Security News > 2021 > March > Cloudflare introduces SD-WAN- and firewall-as-a-service offerings
In a bid to replace MPLS circuits and SD-WAN appliances, Cloudflare has introduced Magic WAN and Magic Firewall and partnerships with VMware, Aruba, Digital Realty, CoreSite and EdgeConneX. Cloudflare Monday introduced Magic WAN with Magic Firewall as well as new strategic partnerships with network hardware and data center providers as part of Cloudflare One, its cloud-based network-as-a-service offering released in October 2020.
Magic WAN connects any source of data traffic-data centers, offices, devices, cloud apps, etc.
Using a centralized dashboard, Magic Firewall enables customers to centrally manage those connections by setting network-wide policies and configuring public and private routing.
Both Magic WAN and Firewall are software-as-a-service offerings.
Magic WAN is available in limited beta, and Magic Firewall is generally available for all Magic Transit customers.
"With Magic WAN, we're leveraging Cloudflare's global network to offer reliable, faster, much more cost-effective connectivity with security built in. And by partnering with the leading SD-WAN vendors, we can ensure Magic WAN can be a drop-in replacement for legacy connectivity solutions."