"Pick and Mix" Custom Regions: Cloudflare Introduces Fine-Grained Data Residency Control

📰 InfoQ AI/ML

Cloudflare introduces Custom Regions for fine-grained data residency control

intermediate Published 28 Mar 2026

Action Steps

Select specific groups of data centers by country or region
Define where data is processed for TLS termination and application-layer processing
Ensure compliance with data residency regulations
Configure Custom Regions to meet specific business needs

Who Needs to Know This

DevOps and security teams benefit from this feature as it allows them to comply with data residency regulations and ensure data processing within specific geographic boundaries

Key Insight

💡 Custom Regions provides fine-grained control over data processing locations