Company Research Report: Cloudflare, Inc.

Company Overview

Name: Cloudflare, Inc.

Mission of the Company: To help build a better Internet.

Founded: Cloudflare was founded in 2009.

Founders:

• Matthew Prince

• Lee Holloway

• Michelle Zatlyn

Key People:

• Matthew Prince (CEO)

• Michelle Zatlyn (COO)

• Thomas Seifert (CFO)

Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA

Number of Employees: Approximately 2,554 employees as of the latest data available.

Revenue: Cloudflare reported $656.4 million in revenue for the fiscal year 2022.

What the Company is Known For: Cloudflare is known for providing a global cloud platform that delivers a broad range of network services to secure and ensure the reliability of internet properties against attacks, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, and to improve website performance.

Products

Cloudflare’s Product Offerings:

1. Security Services:

• Description: These include DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall (WAF), SSL/TLS, Bot Management, and Zero Trust Services.

• Key Features:

• DDoS Protection: Prevents large-scale denial-of-service attacks.

• Web Application Firewall: Protects applications from common vulnerabilities.

• Bot Management: Identifies and mitigates malicious bot activities.

• Zero Trust Services: Provides secure access to internal applications without being exposed to the public internet.

2. Network Services:

• Description: Services that optimize network performance and reliability including Magic Transit, Magic WAN, and Magic Firewall.

• Key Features:

• Magic Transit: Protects entire networks from DDoS attacks and increases performance.

• Magic WAN: Connects and secures all your teams, offices, and infrastructure.

• Magic Firewall: Secures and controls traffic between network endpoints.

3. Performance Services:

• Description: Enhance the speed and reliability of Internet properties using Content Delivery Network (CDN), Argo Smart Routing, Load Balancing, and Serverless Computing.

• Key Features:

• Content Delivery Network (CDN): Speeds up website and application performance.

• Argo Smart Routing: Reduces Internet latency through optimized route paths.

• Load Balancing: Distributes traffic efficiently across global servers.

• Serverless Computing (Workers): Allows you to run scripts on Cloudflare’s edge network.

4. Developer Platform:

• Description: Includes tools like Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects to allow developers to deploy serverless code globally.

• Key Features:

• Cloudflare Workers: Run serverless applications with exceptional performance and security.

• Durable Objects: Enable stateful, serverless applications.

Recent Developments

Recent Developments in Cloudflare:

1. Acquisitions and Partnerships:

• Cloudflare acquired BastionZero to enhance its Zero Trust infrastructure access capabilities for its SASE platform.

• Partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton to provide rapid attack mitigation for enterprises.

2. Product Launches and Feature Additions:

• Foundation DNS: Advanced authoritative DNS for enterprises was introduced.

• Addition of the Unified Risk Posture to manage risk across expanding attack surfaces.

• New features in Zero Trust services as highlighted in their recent ESG report.

3. Reports and Recognitions:

• Recognized in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE.

• Highlighted as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software, Q3 2024.

• Acknowledged as a Leader in the 2023 IDC MarketScape for Zero Trust Network Access.

4. Strategic Initiatives:

• Launch of initiatives to diversify and integrate more with enterprise security needs through aggressive product strategies.

• Enhanced focus on Zero Trust Architecture to improve workforce security.

Contact Information

Sales: +1 (650) 319 8930

Support and Resources:

• [Learning center](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/)

• [Cloudflare Radar](https://radar.cloudflare.com/)

• [Help center](https://support.cloudflare.com/)

Note: This report is compiled using the data provided and is intended to present a structured summary of Cloudflare, Inc. based on the available information.