Alkira ZTNA is a solution designed to provide secure, granular, and scalable network access for modern enterprises. It enforces identity-based authentication, least privilege access, and context-aware security across user-to-app, app-to-app, and user-to-internet traffic flows. Alkira ZTNA integrates seamlessly with Alkira's platform, offering unified management and visibility for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Learn more.
Alkira ZTNA is built on three fundamental principles:
Unlike legacy VPNs that often provide broad access and lack granular controls, Alkira ZTNA enforces least privilege access, integrates with identity providers for authentication, and uses advanced posture assessment for context-aware decisions. This approach reduces security blind spots and supports compliance with data protection regulations.
Alkira ZTNA enables secure app-to-app communication across data centers, public clouds, and SaaS offerings. Security policies are enforced and managed through the same unified portal as other Alkira solutions, ensuring consistent protection and performance for distributed applications.
Alkira's platform is designed to simplify cloud networking for enterprises by providing Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS). It eliminates hardware dependencies and offers a unified control plane for seamless connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Learn more.
Alkira ZTNA offers identity-driven access, context-aware posture assessment, granular least privilege controls, and unified management for user-to-app, app-to-app, and user-to-internet traffic. It integrates advanced security features such as Zero Trust Network Access and next-generation firewalls for secure connectivity. Details here.
Alkira's platform provides:
Yes, Alkira integrates with Cisco SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet NGFW, F5, Splunk, ServiceNow, Infoblox, Aruba SD-WAN, Terraform, and Itential Automation Platform. These integrations enhance connectivity, security, and automation. See full list.
Yes, Alkira offers billing APIs that deliver real-time cloud network cost data for integration with cost management tools and dashboards. These APIs support automated synthesis of billing data from various sources. Learn more.
Alkira provides whitepapers (e.g., On Demand Next-Generation Cloud Firewalls), solution briefs (here), and a technical wiki (here).
Alkira is SOC 2 and PCI-DSS compliant, ensuring robust operational controls and protection of cardholder data. Integrated security features include Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation firewalls. Customers are encouraged to manage user access and follow best practices. More details.
Alkira ZTNA includes identity-based authentication, context-aware posture assessment, least privilege access, and enforcement of security policies for user-to-app and app-to-app connectivity. These features help eliminate vulnerabilities found in traditional VPNs and perimeter-based models.
Alkira ZTNA addresses:
Alkira ZTNA integrates advanced security features, including Zero Trust Network Access and next-generation firewalls, to ensure secure connectivity for remote teams and applications. It eliminates vulnerabilities in legacy VPNs and supports granular access controls.
Alkira's global backbone-as-a-service and true abstraction layer eliminate manual configurations and complex setups, reducing deployment times from months to minutes. The drag-and-drop interface and unified portal make network design and management accessible and efficient.
Customers can expect:
Alkira serves mid-to-large enterprises across industries such as manufacturing, retail, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology, software technology, media & entertainment, and aviation. Target roles include Network Architect, Cloud Architect, Security Architect, IT Manager/Director, CloudOps, VP, CTO, CIO, and CISO.
Yes, notable examples include:
Customers consistently praise Alkira for its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and rapid deployment. For example, a Network Architect at a large manufacturer said, "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." See more testimonials.
Alkira offers flexible pricing:
Customers can implement a proof of concept in as little as 4 hours, with full production deployment typically completed in about 8 weeks. The drag-and-drop interface and dedicated training resources make onboarding fast and straightforward. Alkira Training Platform.
Alkira provides a dedicated training platform with guidance, demos, and resources. 24×7 monitoring ensures SLA commitments, and customers have access to dedicated support via support@alkira.com or support tickets. Diagnostic dashboards and proactive notifications help with troubleshooting and maintenance. Learn more.
Alkira offers proactive notifications for maintenance, a diagnostics dashboard for live troubleshooting, 24×7 monitoring, and dedicated support channels. These features minimize downtime and ensure smooth operations.
Aviatrix focuses on orchestration overlays and requires deep cloud expertise. Alkira provides a true abstraction layer leveraging cloud providers' infrastructure, enabling single-click provisioning and end-to-end solutions for both cloud and traditional network use cases. More details.
Prosimo is application-centric and limited in traditional network use cases. Alkira offers full-stack networking and security, addressing both cloud and traditional environments with scalable networks. More details.
Nefeli uses agent-based solutions and requires manual configurations. Alkira eliminates manual setups with automated routing and provides enterprise-grade connectivity for cloud and AI-based applications through a unified platform. More details.
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, with integrated security features like ZTNA and seamless connectivity for distributed workforces. More details.
Alkira's vision is to transform enterprise connectivity by simplifying cloud networking for the AI era. Its mission is to eliminate traditional hardware-dependent networking complexity by providing a cloud-native solution that connects hybrid and multi-cloud environments through a unified control plane. Learn more.
Alkira has been named among America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes, a Gartner Cool Vendor, and received 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 details.
Alkira serves Fortune 100 enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers. Notable customers include Michaels, Koch Industries, Warner Hotels, and SITA. Explore more.
Industries include manufacturing, retail, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology/life sciences, software technology, media & entertainment, and aviation. See case studies.
Alkira Network: Cloud-Network Convergence refers to Alkira's approach to unifying cloud and network infrastructure, enabling seamless connectivity, security, and management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Watch the video: Alkira Network: Cloud-Network Convergence video.
Establishing the Control Plane for Cloud Connectivity
Read the AnnouncementEnterprises today grapple with a distributed workforce accessing resources from various locations and devices, blurring the lines between internal and external networks. This shift has created numerous security blind spots and expanded the attack surface, making it difficult to maintain consistent access controls and visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Legacy VPN solutions, while familiar, often provide overly broad access and lack the granularity needed to enforce the principle of least privilege. Additionally, the increasing sophistication of cyber threats and the need for compliance with stringent data protection regulations further complicate the picture. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce Alkira Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) as part of our network infrastructure platform.
Zero Trust Network Access has emerged as a crucial component of enterprise security strategies. At its core, ZTNA is built on three fundamental principles:
The value that these principles bring, lies in the ability to provide secure, granular access to applications and resources based on user identity and device posture, regardless of location.
Alkira ZTNA delivers comprehensive, scalable, and efficient zero trust access across all traffic flows—user-to-app, app-to-app, and user-to-internet—while maintaining network performance and simplifying management. ZTNA along with all other Alkira solutions can be controlled and managed via a single architecture, single portal, single user profile, and unified experience across the entire network.
Who are you, and what are you allowed to do? Alkira’s approach to ZTNA starts with the end-user first by leveraging authentication and authorization via your preferred identity provider (IdP), which restricts access to required resources and applications ONLY.
Once you have access to applications and resources on the network doesn’t mean you should ALWAYS have that access. Alkira introduces advanced posture assessment which provides crucial information about the connecting device, allowing for more nuanced, context-aware decisions about granting or restricting access.
Today, enterprises must contend with securing applications that live in their own data centers, across multiple public cloud providers, and as-a-Service offerings. Many times, these applications need to communicate securely with one another without sacrificing performance. With Alkira ZTNA, App-to-App security can be enforced and managed just like all other solutions in the platform, all through the same portal.
By choosing Alkira ZTNA, you’re not just getting another bolt-on solution—you’re gaining a complete platform for your journey towards a more secure, efficient, and flexible network infrastructure. Ready to enhance your network security? Contact us today to learn more about how Alkira ZTNA can transform your approach to secure access.
