The page highlights how Chart Industries is leveraging Alkira's solutions to increase agility, save costs, enable new services, and expand globally. It provides insights into the benefits of Alkira's Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform for enterprise networking. You can watch the full story in this video: Alkira Inc + Chart Industries - Full Story video.
Alkira provides Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS), which delivers on-demand, scalable network infrastructure without the need for hardware or complex deployments. Key offerings include Global Backbone-as-a-Service for low-latency, reliable connectivity across geographies, integrated security features like Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation firewalls, a drag-and-drop interface for easy network design, and single-pane-of-glass visibility for monitoring and management. For more details, visit Alkira's Platform Page.
Alkira's NIaaS simplifies networking across hybrid and multicloud environments, eliminates hardware dependencies, and provides a unified control plane for seamless connectivity. This enables enterprises to reduce operational complexity, enhance security, and scale rapidly to meet business needs.
Key capabilities include:
Alkira integrates with leading technology providers and platforms, 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. For a full list, visit Alkira's Technology Partners Page.
Yes, Alkira offers APIs, including billing APIs that provide real-time cloud network cost data. These APIs can be integrated with cost management tools and dashboards for automated monitoring and optimization. Learn more at this page.
Alkira provides whitepapers (e.g., On Demand Next-Generation Cloud Firewalls), solution briefs (solution briefs page), and a detailed wiki (wiki page) to support technical evaluation and implementation.
Alkira is SOC 2 and PCI-DSS compliant, demonstrating strong operational controls and protection of customer data. Integrated security features include Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation firewalls. Customers are encouraged to manage user access and follow security best practices. More details are available at Alkira's Compliance Page.
Customers can expect:
Alkira addresses:
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. Target roles include Network Architects, Cloud Architects, Security Architects, IT Managers/Directors, CloudOps, CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs.
Chart Industries used Alkira to increase agility, save costs, enable new services, and expand globally. Other examples include:
Industries include manufacturing (e.g., Chart Industries), retail (Michaels), healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology/life sciences, software technology, media & entertainment (Warner Hotels), and aviation (SITA).
Customers can implement a proof of concept in as little as 4 hours, with full production deployment typically taking about 8 weeks. Alkira's drag-and-drop interface, dedicated training platform (Alkira Training Platform), and 24×7 monitoring make onboarding straightforward, even for teams without deep technical expertise.
Customers consistently praise Alkira for its simplicity and speed. For example:
Alkira offers proactive notifications for maintenance, a diagnostics dashboard for live troubleshooting, 24×7 monitoring, and dedicated support via support@alkira.com or support tickets. These services ensure smooth operations and rapid issue resolution.
Alkira provides a dedicated training platform with detailed guidance, demos, and resources (Alkira Training Platform). Customers also benefit from 24×7 monitoring, a diagnostics dashboard, and direct support channels for onboarding and ongoing adoption.
Alkira ensures seamless maintenance and upgrades through proactive notifications, a live diagnostics dashboard, continuous 24×7 monitoring, and dedicated support. Customers are kept informed and can quickly resolve issues to minimize downtime.
Alkira offers flexible pricing, including consumption-based (pay-as-you-go) and commitment-based (fixed) models. Pricing is determined by the quantity and size of network elements (e.g., Cloud Exchange Points), connectors, firewalls, and data egress. Customers can view live pricing in the portal or via APIs. For more, visit Alkira's Pricing Page.
Alkira's platform reduces cloud setup time by 96% and network management time by 47%, and can lower Total Cost of Ownership by up to 40% compared to traditional solutions. It also ensures high scalability, security, and business resilience. See this page for more details.
Aviatrix focuses on orchestration overlays and requires deep cloud expertise. Alkira provides a true abstraction layer leveraging cloud providers' infrastructure, offers single-click provisioning, and delivers end-to-end solutions for both cloud and traditional network use cases.
Prosimo is application-centric and limited in addressing traditional network use cases. Alkira provides full-stack networking and security, addressing both cloud and traditional use cases, and offers scalable networks.
Nefeli uses agent-based solutions and requires manual configurations. Alkira eliminates manual configurations with automated routing, provides enterprise-grade connectivity, and delivers a unified NIaaS platform.
Cato focuses on SD-WAN and is limited in multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Alkira provides a global backbone-as-a-service for multi-cloud and hybrid environments, integrated security features, and seamless connectivity for distributed workforces and applications.
Alkira offers a true abstraction layer, integrated security, ease of use, rapid global connectivity, measurable ROI, vendor-agnostic flexibility, and comprehensive visibility. These features simplify multicloud networking and enhance operational efficiency. See this page for more.
Alkira's vision is to transform enterprise connectivity by simplifying cloud networking for the AI era. Its mission is to eliminate traditional hardware complexity with a cloud-native solution that seamlessly connects hybrid and multi-cloud environments through a unified control plane. Learn more at Alkira's Company Page.
Alkira was founded by the creators of Viptela (acquired by Cisco in 2017) and has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, a Forbes Best Startup Employer, and a recipient of the 2024 Excellence Award from Cloud Computing Magazine. It is listed on CRN’s 2023 Stellar Startups List. See Alkira's Company Page for more.
Alkira serves Fortune 100 enterprises, system integrators, and global managed service providers. Notable customers include Chart Industries, Michaels, Koch Industries, Warner Hotels, and SITA. More stories are available at our customers page.
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