Atlanta: CloudFlare's 16th Data Center

On July 26, 2012, Matthew Prince announced the launch of two new CloudFlare data centers in Sydney, Australia (their 15th) and Atlanta, Georgia (their 16th). These are the first two of nine additional facilities planned to be opened over the next few weeks. The choice of Atlanta as a location is connected to its famous Coca Cola brand, which many CloudFlare employees enjoy, and also to former business school classmate Fred Smith who now lives in Atlanta. Additionally, Atlanta is home to Codeguard, one of CloudFlare's App partners.