RPKI and the RTR protocol
2020-03-03
Today’s Internet requires stronger protection within its core routing system and as we have already said: it's high time to stop BGP route leaks and hijacks by deploying operationally-excellent RPKI!...
Addressing the Web’s Client-Side Security Challenge
2020-03-03
Modern web architecture relies heavily on JavaScript and enabling third-party code to make client-side network requests. These innovations are built on client-heavy frameworks such as Angular, Ember, React, and Backbone that leverage the processing power of the browser...
When Bloom filters don't bloom
2020-03-02
Last month finally I had an opportunity to use Bloom filters. I became fascinated with the promise of this data structure, but I quickly realized it had some drawbacks. This blog post is the tale of my brief love affair with Bloom filters....
Why Cloudflare Chose AMD EPYC for Gen X Servers
2020-03-01
Looking back at this week's posts on the design, specifications, and performance of Cloudflare’s Gen X servers using AMD CPUs. Every server can run every service. This architectural decision has helped us achieve higher efficiency across the Cloudflare network. ...
Going Beyond Black History Month
2020-02-29
Around this time of year in the United States, African-Americans are often tasked with explaining why we spend 28 (or in the case of leap year 29) days celebrating the contributions our ancestors made to this country....
Securing Memory at EPYC Scale
2020-02-28
At Cloudflare, we encrypt data both in transit (on the network) and at rest (on the disk). Both practices address some of the most common vectors used to exfiltrate information and these measures serve to protect sensitive data from attackers but, what about data currently in use?...
Gen X Performance Tuning
2020-02-27
We have partnered with AMD to get the best performance out of this processor and today, we are highlighting our tuning efforts that led to an additional 6% performance. Thermal design power (TDP) and dynamic power, amongst others, play a critical role when tuning a system. ...
Introducing Secrets and Environment Variables to Cloudflare Workers
2020-02-26
The Workers team here at Cloudflare has been hard at work shipping a bunch of new features in the last year and we’ve seen some amazing things built with the tools we’ve provided....
Impact of Cache Locality
2020-02-26
Our Gen X servers process more requests per second per core than our previous fleet. The AMD 2nd Gen EPYC 7642 processor’s large L3 cache minimizes L3 cache misses, and the time-savings add up quickly....
An EPYC trip to Rome: AMD is Cloudflare's 10th-generation Edge server CPU
2020-02-25
As we looked at production ready systems to power our Gen X solution, we’re moving on from Gen 9's 48-core setup of dual socket Intel Xeon Platinum 6162's to a 48-core single socket AMD EPYC 7642....
Seamless remote work with Cloudflare for Teams
2020-02-24
The novel coronavirus is actively changing how organizations work in real-time. According to Fortune, the virus has led to the “world’s largest work-from-home experiment.” As the epidemic crosses borders, employees are staying home and putting new stress on how companies manage remote work....
Cloudflare’s Gen X: Servers for an Accelerated Future
2020-02-24
We designed and built Cloudflare’s network to be able to grow capacity quickly and inexpensively; to allow every server, in every city, to run every service; and to allow us to shift customers and traffic across our network efficiently....
Using your devices as the key to your apps
2020-02-21
I keep a very detailed budget. I have for the last 7 years. I manually input every expense into a spreadsheet app and use a combination of sumifs functions to track spending....
Multi-SSO and Cloudflare Access: Adding LinkedIn and GitHub Teams
2020-02-20
We are excited to announce two new integrations that make it even easier for organizations to work securely with third parties. Starting today, customers can now add LinkedIn and GitHub Teams as login methods alongside their corporate SSO....
The Serverlist: Globally Distributed Websites, $16M Series A, and more
2020-02-11
Check out our twelfth edition of The Serverlist below. Get the latest scoop on the serverless space, get your hands dirty with new developer tutorials, engage in conversations with other serverless developers, and find upcoming meetups and conferences to attend....
Vetflare, Cloudflare's Military Veteran Employee Group Launches
2020-02-10
Veterans, people who have served in the military, are a vital element of a diverse workforce. We come in diverse shapes, sizes, colors, genders, and orientations. We bring diverse skillsets, experiences, and perspectives. ...
JAMstack at the Edge: How we built Built with Workers… on Workers
2020-01-29
Announcing Built with Workers – a resource for exploring what you can build with Cloudflare Workers. This resource showcases developers building incredible projects with tools like Workers KV ...
Announcing Built with Workers
2020-01-29
Ever since its initial release, Cloudflare Workers has given JavaScript developers a platform to enable building high-performance applications with automatic scaling....
Empowering Your Privacy
2020-01-28
Happy Data Privacy Day! At Cloudflare, our mission is to help build a better Internet, and we believe data privacy is core to that mission. But we know words are cheap — even data brokers who sell your personal information will tell you that “privacy is important” to them. ...
JavaScript Libraries Are Almost Never Updated Once Installed
2020-01-27
An analysis, based on CDNJS data, of when and if JavaScript libraries are updated after being installed onto websites....
