Cloudflare Named a Leader in the 2024 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Edge Delivery Services
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 IDC MarketScape Worldwide Edge Delivery Services Vendor Assessment. The evaluation, which included eight vendors, highlighted Cloudflare's strengths in edge security capabilities, enterprise SASE/SSE services, and developer platform features. The IDC MarketScape praised Cloudflare's competitive position and innovation drive, particularly noting its focus on AI/ML integration across product lines and its customizable developer solutions. The company's self-serve portal with detailed analytics and enterprise-grade services was also highlighted as a key strength.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) è stata riconosciuta come un Leader nella valutazione dei fornitori di servizi di consegna edge a livello mondiale dell'IDC MarketScape per il 2024. La valutazione, che ha incluso otto fornitori, ha messo in evidenza i punti di forza di Cloudflare nelle capacità di sicurezza edge, nei servizi enterprise SASE/SSE e nelle funzionalità della piattaforma per sviluppatori. L'IDC MarketScape ha lodato la posizione competitiva e la spinta all'innovazione di Cloudflare, notando in particolare il suo focus sull'integrazione di AI/ML attraverso le linee di prodotto e le soluzioni personalizzabili per sviluppatori. Il portale di autogestione dell'azienda con analisi dettagliate e servizi di grado enterprise è stato anche evidenziato come un punto di forza chiave.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) ha sido reconocida como un Líder en la evaluación de proveedores de servicios de entrega edge a nivel mundial del IDC MarketScape para 2024. La evaluación, que incluyó a ocho proveedores, destacó las fortalezas de Cloudflare en capacidades de seguridad edge, servicios empresariales SASE/SSE y características de la plataforma para desarrolladores. El IDC MarketScape elogió la posición competitiva de Cloudflare y su impulso innovador, notando en particular su enfoque en la integración de AI/ML a través de las líneas de productos y sus soluciones personalizables para desarrolladores. El portal de autoservicio de la empresa con análisis detallados y servicios de calidad empresarial también fue destacado como una fortaleza clave.
클라우드플레어 (NYSE: NET)는 2024 IDC 마켓스케이프 전 세계 엣지 배달 서비스 공급자 평가에서 리더로 인정받았습니다. 여덟 개 공급자를 포함한 이번 평가는 클라우드플레어의 엣지 보안 기능, 기업 SASE/SSE 서비스 및 개발자 플랫폼 기능에 대한 강점을 강조했습니다. IDC 마켓스케이프는 클라우드플레어의 경쟁 위치와 혁신 추진력을 칭찬하며, 특히 제품 라인 전반에 걸쳐 AI/ML 통합에 집중하고 개인화된 개발자 솔루션을 제공하는 점을 언급했습니다. 기업의 세부 분석 및 엔터프라이즈급 서비스를 갖춘 셀프 서비스 포털도 주요 강점으로 강조되었습니다.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) a été reconnu comme un Leader dans l'évaluation mondiale des fournisseurs de services de livraison edge par IDC MarketScape pour 2024. Cette évaluation, qui a inclus huit fournisseurs, a mis en avant les forces de Cloudflare en matière de sécurité edge, de services SASE/SSE pour les entreprises et de fonctionnalités de plateforme pour développeurs. L'IDC MarketScape a loué la position concurrentielle et l'impulsion d'innovation de Cloudflare, en notant particulièrement son accent sur l'intégration de l'IA/ML à travers ses gammes de produits et ses solutions personnalisables pour développeurs. Le portail en libre-service de l'entreprise, avec des analyses détaillées et des services de niveau entreprise, a également été mis en avant comme une force clé.
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) wurde im IDC MarketScape Worldwide Edge Delivery Services Vendor Assessment 2024 als Marktführer anerkannt. Die Bewertung, die acht Anbieter umfasste, hob die Stärken von Cloudflare in Bezug auf Edge-Sicherheitsfunktionen, Unternehmens-SASE/SSE-Dienste und die Funktionen der Entwicklerplattform hervor. Das IDC MarketScape lobte die wettbewerbsfähige Position und die Innovationskraft von Cloudflare, wobei besonders der Fokus auf die Integration von KI/ML über die Produktlinien und die anpassbaren Entwicklerlösungen hervorgehoben wurde. Auch das Selbstbedienungsportal des Unternehmens mit detaillierten Analysen und Unternehmensdienstleistungen wurde als entscheidende Stärke angesehen.
- Named Leader in IDC MarketScape for Edge Delivery Services
- Strong enterprise SASE/SSE security capabilities
- Advanced AI/ML integration across product lines
- Comprehensive developer platform with serverless architecture
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Insights
The IDC MarketScape leadership position validates Cloudflare's dominant market presence in edge computing and content delivery. Their distributed network architecture, coupled with advanced AI integration and developer-friendly platforms like Workers, creates significant competitive advantages. The expanded enterprise security capabilities, particularly in SASE/SSE services, position them well in the high-growth zero trust market.
The recognition highlights three key strengths:
- Comprehensive edge security with data localization features
- Developer-centric platform with serverless architecture
- AI/ML integration across product lines for optimization
While this recognition reinforces Cloudflare's technical leadership, the real value lies in their ability to serve both small businesses and enterprises with scalable solutions that reduce IT complexity while maintaining performance and security.
“Cloudflare was born on the edge, and now delivers all of our offerings as close to the user as possible for the lowest latency and best customer experience,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO, Cloudflare. “This makes us a reliable, trusted partner to companies of all sizes—from startups to mid-size to enterprises—to help lower IT costs and complexity while still making sure that their networks, apps, and employees are fast, secure, and under control.”
IDC defines edge delivery services as solutions that integrate content delivery networks (CDNs) with edge computing capabilities to enhance the performance, security, and scalability of digital content and applications. These services leverage a distributed network of servers located closer to end-users, enabling low-latency access to content and real-time processing of data at the network's edge.
The IDC Marketscape noted, “Cloudflare is a highly competitive player with a clear drive for innovation. With a keen focus on the developer eco-system and a strategy to invest in new technologies, it has managed to grow to its position in the enterprise.” The report also lists the following strengths for Cloudflare:
- Expanded edge security capabilities, including enterprise SASE/SSE (zero trust) services suite with features such as data localization that meet enterprises’ secure access requirements of a distributed workforce
- A customizable Cloudflare developer platform, Workers and Pages requiring minimal configuration with highly customizable isolate serverless architecture
- A focus on advanced technologies such as AI/ML across all its product lines (e.g., Argo Smart Routing, Workers AI, and predictive cache prefetching, contributing to optimization and efficiencies)
- A self-serve portal providing dashboards with detailed analytics, especially appealing to small businesses, that can be complemented by a comprehensive enhanced services suite for enterprise-grade customers
To learn more, please check out the resources below:
- Download the report: IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Edge Delivery Services 2024 Vendor Assessment
- Discover the Connectivity Cloud
About Cloudflare
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.
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