Cloudflare, Inc. announced
that all connectivity elements of Cloudflare's single-vendor SASE
platform,
Cloudflare One,
are now generally available. Cloudflare's SASE offering addresses both
security and networking transformation requirements without adding
complexity, a crucial differentiator in protecting today's hybrid
workforce.
As organizations migrate to the cloud to accelerate innovation and
maintain a competitive edge, they often grapple with network complexity,
along with the need to connect and secure distributed employees,
devices, apps, and data centers - all without sacrificing performance.
Without a flexible IT infrastructure, organizations face issues such as
security gaps from distributed users and personal devices, which
introduces significant risk to corporate data and increases overall
cost. To combat this, organizations are drastically shifting to adopt
single-vendor SASE platforms. According to Gartner®, "by 2026, 60% of
new SD-WAN purchases will be part of a single-vendor SASE offering, up
from 15% in 2023." Cloudflare One allows customers to adopt SASE as it
fits their existing deployments including native single-vendor
deployments with Cloudflare, or by leveraging existing SD-WAN
deployments. Cloudflare's branch appliance, Magic WAN Connector, can be
pre-installed on hardware delivered by TD SYNNEX,
a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT
ecosystem, or installed within organizations' existing environments.
Every day, enterprise technology leaders bring together thousands of
people, devices, clouds, systems, applications, and networks to support a
new business imperative: the digital imperative, to work, develop, and
deliver everything everywhere. Cloudflare's branch appliance and
networking-as-a-service, are built natively upon Cloudflare's connectivity cloud, which simplifies deployment for enterprises and improves:
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Network and security staff efficiency: Cloudflare One reduces the
time it takes to connect users, locations, and devices by centralizing
policy management and enforcement around the globe.
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Security posture: Cloudflare One reduces the customer's attack
surface, while also reducing operational complexity with a single
dashboard control plane.
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Administrator and user experience: Cloudflare One is built on its
unified connectivity cloud, massively improving performance for
in-office, remote, or hybrid workers. This is backed by Cloudflare's
100% uptime SLA to guarantee business continuity for enterprises.
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Control over IT environments: Cloudflare One enables IT leaders
to operate in domains they once could not exercise control over, by
connecting any traffic source or destination and layering Zero Trust
security policies on top.
"For over a decade, Cloudflare has been in the business of simplifying
network security. Whether it's securely connecting remote employees,
offices, data centers, or even multi-cloud deployment, we empower IT
teams with the means necessary to modernize their architecture," said
Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. "The GA of Magic WAN
Connector on Cloudflare One represents our ability to enable business
productivity that is secure at speed, from one of the most comprehensive
SASE solutions available today."
"TD SYNNEX is committed to uniting IT solutions that deliver business
outcomes today and unlock growth for the future. With Cloudflare's
latest solution added to TD SYNNEX's global portfolio, we're able to
further enrich the breadth and depth of our security offerings. This
enables customers to take on today's critical security and networking
transformation in order to protect and keep hybrid workforces running,
without adding complexity," said Jessica McDowell, senior vice
president, business development and security strategy at TD SYNNEX.