Speed matters, especially when it comes to exiting a slower service and transitioning to a new one. Back in March, 2023, we announced the Descaler Program, a frictionless path to migrate existing Zscaler customers to Cloudflare One. This program makes it easy for customers to make the switch to a faster, simpler, and more agile […]
How Kinsta used Workers and Workers KV to improve cache hit rates by 56%
This is a guest post by Kinsta about their use of our platform. At Kinsta, we’re obsessed with speed: Our Application Hosting, Database Hosting and Managed WordPress Hosting services all run on the Google Cloud Platform’s fastest Premium Tier Network and C2 Machines, and we rely on Cloudflare to keep the pedal to the metal […]
Workers KV is faster than ever with a new architecture
We’re excited to announce a significant performance improvement coming to Workers KV, focused on dramatically improving cold read performance and reducing latency, even for long tail access patterns. Developers using KV have seen great performance on hot reads, but ask why their 95th percentile latency — often on a key (or set of keys) that […]
It's never been easier to migrate thanks to Cloudflare's new Migration Hub
We understand the pain points associated with CDN migrations. That's why in late 2021 we introduced Turpentine, a project to the process of translating the old Varnish Configuration Language (VCL) into Cloudflare Workers with just a push of a button. After nearly two years of testing and user feedback, we’ve tailored the migration processes for […]
Spotlight on Zero Trust: We're fastest and here's the proof
In January and in March we posted blogs outlining how Cloudflare performed against others in Zero Trust. The conclusion in both cases was that Cloudflare was faster than Zscaler and Netskope in a variety of Zero Trust scenarios. For Speed Week, we’re bringing back these tests and upping the ante: we’re testing more providers against […]
New WooCommerce Security Best Practices Guide
WooCommerce is a widely used e-commerce platform, powering nearly 6 million online stores worldwide. Its popularity makes it a prime target for cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerabilities and steal sensitive data and credit card information. In fact, according to data from our latest 2022 hacked website report, the top three most common cleanup signatures for […]
INP. Get ready for the new Core Web Vital.
INP will replace FID in the Core Web Vitals On May 10, 2023, Google announced that INP will replace FID in the Core Web Vitals in March 2024. The Core Web Vitals play a role in the Google Search algorithm. So website owners who care about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) should prepare for the change. […]
How to use Cloudflare Observatory for performance experiments
Website performance is crucial to the success of online businesses. Study after study has shown that an increased load time directly affects sales. But how do you get test products that could improve your website speed without incurring an element of risk? In today's digital landscape, it is easy to find code optimizations on the […]
How Cloudflare runs machine learning inference in microseconds
Cloudflare executes an array of security checks on servers spread across our global network. These checks are designed to block attacks and prevent malicious or unwanted traffic from reaching our customers’ servers. But every check carries a cost – some amount of computation, and therefore some amount of time must be spent evaluating every request […]
How Orpheus automatically routes around bad Internet weather
Cloudflare’s mission is to help build a better Internet for everyone, and Orpheus plays an important role in realizing this mission. Orpheus identifies Internet connectivity outages beyond Cloudflare’s network in real time then leverages the scale and speed of Cloudflare’s network to find alternative paths around those outages. This ensures that everyone can reach a […]
