Cloudflare JD announced a major expansion of their partnership to create a global platform for AI inference workloads. The collaboration will help developers deploy, manage, and scale AI applications efficiently across regions.

The companies revealed that rising demand for AI-driven applications over the past three years has increased the need for geographically distributed inference capabilities. Cloudflare JD aims to provide a unified networking experience, projected to reduce latency for AI inference workloads by up to 80 percent. The platform will connect global developers to the China market while enabling Chinese developers to reach users worldwide.

Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince said the partnership supports the need for a global network that can keep up with AI growth. He added that Cloudflare JD simplifies technical and operational challenges, allowing developers to build and run AI applications across borders more easily.

The expansion builds on five years of collaboration between Cloudflare JD. Their integrated platforms already allow customers to activate services in China with minimal setup and without changing application code. Traffic from users in China is automatically routed to JD Cloud-operated data centers, while global traffic is served from the nearest Cloudflare location.

This setup improves performance, reduces latency, and strengthens security. It includes Cloudflare’s cloud-based Web Application Firewall, DDoS mitigation services, and global Content Delivery Network.

• AI inference traffic is routed intelligently based on user location
• Developers gain simplified access to China and global markets

JD Cloud stated that Cloudflare JD’s global platform aligns with its focus on advanced technology and large-scale operational experience. Leveraging JD.com’s ecosystem, the partnership ensures reliable, high-performance cloud services for developers and businesses worldwide.

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