Cloudflare Delivers all Connectivity Elements of Single-Vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE); Magic WAN Connector Available to All
- Cloudflare One simplifies network security, improves performance, reduces attack surface, and provides control over IT environments.
- TD SYNNEX expands its security offerings with Cloudflare's solution.
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Speed up, simplify, and secure connection of distributed employees, devices, apps, networks, and data centers without sacrificing performance
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,
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:
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
To learn more, please check out the resources below:
- Blog: Announcing General Availability for the Magic WAN Connector: the easiest way to jumpstart SASE transformation for your network
- Cloudflare Magic WAN Connector
*Source: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE, Andrew Lerner, Jonathan Forest, Neil MacDonald, Nat Smith, Charlie Winckless, 16 August 2023
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