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An easy intro to edge computing
Sue Smith
Wondering what edge computing is all about? It's a distributed computing framework that brings applications closer to data sources like IoT devices or local edge servers.
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Your content management system could be so much less painful
Andrew Betts
CMSs may make the internet go, but they also come with several common challenges that companies, regardless of industry, can face. But that's where Fastly comes in.
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Is purging still the hardest problem in computer science?
Andrew Betts
One of the most common reasons for customers sending support tickets to Fastly is for help with purging content from cache - either it stays too long, or doesn't stay long enough. We have the best purging mechanism of any edge network, so what's going on?
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Learning at Fastly: A Shared Experience
Sue Smith
Learn how the team at Fastly is creating learning experiences that offer practical steps to convey the value and purpose of our technology and products.
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Level up your images: JPEG XL now supported by Image Optimizer
Ping Hu
Learn more about how Fastly's Image Optimizer works with JPEG XL to significantly reduce image size without losing data or impacting performance.
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Back to Basics of Automated Attacks: Account Takeover
Arun Kumar, Fastly Security Research Team
Explore account takeover attacks and mitigations including modern authentication with 2FA/passkeys, and anti-bot measures to enhance account security.
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Origin Offload: A measure of CDN efficiency for reducing egress cost
Monique Barbanson, Peter Teichman, + 2 more
Cache hit ratio shouldn't be the only metric you use to understand CDN performance. In this post, we'll explore the importance of Origin Offload.
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Detection as Code with Fastly's WAF Simulator
Simran Khalsa, Fastly Security Research Team
Being able to test and validate rule behavior is critical to a maintainable WAF. With our WAF Simulator, you can validate rules in a safe simulation environment.
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Fast Forward: We’re here for the maintainers
Hannah Aubry
Join Fastly in our mission to empower the open internet. Learn how we're making a significant impact by supporting projects and the people behind them.
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Build a “For You” recommendation page in an hour with Fastly
Kailan Blanks, Andrew Betts
On this episode of Fastly Developers Live, we discuss the importance of curating a personalized "For You" page using Fastly.
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It’s free, instant, and yours! Fastly’s free developer accounts are here
Simon Wistow
We’re excited to announce free developer accounts. You can instantly get started and take advantage of the most developer-friendly edge platform in the world.
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Everything we announced at our first Fastly Special Event
Anil Dash
Fastly is making the internet better in an instant! In case you missed our first-ever special event for developers, check out all the highlights, features, and fun from the day!
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Built with Fastly Spotlight: LeakSignal stops GenAI data leaks
Austin Spires, Wesley Hales
Learn about how LeakSignal leverages Fastly's industry-leading edge cloud platform to power its cutting-edge data flow governance solution.
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Fastly and Google partner to enhance your privacy while protecting Chrome users from online threats in real-time
Monique Barbanson, Austin Spires
We're excited to announce that Google Chrome is leveraging Fastly Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) Relay to support the Standard protection mode in Chrome.
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Unlocking Cost Savings: The Benefits of Moving to a Modern CDN Provider
Leigh Clancy
Boost your business's performance and save on operational costs with a modern CDN. Find out how a CDN can help you achieve your goals and cut down expenses.
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Fastly's Observability Unleashed: New Updates and Insights
Dom Fee, Dom Soegono
Don't miss out on our upgraded Observability packages, providing customers with the ability to purchase multiple features in a single product package.
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Time’s up! How RPKI ROAs perpetually are about to expire
Job Snijders, Doug Madory
In this post, we'll dig deeper into the mechanics of RPKI to understand how the cryptographic chain contributes to the effective expiration date of a ROA.
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Active exploitation of unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins
Fastly Security Research Team, Simran Khalsa, + 2 more
We have observed active exploitation attempts targeting three high-severity CVEs: CVE-2024-2194, CVE-2023-6961, and CVE-2023-40000.
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A design upgrade for the Fastly Control Panel
Jennifer Fleming, Sarah Sang
Discover a new way to navigate the Fastly Control Panel with our improved layout and search interface. Easily find services, domains, users, and TLS certificates.
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Fastly drives improved internet routing security with global push to adopt RPKI
Rob Bushell, Job Snijders, + 2 more
Fastly actively supports and participates in IETF, driving network security standards. Learn how we're enhancing routing security and improving industry standards for a safer Internet.
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