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Act 1: Application Services
DNS CDN DDoS Protection WAF Bot Management Load Balancing SSL/TLS API Shield
Act 2: Network Services & Zero Trust
Act 3: Developer Platform
Act 4: Agentic Web & AI
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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)

1

DNS

The internet's phone book — how Cloudflare makes it faster and more secure

2

CDN

Caching and delivering content from the edge, closer to users

3

DDoS Protection

Absorbing massive attacks so websites stay online

4

WAF

Blocking SQL injection, XSS, and other web application attacks

5

Bot Management

Identifying and controlling automated traffic

6

Load Balancing

Steering and balancing traffic from the edge across origins

7

SSL/TLS

Encrypting connections between users and websites

8

API Shield

Discovering, securing, and managing APIs

AI
Cloudflare Product Assistant
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AI
Hi! I'm here to help you learn about Cloudflare's products. Ask me anything — how does the CDN work? What's the difference between KV and D1? What problem does Zero Trust solve?

Cloudflare Strategy Team — Intern Onboarding Portal

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