Fastly

Fastly is a cloud computing services provider primarily known for its advanced Content Delivery Network (CDN) and edge cloud platform. It enables businesses to deliver content and applications faster, more securely, and with greater control by running custom logic and serving data closer to…

Key facts

First appeared: 2011
Category: cloud_infrastructure
Problem solved: Fastly was created to address the limitations of traditional CDNs, which were often opaque, slow to propagate changes, lacked real-time control, and couldn't execute complex custom logic at the edge. It aimed to provide developers with a programmable, transparent, and high-performance edge platform for dynamic content delivery and application logic.
Platforms: Fastly Global Edge Network (SaaS)

Related technologies

CI/CD Pipelines
APIs
Bot Management Solutions
Origin Servers (e.g., Nginx, Apache)
Web Applications
Load Balancers
Streaming Media Platforms
Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
Cloud Computing Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Notable users

Stripe
Gov.uk
Reddit
Fandom
Shopify
GitHub
The Guardian
The New York Times
Vimeo
Ticketmaster
Pinterest