DDoS Protection for Microsoft Azure
Deliver performance and security to your Microsoft Azure-hosted website or application with our easy, cloud solution
Cloudflare’s cloud based performance and security solution assists enterprises by accelerating and securing their Microsoft Azure-hosted websites and applications. Purpose-built for both cloud and hybrid deployments, Cloudflare delivers an enterprise-grade DDoS protection, web application firewall (WAF), content delivery network (CDN), robust DNS, and reduced monthly Azure compute hours and cost savings.
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Benefits of Using Cloudflare with Microsoft Azure
Reduced Microsoft Azure Compute Hours and Cost
Cloudflare’s content delivery network caches content on your website or application, across our global network of 165 data centers, saving you bandwidth and protecting your origin servers at the same time. On average, Cloudflare customers see a 60% reduction in bandwidth usage, resulting in massive savings on your Microsoft Azure compute bill.
Improved Performance and Availability
Cloudflare’s global Anycast content delivery network (CDN), with 165 data centers, reduces the latency of your Azure-hosted website or application by caching static content and delivering it to your visitors based on location. Cloudflare’s DNS is powered by the same network as our CDN, resolving domains with the same 165 data centers that cache our users’ content, making us the fastest and most reliable DNS provider globally.
Protection from Volumetric DDoS Attacks
Cloudflare’s advanced DDoS protection assists enterprises in protecting their Azure-hosted websites and applications from high-volume layer 3, 4 and 7 DDoS attacks. Cloudflare’s global Anycast network of 165 data centers provides 25 Tbps of capacity, ensuring protection against the largest of attacks. During the winter of 2016, Cloudflare mitigated the largest layer 3 DDoS attack to date.
Protection from Application Layer 7 Attacks
Cloudflare’s web application firewall (WAF) is built to protect your Microsoft Azure hosted website or application from malicious web application attacks, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and comment spam. Cloudflare’s WAF engine runs the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set by default, ensuring protection against the OWASP Top 10 most common vulnerabilities. Cloudflare built rulesets for specific content management systems, scripting languages, and web applications are also included by default.
Cloudflare’s WAF intelligently learns from the 12 million websites on our network — from the smallest of web properties to the largest enterprises. We make it effortless to customize the WAF by writing your own rules, extending your protection even further.
Bandwidth Alliance
Microsoft Azure is working on its own CDN Interconnect program.
Cloudflare is excited to be part of this program and pass on the benefits to our mutual customers.
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Microsoft Azure customers using Cloudflare enjoy reduced pricing, increased performance, and hardened security for their website and application. For Microsoft Azure developers who aren’t yet on the Cloudflare network, sign up for a Cloudflare account that best fits your needs.