On December 4th, 2012, CloudFlare announced its partnership with Parallels, a global leader in hosting and cloud services enablement. This collaboration enables service providers using Plesk or Parallels Automation to offer their customers easy access to CloudFlare's performance and security features. The integration allows for seamless installation of CloudFlare within 5 minutes, enabling users to activate the service with just a few clicks. Since its soft launch, over a hundred Parallels Service Providers have successfully integrated CloudFlare, resulting in benefits such as reduced server load, bandwidth savings, protection from DDoS attacks, and an automatic IPv4/6 gateway. The partnership has been well-received by industry leaders like SoftCom, LuxCloud, and Velocity Host, who appreciate the enhanced performance and security features offered to their customers through CloudFlare's integration with Parallels Automation and Plesk Panel.