Company Research Report
Company Overview
Name and Mission of the Company
- Name: Cloudflare, Inc.
- Mission: To help build a better Internet.
Founding Details
- Founded: 2009
- Founders: Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, Michelle Zatlyn
Key People
- Matthew Prince: Co-founder and CEO
- Michelle Zatlyn: Co-founder and President
- Lee Holloway: Co-founder
Headquarters
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Number of Employees
- Employees: No information is available
Revenue
- Revenue: No information is available
Known For
- Known For: Providing CDN (Content Delivery Network), DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain name server services.
Products
Product Offerings
Cloudflare offers a range of products organized into several categories:
Connectivity Cloud
- Description: Unified platform to help businesses work, deliver, and innovate everywhere.
- Key Features:
- IT and security visibility and control
- Improved security and resilience
- Accelerated application and network performance
- Cost and complexity reduction
SASE and SSE Services
- Description: Services to connect and secure employees, contractors, devices, networks, apps, and data.
- Key Features:
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
- Security Service Edge (SSE)
Application Services
- Description: Security, reliability, and performance enhancement for digital products and services.
- Key Features:
- DDoS protection
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Bot management solutions
Developer Services
- Description: Tools to build and deploy full-stack applications with integrated compute, storage, and networking.
- Key Features:
- Serverless compute
- Storage solutions
- Comprehensive networking
Recent Developments
Developments
Acquisitions
- Acquisition of BastionZero: Added Zero Trust infrastructure access to their SASE platform.
New Products
- Foundation DNS: Advanced authoritative DNS for enterprises.
New Features
- Zero Trust Workforce Implementations: Extended zero trust principles to workforce solutions, enhancing security posture.
- Unified Risk Posture Management: Introduced management solutions to handle risks across expanding attack surfaces.
Partnerships
- Booz Allen Hamilton Partnership: Joint effort to provide rapid attack mitigation for enterprises.
Recognitions and Reports
Industry Recognitions
- Gartner® Magic Quadrant™:
- Named in the Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE (2024).
- Mentioned in the Magic Quadrant for SSE for the second consecutive year.
Analyst Evaluations
- Forrester Wave™:
- Strong Performer in Bot Management Software, Q3 2024.
- IDC MarketScape:
- Leader in Zero Trust Network Access for enterprises.
Case Studies
Notable Clients
Porsche Informatik
- Use Case: Managed traffic for brand and dealer network, protected websites from the internet, automated cloud migration tasks.
Delivery Hero
- Use Case: Reduced complexity, enhanced global network performance, and secured international workforce and websites.
PhonePe
- Use Case: Protected over 33 million merchants and provided a low-latency customer experience to over 400 million registered users.
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