Tech Bytes: Cloudflare Simplifies Wide Area Networks With Magic WAN (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking WAN architectures and how to simplify and secure them with sponsor Cloudflare. Cloudflare’s Magic WAN is a network-as-a-service offering. Customers can connect data centers, branches, and users to Cloudflare Points of Presence (PoPs) through mechanisms including Anycast GRE tunnels, direct connections, and a tunnel option. Once connected, traffic traverses Cloudflare’s private network and exits the PoP closest to the destination. Cloudflare can also provide security services. Our Cloudflare guests are Ameet Naik and Annika Garbers. We discuss: * How Magic WAN works * Cloudflare’s Anycast architecture * Integrating the firewall service * Additional security capabilities including URL filtering and malware detection * Integrating with third-party SD-WANs Show Notes: Go to cloudflare.com/packetpushers to learn more and sign up for a demo to get an exclusive t-shirt and Yeti mug. Magic WAN – Cloudflare Cloudflare Network Interconnect