Cloudflare Company Research Report

Company Overview

Name

Cloudflare, Inc.

Mission of the Company

To help build a better Internet.

Founding

• Founded in: 2009

• Founders: Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn, and Lee Holloway

Key People

• Matthew Prince: Co-founder & CEO

• Michelle Zatlyn: Co-founder, President & COO

• Lee Holloway: Co-founder

Headquarters

• Location: San Francisco, California, USA

Number of Employees

No information is available

Revenue

No information is available

What is the Company Known For

Cloudflare is known for its comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance security, performance, and reliability of websites and services worldwide.

Products

SASE and SSE Services

• Description: These services provide secure and optimized connectivity for employees, contractors, devices, networks, apps, and data.

• Key Features:

• Secure access service edge (SASE)

• Security service edge (SSE)

• Zero Trust network architecture

• DDoS protection

Application and Infrastructure Services

• Description: Ensures top-notch security, reliability, and performance for digital products and services.

• Key Features:

• Web Application Firewall (WAF)

• Content Delivery Network (CDN)

• Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) protection

• Load balancing

• API security

Developer Services

• Description: Tools that enable building and deploying full-stack applications seamlessly.

• Key Features:

• Integrated compute

• Storage solutions

• Advanced networking

Foundation DNS

• Description: An advanced authoritative DNS tailored for enterprises.

• Key Features:

• Enhanced control and visibility

• Improved security and resilience

• High availability and performance

Recent Developments

Acquisitions

• BastionZero: Enhances Zero Trust infrastructure access for Cloudflare’s SASE platform.

Reports and Recognitions

• 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE: Recognized for its secure and efficient “light branch, heavy cloud” architecture.

• 2023 IDC MarketScape Leader: Noted for Cloudflare's strong enterprise security product strategy.

• 2024 Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software: Highest possible scores in several criteria.

Partnerships

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Partnered to provide rapid attack mitigation services for enterprises.

Product and Feature Launches

• Foundation DNS: Introduced as an enterprise-level authoritative DNS service.

• Unified Risk Posture: New service to help manage risk across expanding attack surfaces.

• ESG and Security Reports:

• Published the 2024 ESG Report focusing on Zero Trust implementations.

• Released the 2024 Global Security Brief highlighting key cyber threat trends.

• New Educational Resources: Various webinars, ebooks, and whitepapers to assist organizational leaders in improving IT and security operations.

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