Both companies solution portfolios to act as an all-in-one solution for global corporate networks Alkira’s ‘on demand’ multi-cloud backbone can seamlessly integrate ngena’s SD-WAN platform, the companies claim The cloud networking/network-as-a-service scene may have edged forward last week with the announcement of a partnership between ngena and Alkira which, the companies claim, can effectively merge SD-WAN capabilities and multi-cloud connectivity on a brace of interworking platforms by bringing together both companies’ solution portfolios to act as an all-in-one solution for corporate networks - especially big, complex and global ones. So ngena brings its Cisco-based SD-WAN ‘end-to-end’ platform, underpinned by SD-WAN companies Meraki and Viptela - which Cisco bought from Alkira co-founder. Amir Khan in 2017 - as its open, software based SD-WAN option.