Web Hosting & Service Provider Partnerships

6 posts · Apr 2012 – Jun 2019

What this trail covers

Cloudflare has actively engaged with and partnered with web hosting and service providers to extend its reach and value proposition. This includes collaborations with companies like (mt) Media Temple, DreamHost, Verio, and UK2 Group, focusing on enhancing their offerings for small businesses and customers. The strategy involves acquiring complementary services and integrating them to provide a more comprehensive solution, encompassing website creation, performance, security, and marketing services. This has evolved to include one-click integrations for Cloudflare services, custom bundled plans, and enhanced default configurations for hosting provider customers.

All Cloudflare trails

Jun 2019Announcing the New Cloudflare Partner PlatformThis post announces the launch of Cloudflare's new Partner Platform, a significant evolution in its web hosting and service provider partnership strategy. It details the development of this platform, driven by the need to support new products and the expanding requirements of partners. The post highlights the initial partnership with IBM, which served as a pilot for the new platform, and introduces the core components: 'Tenants' for account provisioning and 'Subscriptions' for flexible service packaging. It also provides a walkthrough of the API for provisioning customer accounts, granting access, enabling services, and service configuration, demonstrating how this platform enables partners to sell and provision Cloudflare services at scale.
Jul 2015Introducing Partner AnalyticsThis post introduces 'Partner Analytics', a new feature within the Partner Portal that provides web hosting and service provider partners with granular data on the benefits Cloudflare delivers. It quantizes bandwidth savings, details the types and volume of threats blocked, and reports on requests and unique visitors handled by Cloudflare on behalf of the partner's customers. This directly addresses the need for partners to demonstrate the value of Cloudflare to their own operations and customers, moving beyond anecdotal evidence to data-driven insights.
Jan 2014Welcome 1&1 Internet, CloudFlare’s Newest Optimized Partner!This post announces a partnership with 1&1 Internet, a significant hosting provider, making Cloudflare's services, including the advanced Railgun technology, available to 1&1 customers through their control panel. It highlights the 'Optimized Partner' program, which allows hosts to offer Railgun to their customers by acting as aggregation points, thereby democratizing access to premium performance features.
Apr 2012Welcome DreamHost!This post announces the partnership between Cloudflare and DreamHost, making Cloudflare a certified hosting provider. It details the integration of Cloudflare into DreamHost's control panel for one-click setup, including default configurations with mod_cloudflare. It also introduces 'Cloudflare Plus,' a custom plan offered by DreamHost with bundled paid features like image optimization and SSL, priced lower than Cloudflare Pro. The post highlights the benefits for both DreamHost customers and Cloudflare's reach.
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