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Company Research Report: Cloudflare, Inc.



Company Overview


Name: Cloudflare, Inc.

Mission: To help build a better Internet.

Founded: 2009

Founders: Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn, and Lee Holloway

Key People:
  • Matthew Prince (Co-founder & CEO)

  • Michelle Zatlyn (Co-founder, President & COO)

  • Thomas Seifert (CFO)


Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States

Number of Employees: Over 2,500 as of 2022

Revenue: Approximately $656 million in 2021

Known For: Cloudflare is best known for its web security, DDoS mitigation services, and content delivery networks. The company provides a suite of products that enhance website performance and security.

Products


1. Cloudflare CDN (Content Delivery Network)


  • Description: Enhances the speed, reliability, and security of websites. Cloudflare's CDN utilizes a global network to deliver content from the nearest server to the user.

  • Key Features:

  • Global content caching

  • Fast content delivery

  • Web content optimization

  • Real-time traffic and threat insights


2. Cloudflare DDoS Protection


  • Description: Offers comprehensive DDoS protection services, helping to safeguard websites from distributed denial-of-service attacks.

  • Key Features:

  • Automatic DDoS mitigation

  • Real-time attack analytics

  • Always-on protection

  • Scalable to handle large-scale attacks


3. Cloudflare WAF (Web Application Firewall)


  • Description: Protects web applications from malicious attacks by filtering and monitoring HTTP traffic between a web application and the Internet.

  • Key Features:

  • OWASP Top 10 threat protection

  • Customizable security rules

  • Pre-emptive attack mitigation

  • Detailed logs and analytics


4. Cloudflare Workers


  • Description: A serverless platform for developers to create and deploy distributed applications without having to manage infrastructure.

  • Key Features:

  • JavaScript execution at the edge

  • Built-in security and performance tweaks

  • Scalability without additional configuration

  • Integration with other Cloudflare services


5. Cloudflare Zero Trust Services


  • Description: Comprehensive suite to secure your network with zero trust policies, ensuring identity-based access.

  • Key Features:

  • Identity and access management

  • Device posture checks

  • Integrated security threat detection

  • Secure, seamless access to applications and data


6. Cloudflare Magic Transit


  • Description: Protects entire networks from DDoS attacks while improving performance with Cloudflare’s global network.

  • Key Features:

  • Network layer security

  • On-premise or cloud-based transit services

  • Automatic route optimization

  • Global threat intelligence


Recent Developments


New Products Launched


  • Cloudflare for SaaS: A specialized service aiming to secure and accelerate SaaS applications.


New Features Added to Existing Products


  • Zero Trust Infrastructure Access (BastionZero): Cloudflare recently announced the acquisition of BastionZero and integrated its technology to enhance its zero-trust infrastructure access offerings.


New Partnerships


  • Collaboration with Porsche Informatik: Porsche Informatik relies on Cloudflare to manage traffic for its brand and dealer network, protect its websites from the internet, and automate cloud migration tasks.

  • Integration with Delivery Hero: Using Cloudflare as a single network entry point for its global operations, Delivery Hero was able to reduce complexity, improve performance, and ensure security for its websites.


Key Partnerships and Collaborations


  • PhonePe: Protects over 33 million merchants and facilitates a fast, low-latency customer experience for over 400 million registered users.


Additional Information


  • Enterprise Focus: Cloudflare has been named in several notable industry reports including Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE and the Forrester Wave for Bot Management Software. These honors reflect Cloudflare's robust performance and strategic focus on comprehensive, enterprise-ready solutions.




Note


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