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  • HTTP/3 and QUIC help needy connections | Fastly

    Patrick McManus

    HTTP/3 and QUIC aim to help the internet's so-called long-tail connections — connections that are most in need of improvement. What could that look like? For some, it could mean being able to actually use video calling and streaming media or even make a workable phone call. Let's look at the design principles that make these advancements possible.

    Industry insights
    Performance
  • How COVID-19 is affecting internet performance

    Artur Bergman, Jana Iyengar

    How is COVID-19 affecting internet performance? We analyzed regional and vertical trends and found that, despite COVID-19-related traffic increases, the internet is up to the challenge.

    Performance
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  • Four key innovations that prepared the internet for COVID-19

    Patrick McManus

    These crucial pieces of internet architecture — only widely adopted over the last 10 years — are creating the capacity for us to live, work, and learn from home in unprecedented conditions.

    Industry insights
    Performance
  • Three ways TLS 1.3 protects origin names

    Patrick McManus

    The newest version of Transport Layer Security, TLS 1.3, is faster, more robust, and more responsive than ever before. Explore three ways it will help HTTPS protect origin names for improved confidentiality.

    Security
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  • Modernizing the internet with HTTP/3 and QUIC

    Jana Iyengar

    Fastly’s QUIC and HTTP/3 beta is coming soon. Join the waitlist and discover how these two new protocols solve the modern internet’s problems.

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    Events
  • Internet changed in 2019, expect more in 2020 | Fastly

    Tyler McMullen

    Take a look back at 2019’s major shifts in internet infrastructure, and understand what they mean for the future of the internet in 2020 and beyond.

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  • Fastly and Partners Form Bytecode Alliance

    Tyler McMullen

    Fastly teams up with Mozilla, Intel, and Red Hat to form the Bytecode Alliance, an open-source community working together on WebAssembly-based compiler tools and foundations that work across many platforms.

    Industry insights
    WebAssembly
  • The Maturing of QUIC

    Jana Iyengar

    QUIC, the new internet transport protocol set to replace TCP, was comprehensively built by tech industry leaders over nearly seven years. Go behind the scenes to see how QUIC evolved from a lofty experiment to a standard set to modernize the internet.

    Industry insights
  • Supercharging Server Timing with HTTP trailers

    Hooman Beheshti, Dragana Damjanovic

    Server Timing is a great mechanism for collecting new performance metrics in the browser. Fastly and Firefox have teamed up to make them even more powerful by adding support for using Server Timing with HTTP trailers.

    Engineering
    Industry insights
  • Why Fastly loves QUIC and HTTP/3

    Jana Iyengar

    We're thrilled to be so invested in QUIC, a new transport protocol that is more responsive, secure, and flexible than what the internet uses today. Learn why, straight from our very own Jana Iyengar, one of the editors of the core document.

    Industry insights
  • Improve response, drive digital change | Fastly

    Rachel Goldberg

    The ability to get real-time data for your site or app, respond quickly, and see your changes reflected in real-time is crucial for businesses today. See the ways in which companies like HotelTonight and Gannett/USA Today have boosted their responsiveness, and freed up their teams to innovate.

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  • Why performance is key to digital transformation

    Courtney Nash

    In the previous post in this series, we explored how leading organizations are staying ahead of the digital transformation curve. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at performance, a key component of successful digital transformation for many customer-facing organizations. We’ll also provide two illustrative use cases of how focusing on performance can drive significant growth while delighting customers along the way.

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  • Accelerate your digital transformation

    Barry O'Reilly

    Digital transformation is one of the most-discussed topics at executive events — but what does it really mean for businesses? We'll explore the right framework for businesses of all kinds to think through digital transformation, and how to move control and capability to the edge of your organization.

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  • How industry leaders approach digital transformation

    Courtney Nash

    Digital transformation — in which a business totally overhauls its strategy to take advantage of the full breadth of opportunities digital technologies have to offer — is definitely a hot topic. Opinions on jargon aside, the fact remains that industry stalwarts need to expand their presence and reach by leveraging the latest technologies and personalization tools. In this post, we’ll take a look at the three main considerations when overhauling your digital strategy: the need to move quickly, creating delightful customer experiences (across platforms), and doing so at scale. Peppered throughout are examples on how industry leaders approach their digital strategies.

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  • Demystifying the cloud

    Simon Wistow

    Like it or not, the cloud is here to stay. Although 81% of executives surveyed experience cloud FOMO (“fear of missing out”), it’s not peer pressure alone that’s driving cloud adoption; the cloud offers undeniable benefits to your business: boosting engagement with your customers, cutting costs, and empowering innovation. In this post, we’ll take a look at the different methodologies of cloud computing, cutting through the noise to offer our recommendation and vision for what’s ahead.

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