Interconnect Anywhere — Reach Cloudflare’s network from 1,600+ locations
June 11, 2021 2:00 PM
Today, Cloudflare is excited to announce a new wave of interconnection points and partners that quadruples our interconnectivity....
Magic WAN & Magic Firewall: secure network connectivity as a service
March 22, 2021 1:00 PM
Magic WAN provides secure, performant connectivity and routing for your entire corporate network, reducing cost and operational complexity....
Conntrack turns a blind eye to dropped SYNs
March 04, 2021 12:00 PM
We have been dealing with conntrack, the connection tracking layer in the Linux kernel, for years. And yet, despite the collected know-how, questions about its inner workings occasionally come up. When they do, it is hard to resist the temptation to go digging for answers....
Cloudflare recognized as a 'Leader' in The Forrester Wave for DDoS Mitigation Solutions
March 02, 2021 5:41 PM
Cloudflare is named a ‘Leader’ in Forrester Wave™ for DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021...
An introduction to three-phase power and PDUs
December 04, 2020 2:05 PM
This blog is a quick Electrical Engineering 101 session going over specifically how 3-phase PDUs work, along with some good practices on how we use them...
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August 24, 2020 11:00 AM
Delivering HTTP/2 upload speed improvements
Cloudflare recently shipped improved upload speeds across our network for clients using HTTP/2. This post describes our journey from troubleshooting an issue to fixing it and delivering faster upload speeds to the global Internet....
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August 04, 2020 1:00 PM
Introducing Cloudflare Network Interconnect
Today we’re excited to announce Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI). CNI allows our customers to interconnect branch and HQ locations directly with Cloudflare wherever they are, bringing Cloudflare’s full suite of network functions to their physical network edge....
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April 30, 2020 3:26 PM
DDoS attacks have evolved, and so should your DDoS protection
Building a modern DDoS solution that is truly effective in thwarting ever-evolving DDoS attacks, to protect all of our customers has been a core tenet for us - enabling us to be an industry leader....
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April 11, 2020 11:00 AM
Remote work, regional lockdowns and migration of Internet usage
As a large portion of Internet access shifted from office-focused areas, like city centers and business parks, towards more residential areas like suburbs and outlying towns, we wanted to find out just precisely how broad this geographical traffic migration was. ...
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April 06, 2020 11:00 AM
Conntrack tales - one thousand and one flows
We were wondering - can we just enable Linux "conntrack"? How does it actually work? I volunteered to help the team understand the dark corners of the Linux's "conntrack" stateful firewall subsystem....
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March 17, 2020 12:00 PM
On the shoulders of giants: recent changes in Internet traffic
As the COVID-19 emergency continues and an increasing number of cities and countries are establishing quarantines or cordons sanitaire, the Internet has become, for many, the primary method to keep in touch with their friends and families. ...
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March 16, 2020 12:00 PM
Announcing Network Analytics
Back in March 2019, we released Firewall Analytics which provides insights into HTTP security events across all of Cloudflare's protection suite; Firewall rule matches, HTTP DDoS Attacks, Site Security Level which harnesses Cloudflare's threat intelligence, and more....
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August 13, 2019 1:00 PM
Magic Transit: Network functions at Cloudflare scale
Today we announced Cloudflare Magic Transit, which makes Cloudflare’s network available to any IP traffic on the Internet. Up until now, Cloudflare has primarily operated proxy services: our servers terminate HTTP, TCP, and UDP sessions...
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July 11, 2019 1:03 PM
The Network is the Computer: A Conversation with John Gage
To learn more about the origins of “The Network is the Computer,” I spoke with John Gage, the creator of the phrase and the 21st employee of Sun Microsystems. John had a key role in shaping the vision of Sun and had a lot to share about his vision for the future....
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July 11, 2019 1:02 PM
The Network is the Computer: A Conversation with Ray Rothrock
Last week I spoke with Ray Rothrock, former Director of CAD/CAM Marketing at Sun Microsystems, to discuss his time at Sun and how the Internet has evolved. In this conversation, Ray discusses the importance of trust as a principle, the growth of Sun in sales and marketing...
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July 11, 2019 1:01 PM
The Network is the Computer: A Conversation with Greg Papadopoulos
I spoke with Greg Papadopoulos, former CTO of Sun Microsystems, to discuss the origins and meaning of “The Network is the Computer,” as well as Cloudflare’s role in the evolution of the phrase. Listen to our conversation and read the transcript....
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July 11, 2019 1:00 PM
The Network is the Computer
We recently registered the trademark for “The Network is the Computer,” to encompass how Cloudflare is utilizing its network to pave the way for the future of the Internet. The phrase was first coined in 1984 by John Gage, the 21st employee of Sun Microsystems, ...
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October 30, 2018 7:00 AM
Lagos, Nigeria - Cloudflare’s 155th city
At just shy of 200 million, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa (Ethiopia is second and Egypt is third). That’s a lot of people to communicate with the world - and communicate they all do!...
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October 22, 2018 12:27 PM
Cloudflare Peering Portal - Beta
Cloudflare launches Peering Portal - Beta to allow network operators and hosting providers to explore transit savings, performance benefits and traffic Management opportunities for peering with Cloudflare or hosting a node...
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