Alkira, Inc.: Network Infrastructure On-Demand for the Era of Cloud and AI
Published: 2023-02-08 | Author: VisionariesNetwork Team
Amir and Atif Khan's vision for Alkira was to revolutionize the way businesses approach networking, making it simpler, more flexible, and more efficient. With their extensive experience in the networking industry, they understood the pain points that organizations faced when it came to managing complex networks and integrating multiple cloud environments.
By launching Alkira, they provided a comprehensive solution that allows businesses to easily connect their on-premises data centers, branch offices, and cloud resources through a single, centralized platform. This not only simplifies network management but also improves performance and security, ensuring that data is transmitted safely and efficiently across the network.
The Alkira platform offers a range of advanced features, including real-time monitoring, automated provisioning, and customizable policies, giving businesses the flexibility to tailor their network infrastructure to meet their specific needs. By delivering these services as a subscription-based model, Alkira enables organizations to scale their network resources up or down as needed, without the need for costly hardware investments or complex configurations.
Overall, Alkira's innovative approach to networking has set a new standard for the industry, empowering businesses to embrace digital transformation and drive innovation with confidence. Through their dedication to customer success and commitment to excellence, Amir and Atif Khan have solidified Alkira's position as a leader in the networking space, paving the way for a more connected and secure future.
A New Era of Networking
Alkira's vision is nothing short of reinventing networking for the cloud era. They aim to create a multi-cloud capable network that behaves like the cloud and is consumed as-a-service like the cloud. A network that can take you to and across clouds in minutes instead of months. A network where services, like firewalls, live and scale in the cloud. A network you draw instead of build. A network with end-to-end visibility and governance. And most importantly, a network delivered as a service.
The Power of Alkira Network as a Service
Alkira Network as a Service is the fastest way to unify clouds, sites, and users. With its cloud-native architecture and innovative GUI-driven design, IT leaders can easily design and deploy cloud networking resources in minutes, without the need for hardware or software installations. This means that organizations can accelerate their digital transformation journey without the burden of CAPEX costs or time-consuming learning curves.
Key Features
Seamless Multi-Cloud Networking: Alkira supports major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud, and more.
End-to-End Security in a Flash: Gain unmatched visibility into your entire cloud network with real-time threat detection and response.
Completely Agentless: No agents to deploy or virtual overhead to manage.
100% Delivered as a Service: No hardware to buy, no software to license, no cloud to learn – simply pay for what you use.
Transforming Networking for the Cloud Era
Alkira's innovative approach to networking has transformed the way organizations connect and secure their cloud environments. With Alkira Network as a Service, IT leaders can:
Speed time to value by deploying new Azure services in minutes
Successfully manage Azure connectivity with seamless integration
Increase agility by pairing Azure workloads and infrastructure investments with a modernized cloud networking platform
Simplify cloud networking with a unified platform
Securely connect anything to Azure with end-to-end security
Accelerate Azure deployments with networking ready in minutes
Amir Khan, President, CEO & Founder
Amir Khan is a computer networking visionary who founded and led Viptela’s market-leading, cloud-first, Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) business before its acquisition by Cisco. As prescient as he was in identifying the $8B opportunity for SD-WAN, Amir recognized that the network hampered the cloud journey. Amir and CTO Atif Khan founded Alkira in 2018 to reinvent networking for the cloud era. Before Viptela, Amir held leadership roles at Cisco, Juniper, and Nortel. He holds 4 patents. Amir earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mississippi.
“Our vision is nothing short of the complete reinvention of networking. A vision of a multi-cloud capable network that behaves like the cloud and is consumed as-a-service like the cloud.”
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