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Act 1: Application Services
The Original Cloudflare
The products that started it all — making websites fast, reliable, and secure. This act represents the bulk of Cloudflare's historical revenue and established the massive global network that everything else is built on.
Target buyers: Developers, SMBs, Website Owners
Lessons (8)
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DNS
The internet's phone book — how Cloudflare makes it faster and more secure
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CDN
Caching and delivering content from the edge, closer to users
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DDoS Protection
Absorbing massive attacks so websites stay online
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WAF
Blocking SQL injection, XSS, and other web application attacks
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Bot Management
Identifying and controlling automated traffic
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Load Balancing
Steering and balancing traffic from the edge across origins
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SSL/TLS
Encrypting connections between users and websites
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API Shield
Discovering, securing, and managing APIs