Cloudflare has named Australia’s The Missing Link among a select group of global partners chosen to help businesses move away from ageing network security systems and adopt secure AI-ready infrastructure.
The company recently announced the launch of its Cloudflare One Design Partner Designation on June 18, positioning the program around one of the biggest pressure points now facing enterprise technology teams.
The designation focuses on Cloudflare One, the company’s secure access service edge platform, commonly known as SASE.
The first group of named partners includes Arctiq, Consortium, CMT, Presidio and The Missing Link, alongside other selected global partners.
For large organisations, moving away from legacy security architectures is rarely simple, requiring existing environments to be audited, new systems to be mapped and vendor migrations to be carefully managed.
Poorly managed transitions can also expose businesses to configuration mistakes, fragmented controls and security blind spots.
Cloudflare is pitching the new partner designation as a way to reduce that risk by giving selected partners deeper technical training, stronger commercial backing and access to new deployment resources.
“Cloudflare One has evolved into a partner-led engine and our new Design Partner Designation is built to propel long-term growth,” said Tom Evans, Chief Partner Officer at Cloudflare.
“This new framework represents our deepest channel co-investment yet. We are equipping our elite partners with the financial runway and technical mastery they want to scale the Cloudflare One platform,”
“By blending our unified SASE architecture with partner expertise, we are turning complex network migrations into high-margin, high-value consulting opportunities for the AI era.”
The announcement comes as businesses face rising pressure to secure AI adoption across cloud systems, private applications and distributed workforces.
As AI tools become more embedded in daily operations, companies are being forced to rethink how employees, data, applications and automated agents are protected.
To support the program, Cloudflare is also introducing the Cloudflare One Stack, described as a library of AI skills designed to help security teams evaluate, deploy and manage Cloudflare One.
According to Cloudflare, the framework includes structured knowledge, decision trees, tool definitions, blueprint configurations and automated workflows that can be used by AI agents.
For Australian customers, the inclusion of The Missing Link gives the announcement a local angle. The company will work with Cloudflare’s platform to support customers pursuing Zero Trust and SASE strategies.
“Organisations are increasingly looking for ways to reduce complexity by bringing networking and security together within a single, modern architecture”, said Aaron Bailey, CISO and Director of The Missing Link.
“As a Cloudflare One Design Partner, The Missing Link can help customers accelerate their Zero Trust and SASE strategies while improving security, performance, and operational efficiency,”
“Combining Cloudflare’s platform with our cyber security and consulting expertise enables us to help organisations navigate transformation with greater confidence and resilience.” he said.
Other named partners also framed the designation around the need to modernise enterprise security as AI reshapes business operations.
“Organisations are under increasing pressure to modernise legacy architectures, secure AI adoption, and simplify increasingly complex environments,” said Wes Brown, CTO at Arctiq
“By combining the Cloudflare One platform with Arctiq’s expertise in cybersecurity, networking, cloud, and managed services, we help clients accelerate Zero Trust and SASE initiatives while reducing complexity and improving resilience,” Brown said
“Together, we’re helping organisations build secure, connected, and AI-ready environments that can adapt to an evolving threat landscape and support the future of business.” he said.
The broader message from Cloudflare is clear: AI adoption is no longer just a software issue. It is now tied directly to network architecture, identity, access control, data protection and operational resilience.
For businesses still relying on legacy systems, the challenge is not simply whether to adopt AI, but whether their existing security stack can cope with it.
