On-premises hardware maintenance burden and downtime

6/10 Medium

DNS and security services running on physical appliances require monthly maintenance windows and weekend work, with global downtime coordination being disruptive for staff.

DNSon-premises infrastructure
Category
deploy
Workaround
null
Stage
monitoring
Freshness
declining
Scope
cross_platform
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
enterprise

Sources

Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with Cloudflare for developers in 2025?”4/8/2026

Interviewees said DNS and security services often ran on physical appliances, requiring monthly maintenance windows and weekend work. Coordinating global downtime for upgrades was disruptive and unpopular with staff.

Created: 4/8/2026Updated: 4/8/2026