We want to introduce you to matthew prince, the owner of a Company Called cloudflare. What is cloudflare . Matthew if we had known what the internet was, we would have insight into how was working. Cloudflare runs a network that spans the globe, we have 7 million customers that range from tight Small Businesses up to fortune 50 companies and we ensure that they are fast, safe, always available no matter who is accessing them online, protecting them from hackers and making sure good guys get through. To do that, we run one of the Largest Networks in the world. We have data centers and 120 cities around the world. About 10 of all internet requests flow through our network. When we do our job right, you do not know we exist. Peter how do you do this . What technologies do you use . Matthew we have built all of our own software. We have equipment in those 120 cities. Oursan francisco nearest data center is in san jose. We have one outside washington, d. C. , in ashburn, virginia. You will
A Company Called cloudflare. He is based in San Francisco. Mr. Prince, what is cloudflare . Guest cloudflare is a service which is helping build a better internet. Had we all known what the internet was going to be 30 years ago, we would have done things differently. We would have made it more secure, made sure it was always available and given users of it insight into how it was work. So what cloudflare does is we run a network that spans the globe. We have seven million customers that range from tiny, little Small Businesses up to some of the fortune 50 companies, and we insure that they are fast, safe, always available no matter who is accessing them anywhere online, protecting them from hackers, making sure the good guys get through on a fast lane. And we run one of the Largest Networks in the world, so so we have data centers in 120 cities around the world, we see about 10 of all internet requests flow through our network. And when were doing our job right, you dont know we exist.
Is it not possible that improved wages themselves can help lead to improved productivity, which can create a virtual cycle with wage growth over time . German powell yes and thats exactly what we hope is happening right now. Congressman so you are committed to keeping your foot off the brake . Chairman powell when im getting ready for this hearing i went back and read something you said in your very first year on the fomc committee. At the very first meeting one of the Bank President s rett Bank President s mentioned tighter labor markets and youve noted that you havent seen anything in the data yet to support that. It struck me as interesting because it got me to thinking about you three and you six and my frustration with both. And i think its been two and a half years since we hit the supposedly definition of a full employment, yet you three keeps dropping and the definition of full employment keeps chasing it. Dataont we just use wage to help define what full employment is . Chairm