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Hostnet Brazil selects Cloudflare to bullet-proof its entire infrastructure

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Middleware & Microservices
Applicable Industries	Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	Hostnet Brazil, one of the top web hosts in Brazil, was facing increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, ranging from excessive bot crawling to distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS). The company was looking for a solution that could provide a more resilient hosting environment. They were previously using Amazon’s CloudFront, but they needed a solution that could offer integrated performance and security solutions to protect their platform and make it future-proof. Read More
About Customer	Hostnet Brazil is one of the top web hosts in Brazil, serving over 50,000 customers. The company focuses on tools based on open-source software and constantly looks for ways to develop solutions at an affordable cost for its clients. Their goal is to provide users with the most advanced technology, simplifying the way websites are created and popularizing cyber security. The company is committed to providing customers with the most effective way to host sites on the Internet. Read More
Solution	Hostnet Brazil selected Cloudflare to provide a more resilient hosting environment. Cloudflare’s globally distributed network with 36 data centers, including five in Latin America, helped Hostnet customers’ sites benefit from 2x faster load times on average. For more sophisticated performance features, Hostnet implemented Railgun™, Cloudflare’s dynamic content accelerator. Cloudflare powered sites on Hostnet Brazil enjoy 51% bandwidth savings, decreasing the monthly variable bandwidth bill of the client sites. Hostnet utilizes a Cloudflare “default on” mode, which enables Cloudflare across all domains automatically. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Middleware & Microservices

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

Hostnet Brazil, one of the top web hosts in Brazil, was facing increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, ranging from excessive bot crawling to distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS). The company was looking for a solution that could provide a more resilient hosting environment. They were previously using Amazon’s CloudFront, but they needed a solution that could offer integrated performance and security solutions to protect their platform and make it future-proof.

About Customer

Hostnet Brazil is one of the top web hosts in Brazil, serving over 50,000 customers. The company focuses on tools based on open-source software and constantly looks for ways to develop solutions at an affordable cost for its clients. Their goal is to provide users with the most advanced technology, simplifying the way websites are created and popularizing cyber security. The company is committed to providing customers with the most effective way to host sites on the Internet.

Solution

Hostnet Brazil selected Cloudflare to provide a more resilient hosting environment. Cloudflare’s globally distributed network with 36 data centers, including five in Latin America, helped Hostnet customers’ sites benefit from 2x faster load times on average. For more sophisticated performance features, Hostnet implemented Railgun™, Cloudflare’s dynamic content accelerator. Cloudflare powered sites on Hostnet Brazil enjoy 51% bandwidth savings, decreasing the monthly variable bandwidth bill of the client sites. Hostnet utilizes a Cloudflare “default on” mode, which enables Cloudflare across all domains automatically.

Impact #1	Hostnet Brazil's customers have access to Cloudflare’s globally distributed network with 36 data centers, five of them in Latin America.
Impact #2	Hostnet customers’ sites benefit from 2x faster load times on average.
Impact #3	Cloudflare powered sites on Hostnet Brazil enjoy 51% bandwidth savings, decreasing the monthly variable bandwidth bill of the client sites.

Impact #1

Hostnet Brazil's customers have access to Cloudflare’s globally distributed network with 36 data centers, five of them in Latin America.

Impact #2

Hostnet customers’ sites benefit from 2x faster load times on average.

Impact #3

Cloudflare powered sites on Hostnet Brazil enjoy 51% bandwidth savings, decreasing the monthly variable bandwidth bill of the client sites.

Benefit #1	100% clean traffic
Benefit #2	51% bandwidth savings
Benefit #3	2x faster load times on average

Benefit #1

100% clean traffic

Benefit #2

51% bandwidth savings

Benefit #3

2x faster load times on average

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Hostnet Brazil selects Cloudflare to bullet-proof its entire infrastructure

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