Alkira Introduces First On Demand Multi-Cloud Network, Deployed in Minutes
Summary
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alkira™ Inc. emerged from stealth mode today, and unveiled Alkira Cloud Services Exchange™ (CSX), the first unified, on demand, multi-cloud offering. This shift requires that IT organizations have extreme agility, automated scaling, and the highest level of network resiliency,” said Amir Khan, CEO and founder of Alkira. It took under one hour to design, deploy and provision connectivity from on premises to applications in the cloud across two regions,” said Andrew Rae, Head of IT Infrastructure and Networking at Global Eagle. It is an efficient and effective way to have multi-region cloud connectivity with seamless security services.” Alkira CXPs provide a single point of entry into the entire customer multi-cloud environment. Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital jointly led the Series A, with GV investing in a follow-on round of financing.