
3/22/2021 · Achiel van der Mandele, Annika Garbers
What this post added
This post introduces Magic WAN and Magic Firewall as foundational components of Cloudflare One, extending network security and connectivity to the edge for entire corporate networks. It details how these services replace traditional, complex, and expensive solutions like MPLS and VPNs by providing secure, performant connectivity and centralized firewall policy enforcement as a service. The post highlights use cases for replacing MPLS between branches and data centers, and securing remote employee access, emphasizing the shift towards an edge-based, Zero Trust security model.