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Security shouldn’ t be an afterthought or an add-on; it should be embedded in the architecture itself.
firewalling or bot management – has been designed to work together to eliminate gaps that exist in multi-vendor environments. By delivering these capabilities through a single, global platform, we’ re giving partners the ability to help customers achieve stronger, more consistent protection with lower operational burden. Security shouldn’ t be an afterthought or an add-on; it should be embedded in the architecture itself. That’ s exactly what these bundles deliver – a modern, consolidated approach that strengthens every connection while simplifying how partners deliver value.
How do you see partnerships with organisations like IBM, Kyndryl and Rakuten Mobile shaping Cloudflare’ s future channel strategy?
Partnerships with organisations like IBM, Kyndryl and Rakuten Mobile are key to Cloudflare’ s future channel strategy. They represent how we’ re extending the reach of our Connectivity Cloud through trusted, service-led ecosystems that help customers modernise, secure and connect their businesses more effectively.
With Rakuten Mobile, for example, we’ re combining Cloudflare’ s global infrastructure with Rakuten’ s regional expertise to deliver scalable, cost-effective cybersecurity for businesses across Japan – particularly SMBs that lack in-house resources. Similarly, our collaboration with Kyndryl is helping enterprises secure AI workloads and networks with confidence, while our partnership with Oracle makes Cloudflare’ s security and performance services natively available across multicloud environments.
Together, these alliances illustrate Cloudflare’ s partner-first vision: empowering global providers to deliver integrated, managed solutions that help customers innovate securely and efficiently. •
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