Coffee Shop Networking with Cloudflare

Working from a cafe is simple: grab a coffee, open your laptop, and connect

Working from a cafe is simple: grab a coffee, open your laptop, and connect. Modern enterprises are now bringing that same simplicity to branches, stores, and remote sites with a “coffee shop networking” approach. This model offers consistent, secure connectivity without the complexity of legacy “hub-and-spoke” networks.

This whitepaper explains how to transition to this light-branch, heavy-cloud architecture with a secure access service edge (SASE) platform.

Download this guide to learn how to minimize your on-premises hardware, deliver consistent user experiences, and enforce zero trust security across three key steps:

Step 1: Modernize user-to-app access and replace legacy VPNs with faster, safer zero trust network access (ZTNA)
Step 2: Simplify branch connectivity and reduce reliance on bulky on-prem hardware and expensive MPLS lines
Step 3: Secure web and cloud access to block web threats and gain shadow AI/IT visibility without performance trade-offs