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Alkira — multi-cloud networking that doesn't require a PhD in transit gateways.

Cloud Services Exchange Platform (CSX) — multi-cloud networking with built-in security inspection, unified policy across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem. The pitch isn't "another SD-WAN"; it's "the network fabric that connects all your clouds without requiring you to learn three vendors' transit-gateway terminology." For cloud architects tired of managing AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, and GCP Network Connectivity Center as three separate problems, this is the conversation.

What Alkira actually does.

Alkira delivers multi-cloud networking as a service. Instead of operating native cloud networking constructs separately in each cloud (AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, GCP Network Connectivity Center), Alkira's Cloud Services Exchange Platform provides a single network fabric with consistent policy, observability, and security across all of them. Security inspection (Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet) integrates directly into the fabric — east-west traffic between clouds gets inspected without having to engineer cloud-specific firewall deployments.

Capabilities · A short list

Cloud Services Exchange Platform Unified multi-cloud network fabric. Single console, single policy plane, single observability layer across all major cloud providers.
Built-in security inspection Native integrations with Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, and other NGFW vendors. East-west cloud traffic gets inspected without complex per-cloud deployments.
Site-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud connectivity Replaces the spaghetti of VPN tunnels and direct-connect circuits with a managed fabric. Internet, MPLS, SD-WAN, and direct connects all terminate into one network.
Day-2 operations focus Visibility, change management, troubleshooting tools designed for ongoing operations — not just initial deployment.
Marketplace deployment Available in AWS Marketplace, Azure Marketplace — drawdown against existing committed cloud spend.

Who this fits.

Best Fit

Cloud security architect at multi-cloud organization

You're operating in 2+ major clouds. Your network team is fighting transit gateway design in each cloud separately. Alkira collapses that into one fabric with consistent policy.

Strong Fit

Organizations consolidating to cloud after M&A

Multi-cloud often happens accidentally through acquisitions. Alkira is how you operationally rationalize the resulting network sprawl without forcing rip-and-replace.

Mixed Fit

Single-cloud organizations

If you're AWS-only or Azure-only, native cloud networking covers the use case. Alkira's value compounds with cloud diversity.

Less Likely

Pure on-prem organizations

If your cloud footprint is minimal, the multi-cloud fabric story doesn't apply. Brief Cato or Aryaka for traditional SASE patterns instead.

How Alkira sits against the field.

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Alkira

Cloud Services Exchange Platform — multi-cloud fabric
Unified policy across AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem
Built-in security inspection via NGFW integrations
Day-2 operations and observability focus
Strong fit: multi-cloud organizations with network sprawl

Adjacent

Cato Networks / Aryaka

Single-vendor SASE on private backbone
Wins on traditional WAN consolidation
Less depth on cloud-to-cloud fabric
Available through our sourcing network
Different angle on the network problem

Different shape

Megaport

Network-as-a-Service for cloud interconnection
Physical connectivity layer, not policy fabric
Different layer entirely
Often deployed alongside Alkira
Complementary, not competing