Introduction to Cloudflare

Outline

1. What Cloudflare Is

• Definition and positioning
• Company history and growth
• Service coverage and network footprint

2. Core Value

• Performance boost (CDN acceleration)
• Security protection (DDoS, WAF, SSL)
• Cost savings (free tier, bandwidth reduction)
• Simplified deployment (automation-first setup)

3. Key Features and Services

• CDN & Caching

  • Global content delivery network
  • Smart caching strategies
  • Cache control

• DNS Services

  • Global DNS resolution
  • DNS record management
  • Faster lookups

• Security

  • DDoS protection
  • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
  • SSL/TLS encryption
  • Bot management

• Serverless Compute

  • Workers (edge compute)
  • Pages (static hosting)
  • R2 (object storage)

• Analytics & Monitoring

  • Traffic insights
  • Performance analytics
  • Security event monitoring

4. Typical Use Cases

• Personal blogs and small sites
• Corporate and e-commerce sites
• API services and microservices
• Static sites and JAMstack apps
• Global acceleration needs
• Apps requiring advanced protection

5. Free vs Paid Plans

• What’s included for free
• Extras in paid plans
• How to pick the right plan

6. Comparisons

• Cloudflare vs traditional CDNs
• Cloudflare vs AWS CloudFront
• Cloudflare vs other cloud providers

7. Wrap-up

• Cloudflare’s core advantages
• Where Cloudflare fits best
• Suggested learning path