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  • Stopping Bad Bots Without Blocking the Good Ones

    Brooks Cunningham, Fastly Enterprise Solution Architects

    Keep trusted automation running while blocking malicious bots. Learn how precise WAF controls reduce false positives without weakening security.

    Security

  • Best CDN Providers

    Natalie Griffeth

    Discover the best CDN providers to boost website speed, security, and scalability. Compare top platforms like Fastly, Cloudflare, and Akamai to find the right solution for your business.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • You own your availability: resilience in the age of third-party dependencies

    Anjan Srinivas, Leon Brocard, + 1 more

    When third-party services fail, your website — and revenue — can fail with them. Learn how to uncover hidden dependencies and use edge proxying to maintain uptime, performance, and control during outages.

    Performance
    Security

  • Top Multi-CDN Solutions

    Natalie Griffeth

    Explore the leading multi CDN solutions to boost website speed, security, and scalability.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • AI Agents on Fastly Compute: How it Works and What Makes it Secure

    Kay Sawada

    Learn how to run AI agents on Fastly Compute, leveraging the edge for low latency and WebAssembly sandboxes for enterprise-grade speed and security.

    Engineering
    + 3 more

  • Break Free from ESI Lock-in: Learn How to Migrate Today with Fastly

    Tyler McMullen

    Migrate your legacy ESI to Fastly Compute. End vendor lock-in, run your ESI on a high-performance engine, and transition to a fully programmable edge.

    CDN & Delivery
    + 5 more

  • DDoS in December 2025

    Liam Mayron, David King, + 1 more

    Learn how sophisticated Layer 7 and network DDoS attacks evolved in December 2025, including the year’s largest attack and mitigation strategies.

    Security
    Industry insights

  • Lightweight Latency Measurement with Server-Timing

    Leon Brocard

    Measure end-to-end request latency with Server-Timing. See how origin, Fastly Compute, and CDN delivery timings appear in browser dev tools.

    CDN & Delivery
    + 4 more
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  • When Moments Can’t Be Rehearsed, Preparation Is the Only Advantage That Scales

    John Agger

    When everything is live and unforgiving, preparation is the only advantage. Learn how Fastly and Jerry Rice approach peak performance under pressure.

    CDN & Delivery
    + 3 more

  • Streamlining User Experiences While Fighting Bots

    David King, Daniel Corbett

    Streamline user experiences and fight bots with Fastly's new embedded challenges for Bot Management.

    Product
    Security

  • Building Resilient Applications with Layered Security

    Lorraine Bellon

    Fastly's new security packages make layered application security easier to buy, use, and grow. Protect your apps with predictable pricing.

    Security
    Product

  • API Security Features

    Natalie Griffeth

    Explore API security features, testing best practices, and edge protections to prevent data breaches, bot abuse, credential attacks, and API exploitation.

    Security

  • Beyond CRUD: Advanced Features of Fastly’s KV Store

    Katsuyuki Omuro

    Go beyond CRUD with Fastly’s KV Store. Use metadata, generation markers and TTL to build faster, safer edge applications.

    Edge network
    + 3 more

  • 2026 Botnet Attack Trends

    Natalie Griffeth

    Explore the latest 2026 botnet trends, including record-breaking DDoS attacks, IoT vulnerabilities, and how organizations can adapt with automated, cloud-based mitigation strategies.

  • Best Serverless Computing in Cloud Infrastructure

    Natalie Griffeth

    Explore the best serverless computing solutions for developers and businesses. Reduce costs, scale effortlessly, and improve performance with top cloud providers.

    Compute
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  • CDN vs Caching: What is the Difference?

    Rogier Mulhuijzen

    CDN and caching can get confused for one another. Learn the differences between CDN and caching to help decide what you should use for optimal web performance.

    Performance
    Engineering

  • Core Web Vitals: Improve Your Website Speed | Fastly

    Natalie Griffeth

    Understand Core Web Vitals, how Google measures page experience, and how a modern CDN improves LCP, INP, CLS, and site performance.

    Industry insights

  • Credential Stuffing Attacks Vs. Brute Force Attacks - What is the difference?

    Natalie Griffeth

    Learn the difference between credential stuffing and brute force attacks, how each works, and best practices to prevent account takeover and unauthorized access.

    Security

  • From AI Crawlers to Headless Bots: How Automated Traffic is Changing the Web

    David King, Natalie Griffeth

    Bots now drive nearly a third of web traffic. Learn how AI crawlers and headless bots are reshaping security, performance, and business decisions.

    Security
    Industry insights
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  • Inside Fastly’s 2025 Internship Program: Projects, Impact & Culture

    Christina Garvey

    Discover the projects, impact, and culture of Fastly's 2025 Internship Program, recently ranked #1 by Vault. Meet the next generation of engineers.

    Culture