Company Research Report: Cloudflare, Inc.
Company Overview
Name
Cloudflare, Inc.
Mission of the Company
To help build a better internet by providing security, performance, and reliability services to millions of websites, APIs, and applications.
Founding
- Founded: 2009
- Founders: Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn
Key People
- CEO: Matthew Prince
- COO: Michelle Zatlyn
- CTO: John Graham-Cumming
- CSO: Grant Bourzikas
Headquarters
- Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Number of Employees
No information is available
Revenue
No information is available
Known For
Cloudflare is known for providing a range of services including content delivery network (CDN), internet security, and distributed domain name server (DNS) services. They are recognized for their innovative security technologies and efforts to enhance the overall internet infrastructure.
Products
Connectivity Cloud
- Description: A unified platform that helps businesses connect, protect, and build everywhere.
- Key Features: Visibility and control, security improvement, accelerated application and network performance, reduced cost and complexity.
SASE and SSE Services
- Description: Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE) services that connect and secure employees, contractors, devices, networks, apps, and data everywhere.
- Key Features: Network security, remote work enablement, zero trust architecture.
Application Services
- Description: Products designed to provide top-notch security, reliability, and performance for digital products and services.
- Key Features: DDoS protection, web application firewall (WAF), bot management.
Developer Services
- Description: Tools to build and deploy full-stack applications easily and efficiently.
- Key Features: Integrated compute, storage, and networking solutions, enhanced development velocity.
Recent Developments
New Products Launched
- Zero Trust Infrastructure Access for SASE Platform: Cloudflare has enhanced its SASE platform capabilities by acquiring BastionZero to provide zero trust infrastructure access.
New Features Added
- Unified Risk Posture: Launched to help manage risk across expanding attack surfaces.
- Connectivity Cloud Enhancements: New features introduced to improve control, visibility, security, speed, and cost management.
New Partnerships
- Acquisition of BastionZero: Adds zero trust infrastructure access to its SASE platform capabilities.
Notable Recognitions and Reports
- Gartner Magic Quadrant: Named in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE and SSE.
- Forrester Wave: Strong performer in The Forrester Wave for Bot Management Software, Q3 2024.
- IDC MarketScape: Leader in the 2023 IDC MarketScape for Zero Trust Network Access
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