDoS protection, high availability, and integrated security services from leading vendors. Security is core to the platform, with features designed to protect mission-critical data and traffic for globally distributed workforces and applications.
Alkira incorporates Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) as a core feature, enabling secure, granular access control for users and applications across cloud and on-premises environments. This approach addresses vulnerabilities in traditional VPNs and perimeter-based security models. Learn more.
Alkira addresses challenges such as operational complexity, lack of visibility, security vulnerabilities, and the need for rapid, secure partner access. The platform simplifies multicloud and hybrid cloud networking, provides end-to-end visibility, and integrates advanced security controls to help CISOs manage risk and compliance.
Alkira reduces cloud setup time by 96% and network management time by 47%, enabling faster deployment and streamlined operations. Customers can achieve up to 40% lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to traditional solutions, with measurable ROI benefits. Source
Alkira offers single-pane-of-glass tools for monitoring, managing, and optimizing cloud networks. This comprehensive visibility enables CISOs to maintain control, enforce policies, and respond quickly to new threats or business requirements.
Alkira's platform automatically adjusts network infrastructure to match bandwidth demand, enabling rapid scalability and high-performance networking. This ensures business resilience and agility in dynamic environments, supporting digital transformation initiatives.
Customers can implement a proof of concept in as little as 4 hours, with full production deployment typically completed in about 8 weeks. Alkira's drag-and-drop interface and turnkey service model make it easy to get started without extensive technical expertise. Training resources
Alkira provides a dedicated training platform with detailed guidance, demos, and resources. Customers also benefit from 24×7 monitoring, proactive notifications, a diagnostics dashboard for troubleshooting, and dedicated support via support@alkira.com or support tickets. Learn more
Customers consistently praise Alkira for its intuitive interface and rapid deployment. For example, a Network Architect at a large manufacturer reported, "The IT DIY approach was going to take 6 months to be secure and redundant and all. Alkira did it for us in 3 days, and at very low cost." Matt Hoag, CTO at Koch Industries, noted, "We had gone from a mass of complexity and months of work to a dashboard that allowed us simply to draw our network and deploy it in a few hours." More testimonials
Alkira offers flexible pricing options, including consumption-based (pay-as-you-go) and commitment-based models. Pricing is determined by the quantity and size of network elements, connectors, next-generation firewalls, and data egress. Customers can view live pricing details from the portal or via APIs. More on pricing
Aviatrix focuses on orchestration overlays and requires deep cloud expertise for deployment. Alkira provides a true abstraction layer leveraging cloud providers' infrastructure, offers single-click provisioning without requiring deep cloud expertise, and delivers end-to-end solutions for both cloud and traditional network use cases. Source
Prosimo focuses on application-centric networking and is limited in addressing traditional network use cases. Alkira provides full-stack networking and security solutions, addresses both cloud and traditional network use cases, and offers scalable networks both horizontally and vertically.
Nefeli uses agent-based solutions and requires manual configurations for routing and connectivity. Alkira eliminates manual configurations with automated routing setups, provides enterprise-grade connectivity for cloud and AI-based applications, and delivers a unified platform for network infrastructure as-a-service.
Cato focuses on SD-WAN solutions and is limited in addressing multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments. Alkira provides a global backbone-as-a-service for multi-cloud and hybrid environments, offers integrated security features like ZTNA, and supports seamless connectivity across distributed workforces and applications.
Alkira is designed for mid-to-large enterprises across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology, software technology, retail, media & entertainment, and aviation. Key roles include CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, network architects, and IT managers. See customer stories
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Industries include manufacturing, retail, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology/life sciences, software technology, media & entertainment, and aviation. See all case studies
Alkira offers whitepapers (e.g., On Demand Next-Generation Cloud Firewalls), solution briefs, and a dedicated wiki with detailed technical information. These resources help prospects and customers understand Alkira's solutions in depth. Solution briefs | Wiki
Alkira provides proactive notifications for planned or emergency maintenance, a diagnostics dashboard for live troubleshooting, 24×7 monitoring to meet SLA commitments, and dedicated support via email or support tickets. These features ensure minimal downtime and operational disruptions.
Alkira's vision is to transform enterprise connectivity by simplifying cloud networking for the AI era. Its mission is to eliminate the complexity of traditional hardware-dependent networking by providing a cloud-native solution that seamlessly connects hybrid and multi-cloud environments through a unified control plane. More about Alkira
Alkira has been named among America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes, recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, and received awards such as the 2024 Excellence Award from Cloud Computing Magazine. It was also listed on CRN’s 2023 Stellar Startups List and ranked 25th fastest-growing company in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™. See more
Alkira Network: Cloud-Network Convergence refers to Alkira's approach of unifying cloud and network infrastructure to deliver seamless, secure, and scalable connectivity for enterprises. For a detailed overview, watch the Alkira Network: Cloud-Network Convergence video.
Establishing the Control Plane for Cloud Connectivity
Read the AnnouncementAlkira’s unique Cloud Networking as a Service solution is designed to power cloud networking agility and innovation. With strong built-in security and the ability to give organizations true end-to-end visibility over their entire networking and security infrastructure, it has won over the toughest of audiences: The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
CISOs have much on their plate. Ensuring data security, staving off a constant barrage of threats, and maintaining an enterprise-class global security posture chief among them.
When it comes to the Cloud, the intersection with the CISO’s office can range from one of annoyance to a clear and present danger of Shadow IT spun up in the heat of application development (DevOps) and exposing company resources to bad actors.
Here’s why CISOs love Alkira: the Alkira Cloud Networking as a Service solution breaks down the enormous amount of complexity that has inadvertently grown due to Cloud first strategies, rapid application development, and globally distributed workforces.
All these innovations have created silos of disparate technology stacks, each with their own set of protocols and tools for connectivity, security, and scale. Securing data, segmenting access, and ensuring policies are in place is a daunting challenge in this new and rapidly evolving landscape. Unfortunately, traditional networking can’t keep up. For CISOs, cloud networking infrastructure pieces are more often sources of frustration than areas of inspiration.
CISOs need a holistic view of their organization’s global security posture, and responsive ways to adapt to new threats, respond to unexpected demands, and accomplish mission-critical business activities like Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). Clear visibility, simplicity, and the power to take direct action quickly are not attributes that traditional or even do-it-yourself virtualized infrastructure can provide for CISOs.
Alkira replaces the complexity of cloud native networking constructs with powerful simplicity and unmatched visibility, demystifying cloud networking and delivering end-to-end controls. Alkira cloud networking transforms connectivity and security for organizations, and CISOs in particular have grown fond of Alkira architecture for scaling their environments to cloud, multi-cloud, and beyond.
Security is a multi-faceted part of the Alkira cloud networking solution. Security and High Availability aspects are built-in to Alkira at the core. Alkira provides a redundant and fast cloud backbone that CISOs and IT leaders around the world trust for their mission-critical data and traffic. There is also built-in DDoS protection and other security factors incorporated natively into Alkira’s infrastructure to provide the best reliability in the industry, all delivered as a service.
Security is also a rich part of the integrated services available with Alkira. We’ve partnered with industry leaders such as Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Check Point, and others to bring the latest innovations in security and virtual firewalls into the Alkira platform.
This cuts cloud firewall deployments times from days, weeks, or even months to just a matter of minutes. With all cloud native networking handled by Alkira and delivered as a turnkey service, spinning up new cloud firewall capabilities is just a matter of clicks from within the Alkira portal.
Alkira takes it even further with unique cloud firewall autoscaling capabilities. With it, CISOs and IT leaders can safeguard against unexpected traffic bursts, targeted attacks, and regional cloud or data center outages.
A unique feature of Alkira cloud networking is the ability to quickly and easily segment access for users, partners, and other third parties. Alkira allows for powerful segmentation and micro-segmentation, ensuring that partners and vendors have access to the resources they need, while safeguarding mission-critical company infrastructure and protecting data.
From a CISO perspective, Alkira cloud networking as a service and its Extranet as a Service capabilities finally provides a way to ensure the utmost in secure access, but also maintain a high level of agility for the business. With network segmentation and multi-cloud networking resource sharing, Alkira customers are achieving security goals that were extremely burdensome and in some cases not even possible before.
Alkira Cloud Networking as a Service presents a solution long sought after by CISOs: a new way of managing connectivity and security that cuts down on complexity, increases efficiency, and gives clear controls for effectively managing end-to-end security. To learn more about how Alkira can help your organization, and put a smile on your CISO’s face, reach out today to schedule a demo.
