Company increases investment in Middle East as
rapid digital transformation of the region continues
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud
company, today announced it is pushing forward with aggressive
investment plans in the Middle East furthering its nearly
decade-long commitment in the region. The investment includes a new
office in Dubai Internet City and growing team focused on partner
enablement, innovation, and customer success. The company first
invested in the Middle East early in 2015 and has been
strategically placing its infrastructure closer to users in the
region while building out its team, partnerships, and operations.
Cloudflare announced its first office in the Middle East nearly two
years ago.
Also today, Cloudflare officially opened a new office in Dubai
Internet City, which included a ribbon cutting and remarks from
Michelle Zatlyn, Cloudflare’s Co-founder, President, and Chief
Operating Officer. Cloudflare’s Dubai-based team, led by Bashar
Bashaireh, Head of Middle East Sales, continues to grow in the
region, signaling the company’s ongoing commitment to its customers
and partners.
“Countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia rank among the highest
worldwide when it comes to access to the Internet, making the
region a powerful source of growth and innovation,” said Michelle
Zatlyn, Co-founder, President, & COO of Cloudflare. “Increased
cybersecurity protection combined with a faster and more reliable
Internet is key to unlocking continued growth for businesses. In Q4
2023, Cloudflare blocked an average of 9.5 billion cyber threats in
the region per day – another example of the important role we play
in protecting the Internet worldwide. With our leading cloud
connectivity services, our growing team in the Middle East is
committed to supporting our customers and deepening our
partnerships locally.”
Cloudflare protects nearly 20% of all websites. In Q4 2023,
Cloudflare saw Internet usage in the Middle East grow by more than
20%, while cyber threats increased 31% from the previous quarter.
Cloudflare identifies and mitigates attacks across the Middle East
while helping to ensure these Internet properties remain accessible
and operate fast, even amid attacks.
Today, Cloudflare’s global network spans more than 310 cities in
more than 120 countries, including 17 locations across the Middle
East such as Dubai, Riyadh, Kuwait, Doha, Amman, Beirut, Baghdad,
Jeddah, Muscat, Manama, and Erbil. The company first established
data centers in the Middle East nearly a decade ago, and continues
to build on its years-long network investment in the region.
Accelerating channel-driven business is also part of
Cloudflare’s growth and expansion strategy across the Middle East.
Last year Mindware, a leading regional value-added distributor,
announced a strategic partnership with Cloudflare to provide sales
support, go-to-market programs and after-sales services. Cloudflare
also has an increased collaboration with service providers and
global partners.
“The pace of digital transformation has rapidly accelerated in
recent years, mostly driven by the organizational need to enable a
hybrid workplace. Correspondingly, the incidence of cyberthreats
has grown and evolved to an extremely high level of sophistication.
In response to the needs of our partners and their customers,
Mindware has been relentlessly enhancing its cyber security
capabilities," said Nicholas Argyrides, Vice President - Gulf at
Mindware. "Today Mindware is one of the leading Value Added
Distributors in cybersecurity in the Middle East and we are
extremely happy with our fruitful collaboration with an industry
leader such as Cloudflare in such a dynamic market."
Over the past two years the company has been investing heavily
in attracting the best talent in the region across a variety of
functions including sales and marketing, technical support,
operations and channel. Based on momentum and demand in the region,
Cloudflare is forecasting to more than double its headcount in the
region over the next two years.
“The Middle East region, characterized by fast-growing and
innovation-driven economies that are being fuelled by the digital
transformation trend, represents tremendous growth potential for
Cloudflare. Cloud adoption has also gained momentum in the region
over the last few years, with the essential regulatory frameworks
and compliance policies now established, to propel enterprises into
the next phase of digital transformation,” said Bashar Bashaireh,
Head of Sales for Middle East at Cloudflare. “Cloudflare’s
connectivity cloud strategy gives enterprises a unified platform of
networking, security, and developer services.”
To support its growing customer base, Cloudflare has team
members across the region and aims to double the number of
employees over the next couple of years with virtual and hybrid
work environments.
To learn more about Cloudflare Middle East, please check out the
resources below:
- Cloudflare Middle East Network Map
- Cloudflare Middle East Open Positions
About Cloudflare
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud
company. It empowers organizations to make their employees,
applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while
reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud
delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native
products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the
control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their
business.
Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected
networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its
customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations –
from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to
nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the
globe.
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