Cloudflare announced its entry into the multicloud networking market via the acquisition of Nefeli Networks, a start-up based in Berkeley, Califonia focused on reducing the complexity of IT and DevOps teams by providing a unified network management layer for cloud infrastructure deployments. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Cloudflare’s Magic Cloud Networking promises a simple, secure and scalable way for businesses to connect and secure their public cloud environments.
By integrating Nefeli’s technology with Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud, Cloudflare now combines cloud network orchestration with the scale of a global network in a unified platform. Cloudflare’s SASE platform, Cloudflare One, will offer a seamless management experience throughout an enterprise network, covering both cloud-based and on-site installations.
“At Nefeli, we worked to ensure businesses could get the most out of the cloud, without being constrained by artificial boundaries within or between any particular cloud platform,” said Eugenia Corrales, CEO of Nefeli. “By seamlessly integrating Nefeli’s multicloud networking capabilities into Cloudflare’s robust platform, businesses will be now able to easily connect and manage their cloud infrastructure with security and performance built in at scale.”
“Since the early days of the Internet, complexity has been one of the biggest roadblocks to innovation,” said Dr. Scott Shenker, Co-founder and Chairman of Nefeli. “That’s why I’m thrilled to see this next chapter for Nefeli’s talented team – bringing simplicity and scalability together to revolutionize multicloud networking.”
