Read through the latest milestones and expansions of Cloudflare's global backbone and how it supports our Connectivity Cloud and our services. Understand how our traffic engineering tools interact with our backbone and underlying network infrastructure. See how our network interconnects public clouds, offices, and the Internet, delivering superior performance, security, programmability, and visibility to our customers worldwide.

Cloudflare's platform is a leading provider of internet security and performance solutions, offering insights into web security, content delivery, and DNS management. Through documentation, blog posts, and webinars, Cloudflare provides insights into protecting websites and applications from cyber threats and improving performance. Developers and IT professionals can learn about CDN (Content Delivery Network), DDoS mitigation, and firewall configurations to secure and accelerate web traffic.

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Cloudflare has significantly expanded its global backbone network, increasing capacity by over 500% since 2021. This network includes data centers in 330 cities across more than 120 countries and uses advanced technologies like DWDM. The backbone enables optimized routing, reduced latency, and improved reliability for both internal and external traffic. Cloudflare's infrastructure ensures data localization, compliance with regional regulations, and superior performance by leveraging direct traffic control and partnerships with global carriers.

The backbone behind Cloudflare’s Connectivity Cloud

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