Aryaka SVP Nikesh Kalra to Co-Present With Augmedix at Interop Vegas 2016

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - May 4, 2016) - Aryaka®, the Software-Defined Network Platform provider, today announced that Nikesh Kalra, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Product Management at Aryaka, will be presenting on "SD-WAN: Why Application Performance Matters" on May 4, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Interop 2016 in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Room J.

SD-WAN represents a fundamental shift in how networks are architected and managed. During the session, Kalra will focus on how increasing globalization and growth in cloud adoption are putting application performance at risk. SD-WANs do not address the application performance problem for global deployments due to their reliance on the public Internet. Kalra will discuss why application performance needs to be a major consideration when enterprises are looking to deploy SD-WAN.

With two decades of leadership experience in diverse functional areas including sales, marketing, product development, strategy, finance, and operations, Kalra is an authority on product innovation and business alliances that enhance the customer experience, drive partner engagement, and expand market reach.

Kalra will be joined by Aryaka customer, Venkat Kankipati, VP and Head of IT, Infrastructure and Customer Engineering at Augmedix. Augmedix is a healthcare technology startup with a mission to "re-humanize" healthcare and improve the doctor-patient relationship using wearable technology that enables providers to focus on what matters most: patient care. Augmedix was named the number one most innovative healthcare company of 2016 by Fast Company.

Venkat will discuss how Augmedix enhanced performance for their Internet of Things based application by deploying Aryaka's SMART CONNECT solution suite.

Aryaka was recently selected as a finalist for Interop's 2016 Best of Interop Awards in the SDN category. The Best of Interop Awards recognize exhibitors for innovation and technological advancements in 10 core areas of IT. Award winners will be announced at Interop Las Vegas on May 5 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

In addition to being an award finalist, Aryaka is also showcasing its new SD-WAN Ultra service and Software-Defined Network Platform at Interop Las Vegas, one of the industry's most-respected independent technology events for modern IT and networking professionals, at Booth #228 on the show floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on May 4-5, 2016. Aryaka's SD-WAN Ultra is the first fully integrated SD-WAN solution that combines a global private network, WAN Optimization, and cloud/SaaS acceleration to deliver enhanced application performance, reduced capital expenditures, and simplified network operations at branch offices, all as a fully managed service.

About Aryaka

Aryaka's Software-Defined Network Platform provides optimized, software-defined network connectivity and application acceleration to globally distributed enterprises. Aryaka's services have over 10 million users across more than 4,000 sites. Leading brands such as Skullcandy, Air China, Freescale Semiconductor, and ThoughtWorks, as well as partners such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Intelisys, and SK Broadband, have all chosen Aryaka for their enterprise-grade networking needs.

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