Alkira and Azure:
Multicloud Networking at Scale

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Overview

Modern enterprises are accelerating digital transformation by deploying applications across multiple public and private clouds. However, network infrastructure has become the primary roadblock to multi-cloud adoption, forcing organizations to manage complex, disparate networking tools across different cloud environments.

Alkira’s Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform, in partnership with Microsoft Azure, eliminates this complexity by delivering a unified, cloud-native networking solution that connects enterprise WANs, remote users, on-premises data centers, and cloud applications seamlessly.

The Challenge

Organizations face significant networking challenges when adopting multi-cloud strategies:

  • Fragmented Cloud Networks: Each cloud provider offers different networking capabilities that are often insufficient for enterprise needs and typically support only single-cloud deployments.
  • Security Vulnerabilities: Lack of uniform security policy enforcement across multi-cloud environments creates compliance risks and security gaps.
  • Operational Complexity: Managing diverse networking tools requires significant manual configuration, taking weeks or months to deploy new cloud connectivity.
  • Limited Scalability: Legacy networking solutions built for client-server computing cannot adapt to today’s distributed, hybrid cloud reality.

Benefits

Deployment Agility

Reduce Azure deployment time from months to hours

Standardized Operations

Unified network and security management across clouds

Simplified Provisioning

Point-and-click interface for network configuration

Consolidated Billing

Single invoice through Azure Marketplace

Lower TCO

40% reduction in network operations costs

Lower TCO

Next-gen firewalls and uniform policy enforcement

Solution

Alkira’s Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service provides a comprehensive multi-cloud networking platform with enterprise-grade capabilities:

  • Full Multi-Cloud Platform: Standardized networking and security across multi-region, multi-cloud environments with seamless Azure integration via ExpressRoute.
  • End-to-End Segmentation: Build network micro-segments for applications extending from Azure VNets to any private or public network.
  • Enterprise-Grade Routing: Advanced BGP routing capabilities and traffic management within Azure and across cloud environments.
  • Integrated Security Services: Built-in next-generation firewalls, NAT, IDS/IDP, and application delivery controllers with symmetric traffic steering.
  • Universal Visibility: Comprehensive network monitoring, governance, and troubleshooting across all connected environments.

Conclusion

The partnership between Alkira and Microsoft Azure eliminates the network roadblock to cloud adoption. By delivering Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service, organizations can instantly integrate Azure into their corporate networks without learning cloud-specific networking constructs.

Major Fortune 500 customers are already experiencing dramatic improvements in deployment speed, security posture, and operational efficiency. With Alkira’s platform available through the Azure Marketplace, enterprises can accelerate their digital transformation while maintaining enterprise-grade networking capabilities across their entire multi-cloud infrastructure. Read this whitepaper for more details.

Ready to modernize with Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service?  Learn how this partnership delivers comprehensive network connectivity and infrastructure automation through service-based architecture. For more information or to speak with a network specialist, contact us.