New designation and practice investment will accelerate SASE and AI adoption, seamlessly securing networking solutions for enterprise customers

Consortium (consortium.net), a cybersecurity and technology advisory firm that helps organizations make smarter, faster, and more financially aligned security decisions, and Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced that Consortium is a designated Cloudflare One Design Partner, selected among an elite group of partners worldwide chosen for their technical depth and strategic alignment with Cloudflare’s SASE & AI Security platform, Cloudflare One.

Alongside this milestone, Consortium is launching a dedicated Cloudflare Center of Excellence (COE) to deliver specialized implementation, advisory, and managed services across the Cloudflare One platform.

The announcement comes as enterprise security leaders face mounting pressure to modernize aging network infrastructure, contain the risks introduced by AI adoption, and demonstrate the financial return of security investments to boards and executive teams. Cloudflare One addresses each of these priorities through a unified, cloud-native platform — and Consortium’s ability to quantify risk in financial terms, through its proprietary Metrics that Matter® (MTM®) platform, means organizations will be able to see not just what Cloudflare One does — but what it’s worth.

PARTNERSHIP AT A GLANCE

  • Designation: Cloudflare One Design Partner

  • Investment: Deep technical and advisory expertise across five Cloudflare One use cases

  • Certified Expertise: Full-stack Cloudflare One expertise across sales, pre-sales, and post-sales delivery

  • Integrated Outcomes: Risk quantification, solution delivery, and financial impact measurement in one continuous engagement

  • Use Cases: Zero Trust, Email Security, DNS Filtering, Safe AI, Secure Networking

A DEDICATED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

The Cloudflare COE becomes only the second partner-dedicated Center of Excellence in Consortium’s history, reflecting the strategic importance Consortium places on this partnership. Led by a dedicated practice leader with deep expertise in network infrastructure, Zero Trust architecture, and SASE, the COE will build repeatable delivery capabilities purpose-built for Cloudflare One.

The COE will focus on five priority Cloudflare One use cases:

  • Safe AI Adoption — Isolate and govern AI usage for employees and agents to prevent data exposure and enable innovation without increasing risk
  • Modernize Remote Access — Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) to replace legacy VPN infrastructure
  • Email Phishing Protection — AI-powered detection to stop advanced email-borne threats
  • DNS Filtering for Web Protection — Enterprise-grade gateway for policy enforcement and threat blocking
  • Secure Branch & Remote Office Networking — Cloud-delivered WAN and guest WiFi security at-scale

In this practice, the MTM® fully integrated experience identifies and quantifies the specific risks that Cloudflare One is designed to address. Consortium’s COE team designs and delivers the solution, and ongoing MTM® measurement tracks the security and financial impact over time. The result is not just a technology deployment — it is a clear defense , identifying and communicating what the investment achieved.

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY

“This partnership represents a significant investment in our ability to serve customers navigating the AI adoption landscape, SASE shift and cloud-delivered security. Consortium’spurpose built dedicated Center of Excellences — are proven practices that have become one of the most recognized capabilities in our firm. With our level of rigor, expertise, and customer focus to Cloudflare, the Cloudflare One Design Partner designation gives us a foundation most partners will spend years trying to reach.”

— Andrew Barnett, Chief Technology Officer, Consortium

“Cloudflare One has evolved into a partner-led engine and our new Design Partner Designation is built to propel long-term growth. This new framework represents our deepest channel co-investment yet, equipping partners with the financial runway and technical mastery to scale the Cloudflare One platform. By blending our unified AI Security and SASE architecture with partner expertise, we are turning complex network migrations into high-margin, high-value consulting opportunities for the AI era.”

— Tom Evans, Chief Partner Officer, Cloudflare

PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Key elements of the expanded Consortium–Cloudflare partnership include:

  • Design Partner Designation under the Cloudflare One Partner Program, providing access to joint go-to-market resources, product roadmap collaboration, and early access to Cloudflare innovations.
  • Dedicated Cloudflare Center of Excellence staffed by dedicated engineers exclusively focused on Cloudflare One.
  • Authorized Service Delivery Track validating Consortium’s ability to deliver professional services against Cloudflare’s rigorous technical and delivery standards.
  • Cross-Functional Enablement programs spanning Consortium’s Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Services organizations — with certifications, bootcamps, and immersive technical workshops to ensure every client engagement is backed by verified expertise.
  • Joint Demand Generation including co-hosted executive security briefings, hands-on Technical Workshops, and Test Drive Labs that give organizations direct experience with Cloudflare One before they commit.
  • MTM®-Integrated Outcomes connecting Consortium’s proprietary risk quantification platform directly to Cloudflare One deployments, so customers can measure the financial impact of their Zero Trust investment before, during, and after implementation.

To learn more, view the Cloudflare Press Release:

 

About Consortium

Consortium is a cybersecurity specialist firm combining strategic advisory, vendor-agnostic procurement, and concierge-level support into a single, client-centric model. Consortium unifies holistic security strategy, proactive risk management, and simplified vendor oversight to deliver measurable business outcomes for enterprise organizations. Leveraging its proprietary Metrics that Matter® (MTM®) platform, Consortium translates technical security data into business-ready insights—empowering executives and boards to make informed, financially grounded decisions while continuously improving security posture. Consortium’s Artificial Intelligence Risk Navigator (AIRN) extends that capability into AI security, providing organizations with an architecture-aware framework to assess GenAI risk, navigate NIST, OWASP, and MITRE guidance, and identify the right vendor mix—maximizing existing platform investments before recommending new ones. Together, these capabilities reset the standard for how organizations protect and enable their business. For more information, visit consortium.net.