Alkira's Business Partner Connectivity solution enables organizations to quickly establish secure, segmented connectivity to business partners through a simple portal interface. It streamlines partner onboarding, supports mergers and acquisitions, and provides private, policy-driven connectivity with advanced traffic visibility and security controls. Learn more.
Alkira enables partner onboarding in 91% less time compared to traditional methods by providing secure segmentation and a user-friendly portal. This ensures partners only access what they need, reducing complexity and risk. For example, financial services organizations can connect customers and partners rapidly and securely.
Main use cases include rapid partner onboarding, secure and isolated access during mergers and acquisitions, and enabling private connectivity over Alkira’s private exchange. These use cases are supported by advanced policy frameworks and traffic visibility tools.
Alkira uses advanced NAT (Network Address Translation) policies to resolve IP conflicts across business partners, allowing seamless and secure connectivity even when partners use overlapping IP address spaces.
Alkira provides an advanced policy framework that allows organizations to define and enforce granular access controls, restricting partner access to specific applications and resources as needed.
Alkira offers comprehensive traffic inspection and monitoring capabilities, enabling organizations to ensure secure operations and maintain visibility into all partner-related network flows.
Key features include automated partner connectivity via a single interface, advanced NAT for overlapping IPs, granular policy enforcement, traffic visibility, and integrated security with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation firewalls. The solution is designed for operational efficiency, scalability, and ease of use.
Yes, Alkira integrates with leading technology providers such as Cisco SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, F5, Splunk, ServiceNow, Infoblox, Aruba SD-WAN, Terraform, and Itential Automation Platform. These integrations enhance connectivity, security, automation, and observability. See all technology partners.
Yes, Alkira provides APIs, including billing APIs that deliver real-time cloud network cost data for integration with cost management tools and dashboards. These APIs support automated monitoring and optimization of cloud costs. Learn more.
Alkira offers whitepapers, solution briefs, and a detailed wiki to help prospects and customers understand its solutions. Resources include the "On Demand Next-Generation Cloud Firewalls" whitepaper and a comprehensive wiki. Solution briefs | Wiki
Alkira is SOC 2 and PCI-DSS compliant, demonstrating a commitment to securing customer data and maintaining robust operational controls. Integrated security features include Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation firewalls. Customers are encouraged to manage user access and follow security best practices. More on compliance.
Alkira incorporates advanced security measures such as ZTNA, next-generation firewalls, and policy-based access controls to ensure secure connectivity for distributed workforces and applications.
Alkira delivers measurable business impact, including a 91% reduction in partner onboarding time, up to 40% lower total cost of ownership (TCO), a 96% reduction in cloud setup time, and a 47% reduction in network management time. These efficiencies enable faster deployment, cost savings, and improved operational agility. Learn more.
Alkira's platform automatically adjusts network infrastructure to match bandwidth demand, enabling rapid scalability and high-performance networking. The drag-and-drop interface and single-pane-of-glass management further streamline operations.
Mid-to-large enterprises across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, biotechnology, software technology, retail, telecommunications, media & entertainment, and aviation can benefit. Roles include network architects, cloud architects, IT managers, CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs.
Yes. Michaels, a leading retailer, deployed Alkira to connect 1,400 stores across the U.S. and Canada in just three weeks, ensuring secure and seamless connectivity during peak season. Wei Dong, VP & Chief Information Security Officer at Michaels, stated: "We would not hesitate to recommend Alkira." Read the case study.
Industries include manufacturing (Chart Industries), retail (Michaels), healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology/life sciences, software technology, media & entertainment (Warner Hotels), and aviation (SITA). See more customer stories.
Alkira addresses challenges such as slow and complex partner onboarding, security vulnerabilities in traditional VPNs, IP address conflicts, lack of visibility and governance, and the need for scalable, high-performance networking. The platform's automation, advanced NAT, integrated security, and single-pane-of-glass management directly solve these issues.
Alkira provides a true abstraction layer leveraging cloud providers' infrastructure, integrated security, automated routing, and vendor-agnostic architecture. This enables rapid, secure, and scalable partner connectivity without manual configurations or vendor lock-in.
Alkira offers flexible pricing, including consumption-based (pay-as-you-go) and commitment-based models. Pricing is determined by the quantity and size of network elements, connectors, firewalls, and data egress. Customers can view live pricing details from the portal or via APIs. See Alkira's pricing.
Alkira differentiates itself by offering a true abstraction layer, single-click provisioning, integrated security, and a unified platform for both cloud and traditional network use cases. Unlike Aviatrix (which focuses on orchestration overlays), Prosimo (application-centric networking), Nefeli (agent-based solutions), and Cato (SD-WAN focus), Alkira provides end-to-end, vendor-agnostic, and scalable solutions for multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Learn more about Alkira's advantages.
Customers can implement a proof of concept in as little as 4 hours, with full production deployment typically taking about 8 weeks. The drag-and-drop interface and dedicated training resources make onboarding fast and straightforward. Alkira Training Platform
Alkira offers a dedicated training platform, 24×7 monitoring, proactive notifications, a diagnostics dashboard for troubleshooting, and dedicated support via email or support tickets. These resources ensure smooth adoption and ongoing operations. Contact support
Alkira provides proactive notifications for maintenance, a live diagnostics dashboard for troubleshooting, continuous 24×7 monitoring, and dedicated support to minimize downtime and operational disruptions.
Alkira's vision is to transform enterprise connectivity by simplifying cloud networking for the AI era. Its mission is to eliminate the complexity of traditional hardware-dependent networking by providing a cloud-native solution that seamlessly connects hybrid and multi-cloud environments through a unified control plane. More about Alkira
Alkira was founded by the creators of Viptela (acquired by Cisco in 2017). The company is recognized for innovation in cloud networking, has been named a Gartner Cool Vendor, and has received awards such as the 2024 Excellence Award from Cloud Computing Magazine and inclusion in Forbes' Best Startup Employers list. Company background
You can request a demo, access the training platform, or contact Alkira for a personalized conversation. The platform is designed for rapid onboarding and ease of use, with resources available for both technical and business users. Request a demo
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Connect business partners in 91% less time1 secure segmentation, ensuring users access only what they need.
Streamline your merger or acquisition with segmented, secure and isolated access to network resources.
Enable partner connectivity over a private network using Alkira’s private exchange.
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Streamline all processes related to partner connectivity using a single, user-friendly interface.
Use Alkira’s advanced NAT policies to resolve IP conflicts across business partners.
Define and enforce policies to restrict partner access to specific applications.
Inspect and monitor traffic to ensure secure operations.
Alkira and Lumen have come together to deliver the programmable, secure, and AI-ready network enterprises need to connect applications, clouds, data centers, users, and AI workloads, with greater agility, visibility, and control.
