
At the very start of content delivery network (CDN) service provider Cloudflare were three individuals that realized that the cloud had taken what enterprises used to buy as box software from companies like Microsoft, and provided it as a service.
Co-founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn (who is still president and COO), and Lee Holloway, Cloudflare has today evolved into an all-round IT service management company that boasts nearly a third of the Fortune 500 as customers, with 18 of the 20 largest companies on Earth relying on its network.