Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers can now use the Cloudflare platform directly to better secure and accelerate applications and AI workloads.
Cloudflare is making its cloud platform available by default via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This allows organizations to use Cloudflare to secure and optimize applications in hybrid and multicloud environments, as well as for applications running directly on OCI.
The partnership addresses the growing complexity of cloud environments. According to Forrester research, 73 percent of corporate network leaders use a multicloud strategy. This often requires additional effort in management and security. By integrating Cloudflare from within OCI, customers get a unified layer for security and performance across different environments.
According to Cloudflare, the integration enables organizations to run AI workloads securely across different platforms. The company emphasizes that the threat landscape is changing due to the rise of AI. That’s why, together with Oracle, it aims to provide more control and protection across the entire chain of applications and data.
Unified Security and Improved Performance
The joint solution from Cloudflare and Oracle offers lower latency for AI inference and faster public applications. Cloudflare adds additional security layers such as DDoS protection, web application firewalls, bot management, and zero-trust access.
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Hybrid and multicloud architectures also benefit from the collaboration. Organizations can move their data traffic securely between different cloud environments. APIs are protected with rate limits, threat analytics, and data security.
Finally, the combination of both platforms better equips companies to meet compliance requirements. Cloudflare’s globally distributed network helps enterprises secure their digital environments consistently, regardless of where their applications run.
Oracle has the wind in its sails after closing several lucrative billion-dollar deals, including with OpenAI. That’s enticing more and more parties to hitch their wagon to Oracle’s cloud.