Comment on In what way am I the product when using CloudFlare's free tier?
dugmeup@lemmynsfw.com 5 days ago
The simple answer is twofold
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Their attack surface is massive. By getting all this data from millions of devices they are fantastic at detecting and finding solutions for zero day attacks. This is a big selling point for enterprise who care about zero day a whole lot
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Free tier also used by IT tinkerers means when the question is asked “what X should we use? What have you used before?” CloudFlare is heads and shoulders above the rest. This is why Microsoft allowed a lot of world to pirate their OS.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Microsoft actually took a unique approach to piracy. In a lot of lesser developed countries in the past, users were ‘allowed’ to use pirated copies. There used to be a running joke that the Israelis ran their country on a single license of MS. How true that is remains to be seen. So, while companies bristle in public about piracy, it is indeed a topic of discussion in the board room and is often a part of their loss leader strategies.
Cloudflare kind of the same thing. I can tell you that even tho I realize a large portion of the user base here are anti-Cloudflare, and while there are definite pros and cons one needs to understand before using their services, and even tho I know there are other ways to skin the cat… even on the free tier side, I am more apt to recommend that which works well for me.