Cloudflare’s global network has officially crossed 500 Tbps of external capacity, enough to route more than 20% of the web and absorb the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded.
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Cloudflare's global network recently crossed 500 Tbps of external capacity, with a peak utilization only a fraction of this number. This scale requires moving intelligence to every server in the network, enabling it to defend itself against attacks. As Cloudflare's network expanded, it adapted to meet customer needs for security, with systems like BGP-based secure tunnels and load balancers like Unimog protecting clients from a wide range of threats.
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