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Improving network availability with Precision PathRob Bushell
Fastly introduces Precision Path to address short-lived network congestion issues, for improved protection from transient provider issues for origin server requests, and a more robust delivery of content to your end users. 
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Exceptional Stories of Digital Innovation From 2020Joshua Bixby
Developers and builders around the world stepped up to meet the moment in a variety of ways in 2020. We’re humbled to be both a witness and enabler for how they supported their organizations, many even thriving under incredibly difficult circumstances. Today we’ll share some of their stories with you.
Customers
When do you need low-latency HTTP live streaming?John Agger
Low-latency live streaming is more relevant than ever. New user experiences, like quizzes and real-time voting, built around content and entertainment must be available with little to no delay. In this post, we look at the business cases that warrant low-latency HTTP live streaming.
Industry insightsStreaming
Designing Edge-Native Applications | FastlyAndrew Betts
Become "edge-native" in your next project and seamlessly run multiple instances concurrently and be prepared for the server-less world.
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Porting JavaScript (or TypeScript) to AssemblyScriptAaron Turner
In this post, we’ll show you how AssemblyScript and JavaScript are closely related with a deep dive into the process of porting common JavaScript applications to AssemblyScript and the considerations that come along with it.
WebAssemblyCompute
API Focus for Commerce CompaniesAdrien Pujol
As commerce companies embark on their digital transformation journeys, headless architecture is a hot topic. Here are five ways a modern CDN can deliver on the promise of headless commerce.
Industry insightsPerformance+1
A unified platform is the future of secure DevOpsCassandra Dixon
Fastly and Signal Sciences have joined forces to build the next generation of web app and API security at the edge. Explore what makes our approach different, and how it will empower developers to build more securely than ever before.
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Fastly's Product Vision for 2021Dana Wolf
We want to help you build the best user experiences confidently, securely, and quickly in the face of any challenge — and our 2021 product vision is designed with this in mind. Let’s dig in on our areas of focus.
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Conversations with Devs Building the Modern InternetHannah Aubry
Andrew Betts, Fastly’s Principal Developer Advocate, gets technical with Spread Group Senior Software Architect, Martin Breest, digging into his team’s creative use of chatbots and A/B testing, and solving challenges around 3D image-mapping at the edge.
Customers
Engineers' Role in Digital TransformationLaura Thomson
The pressure on engineering teams right now is substantial as leaders are tasked with driving their companies’ success, even during the chaos of 2020. In the face of uncertainty, there are steps leaders can take today to spark innovation, support their people, and enable growth — ultimately positioning themselves, their teams, and their companies survive and thrive.
Engineering
DDoS attacks grow bigger, but so do responsesMichael Sabbota
DDoS attacks have been growing larger over the past few years. But so has the industry’s response to them. In this post, we take a look at what industry bodies and a modern CDN can do to protect your traffic.
Industry insightsSecurity
Cyber Five: what we saw during ecommerce's big weekDavid Belson
Ads leading up to the annual Black Friday - Cyber Monday holiday shopping weekend this year were remarkably devoid of the promises of “doorbuster” sales at the local malls and big-box stores. Instead, retailers moved their promotions to their ecommerce sites. With the weekend now in our rear-view mirror, we examine aggregate traffic volumes for 100 of Fastly’s top U.S. based ecommerce customers.
Industry insights
Serving Dynamic Content with a Modern CDN Mark Teodoro
Using a powerful, modern CDN that provides instant cache invalidation and real-time analytics allows for edge-first application architectures that improve personalization, performance, and protection.
PerformanceCompute
Dora Militaru debunks Developer Career Path Myth | FastlyHannah Aubry
In this developer spotlight, we talk to Dora Militaru about her story and thoughts on the tech industry, as well as glean sage advice and inspiration for developers, hiring managers, and those with an unconventional story to share.
Industry insightsWebAssembly
5 best practices for your TLS configurationMaria Espada
The TLS Support Engineering team provides support for customers managing one to thousands of certificates. After helping so many customers tailor their DNS and TLS configurations, they have five best practices to recommend.
Security
New logging endpoints: Kafka and KinesisDom Fee
Fastly adds two new logging endpoints with Kafka, now in general availability, and Kinesis, now in limited availability.
ProductObservability
Prepare for DDoS attacks: 5 steps to take | FastlyGino Lang
Layer 7 attacks that target applications and issue requests that can swamp origin systems often seek to blend into other network traffic and require a more focused defense than Layer 3 and 4 attacks. Here are five best practices you can implement to help prepare for such attacks.
Industry insightsSecurity
Fastly's Live Event Services power Lexus Melbourne Cup on 10 Play | FastlyDavid Belson, Sianne Chen
Fastly Live Event Services helped power the Lexus Melbourne Cup, a 3-minute horse race that attracts millions of viewers across Australia. This year, the event saw more people live streaming than ever before and went off without a hitch.
Industry insightsStreaming