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Network Infrastructure on Demand

Alkira Cloud native Networking and Backbone

Alkira was founded in 2018 in San Jose CA by Amir and Atif Khan, the second venture of the visionary team that founded the SD-WAN market with Viptela.
 
Astrotel now offers Alkira, Network Infrastructure on Demand, in APAC.
 

Alkira provides a global Cloud native, Network on Demand platform, running entirely on the Hyperscaler infrastructure.  

It allows Enterprises to connect on-premise sites, users, devices, applications and cloud instances, as one integrated network, using a single interface, set up in hours, with no upfront cost and no hardware or software required.
 
It comes with advanced routing, redundancy and Zero Trust Network Access security (ZTNA) built in. 
  • All of the benefits of the Cloud – set up in hours, no hardware, infinitely scalable, with all of the sophisticated features of Enterprise networking – advanced routing, global segmentation, performance visibility and management .
  • Add next-gen firewalls from any of the major vendors.
  • Connect once via a last mile technology such as internet or IP Sec, or to one Cloud provider using express route or direct connect, and then traverse the Alkira platform to any other site, user, application or cloud instance.
  • Improve redundancy with Cross Region and Cross Cloud failover and 99.9% Uptime Guarantee. 
  • Pay only for what is consumed, reduce number of firewalls, direct connects / express route connections required.

Alkira can be used:

As a Backbone connects data centres to any Cloud in minutes for high speed, low latency, inter-city and inter-country transport, at a fraction of the cost of traditional backbone.

As a Network to link all on-premise users, data centres and multi or hybrid Cloud requirements. Add a new cloud with drag and drop.

As an Extranet to bring Third parties to the network, with segmented access permissions across shared applications

Suitable for clients in:

  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing

Reference clients include:

"We replaced our Global Service Provider Backbone with Alkira"

Global Head of Cloud and Infrastructure, S&P Global

"We replaced our Global Service Provider Backbone with Alkira"

Global Head of Cloud and Infrastructure, S&P Global

Read more about Cloud Networking and how Alkira is included in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking 2023

"Technology refresh drives most enterprise network investment today. However, I&O networking leaders are being asked to deliver increasing automation and secure networks as their organizations digitally transform, regardless of whether a refresh is in-scope.

In order to deliver the right amount of networking, at the right time and cost to support the business' digital objectives, I&O networking leaders should look at the technological innovations covered in this research."

2023 Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking

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