Alkira

Alkira is an operator of a network cloud platform intended to provide hybrid and multi-cloud network infrastructure. The company offers a global unified network infrastructure delivered as a service. It includes connectivity for hybrid and multi-cloud networks, integrated network and security services, and end-to-end operational visibility and governance. The platform is intended to allow companies to design, deploy, and operate global hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud networks without needing hardware to deploy, software to download, or cloud architecture to learn, according to the company.

The company was founded in 2018 by CEO Amir Khan and CTO Atif Khan. It is headquartered in San Jose, California. The company's partners include Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud, Aruba, Check Point, Cisco, Fortinet, HashiCorp, and Palo Alto Networks. The company's customers have included Tekion, Warner Music Group, and Koch Industries.

Alkira's Cloud Area Networking platform is built to help enterprises connect their global users to create a unified back-end system in the cloud that is capable of scaling with the growth of an enterprise. Features of the platform include a multi-cloud networking capable of supporting Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud, and public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures. The platform is capable of end-to-end security across an entire cloud network, regardless of provider, platform, or geographic location. This can offer an enterprise the security necessary to protect critical infrastructure and business data.

The company offers the platform as a service, meaning users do not require any hardware or software and they pay for what they use to give them greater flexibility. As well, the platform is pre-built and pre-engineered in the cloud for the cloud, meaning it requires no agents to deploy or virtual overhead to manage.

Developed for remote access with cloud networking, Alkira offers the company's SecureConnect, which offers remote access and end-to-end security. It includes a VPN client for remote access, SAML authentication, and a zero-trust network access for the cloud platform. The SecureConnect platform has no reliance on data centers and no traffic backhaul, offers micro-segmentation and security policy enforcement, is capable of integration with cloud firewalls, and offers full operational control, visibility, and troubleshooting.

Alkira's Cloud Insights offer users insights into their cloud infrastructure and deployments. This allows users to understand how their cloud infrastructure is being used and how to optimize it, which can help them understand the resources and security configurations of their cloud infrastructure and help them secure it. These improvements can help an enterprise fix network misconfigurations.