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  • Request Collapsing Demystified

    Stephen Crim

    Boost website performance with request collapsing! Learn how it improves efficiency, reduces origin load, and optimizes caching for a snappy user experience.

    Performance
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  • Trust at Scale with Fastly Image Optimizer and C2PA

    James Sherry

    Fastly Image Optimizer now supports C2PA, enabling verifiable content authenticity. Combat misinformation and build trust with secure image provenance at scale.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • Fastest Sites Run on Fastly

    Leon Brocard

    Make your site 25%+ faster with Fastly’s programmable edge. See why the fastest media sites — from Vox.com to Business Insider — run on Fastly.

    Performance
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  • ETags: What they are, and how to use them

    Leon Brocard

    How to optimize your ETags to speed up your site and reduce calls to your origin without requiring significant code refactoring or content overhaul.

    DevOps
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  • Unlock Faster Web Performance: The Data Behind Fastly's Edge Over Akamai

    Lucas Olslund

    Discover why migrating from Akamai to Fastly boosts web performance. Our data shows 57% faster TTFB & 17% faster LCP, based on real-world CrUX data.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • Taking Back Control: How Publishers Can Push Back on Unwanted AI Scraping

    John Agger

    Take control of AI scraping. Learn how publishers can push back against unwanted data harvesting with Fastly's AI Bot Management & new monetization opportunities.

    Security
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  • Over a decade later: The evolution of instant purge

    Tyler McMullen, Julien Benoist

    Explore the decade-long evolution of Fastly's instant purge technology. Learn about our decentralized approach, challenges faced, and innovations in scalability.

    Performance
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  • Using cURL to Test Origin Server Responses

    Matt Torrisi

    Curl, or cURL, is a utility that’s shipped by default on operating systems like MacOS and many Linux distributions that allows you to send an HTTP request to a URL and receive the result. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to use the tool to test an origin server’s response.

    Engineering
    Performance

  • Building vs Buying a CDN: Choosing the Right Global Network Infrastructure

    John Agger

    Should you build or buy a CDN? Learn the pros and cons of building vs. using CDN services for your global network infrastructure. Make the right choice for your business.

    Performance
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  • Empowering the Open Web: How Fastly Supports Organizations Like ToS;DR

    Austin Spires

    Empowering the Open Web: Learn how Fastly supports ToS;DR, a non-profit that makes internet terms of service easy to understand and improves online transparency.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • Supercharge DevOps with a Developer-Friendly CDN

    Mili Mathews

    Discover how a developer-friendly CDN can enhance DevOps workflows, improve performance, and deliver seamless user experiences with Fastly and Google Cloud.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • AI Innovation and Sustainability: Key Takeaways from the AI Action Summit

    Simon Wistow

    Delve into the highlights of the AI Action Summit in Paris, where experts addressed pressing issues in AI, including ethics, regulation, and the sustainability of technology.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • The lengthiest HTTP headers

    Leon Brocard

    Discover how large HTTP headers can impact your web page's loading speed. Learn about essential headers and strategies to optimize their size for better performance.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • Profiling Fastly Compute Applications

    Leon Brocard

    Unlock superior web performance with Fastly Compute. Utilize our edge network and WebAssembly to build fast, secure applications tailored for your users.

    Compute
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  • Thanks to the internet’s on-call teams

    Austin Spires

    Thank you for the essential role that on-call teams play in ensuring internet reliability and security, particularly during the holiday season. We appreciate your dedication.

    Culture
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  • How to Save Christmas for Beyoncé

    Anil Dash

    This Christmas, Netflix is bringing the world a Beyoncé halftime show, promising unforgettable moments - but will this massive live event go off without a hitch?

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • Navigating the Challenges of Online Live Streaming

    Hossein Lotfi

    Join us as we delve into the realities of live event streaming, highlighting the lessons learned from disruptions and our commitment to delivering reliable viewer experiences.

    Industry insights
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  • What Fastly saw on election night

    Farzam Ebadypour

    Learn how voter fatigue and alternative media are changing public engagement with politics and how that impacted election night in the U.S..

    CDN & Delivery
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  • Optimizing your multi-CDN infrastructure to improve performance

    Natalie Lightner

    Learn how a multi-CDN infrastructure can, and should be, optimized for performance. Get tips from Fastly on considerations to evaluate against your current content delivery strategy.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • Fastly Instant Purge™: Under 150ms for Over a Decade

    Laura Thomson

    Since 2011, Fastly has been able to purge content globally in 150ms, we're excited to see other vendors catch up and help create a better internet.

    CDN & Delivery
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