Alkira delivers network infrastructure on-demand through its Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform for multi-cloud, hybrid cloud and zero trust networking.
Alkira, founded in 2018, delivers network infrastructure on-demand through a Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS) platform. The company's pitch is that organisations can design, deploy and operate enterprise networks without owning or operating the underlying infrastructure: no hardware to buy, no software to download, no cloud to learn. Its technical scope spans multi-cloud networking, SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, hybrid cloud networking, zero trust networking, network security, and network visibility and governance.
The product line rests on three constructs. The NIaaS platform lets customers architect an entire network on a digital canvas and deploy it with a single click. Cloud Exchange Points form a global, high-performance backbone providing on-demand hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, positioned as a replacement for MPLS and an enabler of zero trust. Alkira cites 80% faster provisioning and a 40% reduction in total cost of ownership as platform outcomes.
Alkira sells globally into enterprise networking, cloud services and telecommunications, and reports a customer base that includes Fortune 100 enterprises, system integrators and managed service providers. The founding team created the SD-WAN market, which the company describes as worth several billion dollars. Marketing roles at Alkira involve explaining a technical platform - visual network design, cloud exchange architecture, zero trust - to enterprise network buyers, integrators and service providers.
