Case Study: a mid-sized biotech company reduces WAN outages and simplifies cloud networking with Alkira

a mid-sized biotech company cuts WAN outages by 98% with Alkira

A mid-sized biotech company was operating with a legacy network architecture that relied on data center hubs to connect its sites to a multi-cloud environment of Azure and AWS. They aimed to replace this with a flexible, consumption-based cloud model to simplify direct cloud access for all sites and improve connections with partners. The IT team, wanting to remain lean, sought a solution like Alkira that could embed cloud-specific best practices without requiring them to hire additional specialized engineers.

The company selected Alkira for its consolidated platform, which provided segmentation, routing, and security services with a consistent operational experience across clouds. Implementing Alkira was cost-neutral or even cost-saving for the biotech firm, as it avoided the need for new hires. The solution delivered significant results, including a 98% reduction in WAN outages, a 50% reduction in FTEs needed for cloud network management, and drastic reductions in the time required to add new clouds or onboard partners.