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

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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.

  July 17, 2025

  CDN & Delivery

  Performance

  

• How Apps Can Respect Privacy While Still Getting Personal

  Shane Burgess

  Learn how apps can offer personalized experiences without compromising user privacy. Solutions like Private Access Tokens, OHTTP, and MASQUE Relay protect data without harming user experience.

  July 17, 2025

  Privacy

  

• 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.

  July 17, 2025

  Security

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• Fastly DDoS Protection: Customer-Validated Defense

  David King

  Discover why Fastly's DDoS Protection is the most frequently reviewed solution on Gartner Peer Insights™. See how customer feedback drives our innovation and performance.

  July 16, 2025

  Security

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• Fastly’s Edge Network: Building for Availability

  Brian Haberman

  Learn how Fastly's resilient edge network architecture ensures availability during major internet outages, minimizing impact on customer traffic.

  July 16, 2025

  Platform

  Edge network

  

• Why Simplicity Is Good for Security

  Liam Mayron

  Security shouldn’t be complex. Discover why Fastly’s one-click DDoS tools like Precise Defense make staying protected easier, faster, and more effective, even under pressure.

  July 10, 2025

  Security

  

• Tailoring Automated DDoS Protection

  Liam Mayron, David King

  Fine-tune your DDoS protection with Fastly's Precise Defense update. Gain flexibility to allow legitimate traffic while automatically mitigating attacks.

  July 08, 2025

  Product

  Security

  

• Free Egress and Operations with Object Storage Changes Everything for Image Optimization

  James Sherry

  Unlock cost-effective image optimization with Fastly Object Storage. Zero egress & operations fees for superior performance. Scale freely & iterate rapidly.

  July 07, 2025

  

• Fastly AppSec Survey: AI & Security in 2025

  David King, Natalie Lightner

  Explore Fastly's 2025 AppSec survey on AI's impact, budget shifts, and security trends amidst economic changes. Get key insights now!

  July 03, 2025

  Security

  Industry insights

  

• Edge vs Cloud: Where Should AI Live?

  Simon Wistow

  In this article, Simon Wistow shares why hybrid AI is gaining ground and how semantic caching unlocks better performance and sustainability.

  July 02, 2025

• How to Control and Monetize AI Bot Traffic Using Fastly and TollBit

  David King, Lorraine Bellon

  Monetize AI bot traffic! Fastly's Bot Management and TollBit have teamed up to offer granular control, performance, and flexibility to manage bots & unlock new revenue.

  July 01, 2025

  Security

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• Can We Make AI Green? Big AI Sustainability Questions, Answered by Fastly’s Co-Founder

  Alina Lehtinen-Vela

  Can AI be green? Fastly’s Simon Wistow tackles big questions on AI sustainability, backed by original data from our 2025 AI Energy Pulse Check survey.

  June 30, 2025

  CDN & Delivery

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• AI Energy Pulse Check 2025: Insights from Nearly 500 Experts

  Alina Lehtinen-Vela

  Fastly’s 2025 AI Pulse Check reveals how sustainability and infrastructure leaders are tracking AI energy use, cutting redundant queries, and navigating the edge vs cloud debate.

  June 26, 2025

  Industry insights

  

• Getting Started with TypeScript on Fastly Compute

  Katsuyuki Omuro

  Getting started with TypeScript on Fastly Compute is simple! Learn how to add static typing to your JavaScript projects for robust development.

  June 26, 2025

  Compute

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• Replacing Client-side JavaScript SDKs with WebAssembly Components at the Edge

  Alex Casalboni, Terri Allegretto

  Edgee and Fastly team up to replace client-side JavaScript SDKs with WebAssembly at the edge, improving performance, security, and data collection.

  June 25, 2025

  Customers

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• Fastly Achieves "Deployed on AWS" Status

  Chris Ritter

  Fastly earns "Deployed on AWS" status, enhancing procurement and savings for AWS Marketplace users. Explore our cloud-optimized CDN and security solutions today.

  June 18, 2025

  CDN & Delivery

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• DDoS in May

  Liam Mayron, David King

  DDoS May 2025 report: 2 new attacks every minute. Get key insights, traffic trends, and actionable security guidance.

  June 11, 2025

  Security

  

• CISO Perspective: Q1 2025 Threat Insights Report

  Marshall Erwin

  Get CISO Marshall Erwin's take on Fastly's Q1 2025 threat report, including shifts in attacks on e-commerce, bot traffic trends, and supply chain risks.

  June 10, 2025

  Security

  Industry insights

  

• Smarter Security Operations: Embracing Detection-as-Code

  Simran Khalsa, Gary Harrison, + 1 more

  Modernize security with Detection-as-Code. Learn how to automate threat detection & response using DevSecOps & tools like Fastly's WAF Simulator.

  June 04, 2025

  DevOps

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• AppSec in Q1 2025: Trends from Fastly's Latest Report

  David King

  Fastly's Q1 2025 Threat Report: Key insights on web attacks, bot traffic, and how to defend your apps & APIs. Read the full report now.

  June 03, 2025

  Security

  + 2 more