Cloudflare Launches Workers VPC and VPC Private Link, Unleashing Developers to Build Secure Cross-Cloud Applications
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has announced two new solutions: Workers VPC and Workers VPC Private Link, designed to enable developers to build secure, global cross-cloud applications. These innovations address the limitations of traditional Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) which often restrict developers with complex networking requirements and substantial egress fees.
The Workers VPC offers a modern approach to VPC, built for network and compute workloads across multiple regions. It creates isolated environments where only resources within a Workers VPC can access each other. The Workers VPC Private Link enables secure connectivity between a Workers VPC and external VPCs in public or private clouds, effectively creating a unified cross-cloud environment.
These new solutions will be available later this year, promising to simplify the development of global applications that need to connect to legacy public clouds and traditional datacenters while maintaining security.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) ha annunciato due nuove soluzioni: Workers VPC e Workers VPC Private Link, progettate per consentire agli sviluppatori di creare applicazioni globali sicure e cross-cloud. Queste innovazioni affrontano le limitazioni delle tradizionali Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) che spesso vincolano gli sviluppatori con requisiti di rete complessi e costi di uscita elevati.
Il Workers VPC offre un approccio moderno alla VPC, costruito per carichi di lavoro di rete e calcolo in più regioni. Crea ambienti isolati dove solo le risorse all'interno di un Workers VPC possono accedere tra loro. Il Workers VPC Private Link consente una connettività sicura tra un Workers VPC e VPC esterni in cloud pubblici o privati, creando di fatto un ambiente cross-cloud unificato.
Queste nuove soluzioni saranno disponibili più avanti quest'anno, promettendo di semplificare lo sviluppo di applicazioni globali che devono connettersi a cloud pubblici legacy e datacenter tradizionali, mantenendo al contempo la sicurezza.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) ha anunciado dos nuevas soluciones: Workers VPC y Workers VPC Private Link, diseñadas para permitir a los desarrolladores crear aplicaciones globales seguras y cross-cloud. Estas innovaciones abordan las limitaciones de las nubes privadas virtuales (VPC) tradicionales, que a menudo restringen a los desarrolladores con requisitos de red complejos y tarifas de salida sustanciales.
El Workers VPC ofrece un enfoque moderno a la VPC, construido para cargas de trabajo de red y computación en múltiples regiones. Crea entornos aislados donde solo los recursos dentro de un Workers VPC pueden acceder entre sí. El Workers VPC Private Link permite una conectividad segura entre un Workers VPC y VPC externas en nubes públicas o privadas, creando efectivamente un entorno cross-cloud unificado.
Estas nuevas soluciones estarán disponibles más adelante este año, prometiendo simplificar el desarrollo de aplicaciones globales que necesitan conectarse a nubes públicas heredadas y centros de datos tradicionales, manteniendo la seguridad.
클라우드플레어 (NYSE: NET)가 두 가지 새로운 솔루션인 Workers VPC와 Workers VPC Private Link를 발표했습니다. 이 솔루션들은 개발자들이 안전하고 글로벌한 크로스 클라우드 애플리케이션을 구축할 수 있도록 설계되었습니다. 이러한 혁신은 종종 복잡한 네트워킹 요구 사항과 상당한 외부 요금으로 인해 개발자들을 제한하는 전통적인 가상 사설 클라우드(VPC)의 한계를 해결합니다.
Workers VPC는 여러 지역에서 네트워크 및 컴퓨팅 작업 부하를 위해 구축된 현대적인 VPC 접근 방식을 제공합니다. 이는 Workers VPC 내의 리소스만 서로 접근할 수 있는 격리된 환경을 생성합니다. Workers VPC Private Link는 Workers VPC와 공공 또는 사설 클라우드의 외부 VPC 간에 안전한 연결을 가능하게 하여 사실상 통합된 크로스 클라우드 환경을 만듭니다.
이 새로운 솔루션은 올해 말에 제공될 예정이며, 레거시 공공 클라우드 및 전통적인 데이터 센터에 연결해야 하는 글로벌 애플리케이션 개발을 단순화할 것을 약속합니다.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) a annoncé deux nouvelles solutions : Workers VPC et Workers VPC Private Link, conçues pour permettre aux développeurs de créer des applications sécurisées et globales cross-cloud. Ces innovations répondent aux limites des Clouds Privés Virtuels (VPC) traditionnels, qui restreignent souvent les développeurs avec des exigences de mise en réseau complexes et des frais de sortie substantiels.
Le Workers VPC offre une approche moderne du VPC, conçu pour des charges de travail réseau et de calcul à travers plusieurs régions. Il crée des environnements isolés où seules les ressources au sein d'un Workers VPC peuvent accéder les unes aux autres. Le Workers VPC Private Link permet une connectivité sécurisée entre un Workers VPC et des VPC externes dans des clouds publics ou privés, créant ainsi un environnement cross-cloud unifié.
Ces nouvelles solutions seront disponibles plus tard cette année, promettant de simplifier le développement d'applications globales nécessitant une connexion à des clouds publics hérités et à des centres de données traditionnels tout en maintenant la sécurité.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) hat zwei neue Lösungen angekündigt: Workers VPC und Workers VPC Private Link, die es Entwicklern ermöglichen sollen, sichere, globale Cross-Cloud-Anwendungen zu erstellen. Diese Innovationen adressieren die Einschränkungen traditioneller Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), die Entwickler oft mit komplexen Netzwerk-Anforderungen und erheblichen Ausgabenbelastungen einschränken.
Die Workers VPC bietet einen modernen Ansatz für VPCs, der für Netzwerk- und Rechenlasten über mehrere Regionen hinweg entwickelt wurde. Sie schafft isolierte Umgebungen, in denen nur Ressourcen innerhalb einer Workers VPC aufeinander zugreifen können. Der Workers VPC Private Link ermöglicht eine sichere Verbindung zwischen einer Workers VPC und externen VPCs in öffentlichen oder privaten Clouds und schafft so effektiv eine einheitliche Cross-Cloud-Umgebung.
Diese neuen Lösungen werden später in diesem Jahr verfügbar sein und versprechen, die Entwicklung globaler Anwendungen zu vereinfachen, die eine Verbindung zu veralteten öffentlichen Clouds und traditionellen Rechenzentren benötigen, während sie die Sicherheit aufrechterhalten.
- Introduction of new products expanding Cloudflare's service offerings
- Potential for reduced data transfer costs by eliminating traditional cloud egress fees
- Enhanced cross-cloud connectivity capabilities potentially increasing market competitiveness
- Products not immediately available, launching later in the year
- May face competition from established cloud providers' existing VPC solutions
Insights
Cloudflare's launch of Workers VPC and Workers VPC Private Link represents a strategic expansion of its developer platform that directly challenges traditional cloud providers' lock-in strategies. These new offerings solve a critical problem in multi-cloud architectures: the ability to securely connect modern serverless functions with data stored in legacy environments without prohibitive costs or complexity.
The technical significance here is substantial. Traditional VPCs have become both security frameworks and business mechanisms for customer retention through complex networking requirements and substantial egress fees. By creating a globally distributed VPC alternative, Cloudflare positions itself as the connectivity layer between disparate cloud environments.
This product launch directly addresses three major enterprise pain points:
- Data gravity and egress fees that make hybrid deployments expensive
- Security complexity when connecting different cloud environments
- Developer productivity barriers when accessing existing data from modern compute platforms
For Cloudflare's business, this represents an expansion beyond security and CDN services into higher-value application infrastructure. The company is strategically inserting itself as the connective tissue between cloud environments – potentially increasing customer stickiness and expanding its addressable market significantly.
This product announcement strengthens Cloudflare's competitive positioning in the enterprise cloud market by addressing a critical gap in cross-cloud connectivity. By enabling secure connections between Cloudflare Workers and existing infrastructure, the company removes a significant barrier to adoption for its developer platform.
The market impact is notable for several reasons:
First, by attacking egress fees – the charges levied when data leaves cloud environments – Cloudflare directly challenges a major revenue stream for AWS, Azure, and GCP. These fees have traditionally functioned as a financial barrier to multi-cloud strategies.
Second, the timing aligns with enterprise IT's increasing preference for best-of-breed cloud services over single-vendor approaches. Workers VPC positions Cloudflare to capitalize on this shift by making it technically feasible to use Cloudflare for compute while keeping data in existing environments.
Third, this solidifies Cloudflare's evolution from a security/CDN provider to a comprehensive cloud platform with unique advantages in connectivity and global distribution.
While revenue impact won't be immediate since the products launch "later this year," this expansion represents a strategic enhancement to Cloudflare's enterprise value proposition and potential for customer spending growth in 2025 and beyond.
Developers can now build secure global apps on Cloudflare Workers while seamlessly connecting to data in legacy clouds and on-premises networks
Many organizations today have Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) – secure, isolated networks within a public cloud where they can run and control things like servers, databases, and applications with customizable networking and access. However, VPCs have become restrictive for modern developers, preventing adoption of newer, best-in-class cloud products. Traditional VPCs require developers to take on complex networking projects in order to connect different environments and existing databases to modern compute platforms. Legacy clouds often charge substantial egress fees for moving data between regions or outside of the boundaries of the VPC, effectively trapping an organization’s data within it. Moving data between clouds can introduce complex security requirements, requiring higher cost and overhead for security teams. Today’s enterprises need a private, secure way to innovate and build with the best-in-class cloud platforms that developers prefer.
"We constantly hear from developers that they want the freedom to build with Cloudflare Workers, but legacy cloud providers make it challenging," said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. "Developers deserve to be able to build with whatever tools they want, no matter where their data lives or what infrastructure they rely on. With our expertise across networking, security and privacy, we have all the right pieces in place that make Cloudflare Workers the best place for developers to build and connect the next generation of applications."
Workers VPC and Workers VPC Private Link will enable organizations to build applications on Workers and still access their core business data, without compromising on security. Workers VPC is a modern approach to the traditional VPC model – built for a network and compute workloads that are not tied to a single region. It groups an application’s Cloudflare resources into isolated environments, where only resources within a Workers VPC can access one another. Workers VPC Private Link connects a Workers VPC to an external VPC in a public or private cloud to enable secure connectivity to resources as if they were in a single cloud environment, effectively creating a unified VPC across clouds. Together, these innovations will empower developers to build global apps on Workers that connect to legacy public clouds and traditional datacenters, making it simple for developers to access modern cloud resources in a way that scales.
Workers VPC and Workers VPC Private Link are built on the foundation of Cloudflare’s extensive private networking products and will be available later this year. Sign up here to learn more.
To learn more, please check out the resources below:
- Blog: A global virtual private cloud for building secure cross-cloud apps on Cloudflare Workers
- Cloudflare Developer Platform
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