Back to blog

Follow and Subscribe

Performance

Page 2

  • Three Key CDN Optimization Strategies

    Natalie Lightner

    Enhance your organization's web and application performance by evaluating your CDN strategy. Learn about advanced caching, origin offload, and real-time insights.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • A Look at Global CDN Performance in China

    Natalie Lightner

    Learn the importance of selecting the right CDN provider for a high-speed digital experience in China.

    Performance
    CDN & Delivery

  • Websites get faster when moving to Fastly

    Lucas Olslund

    Get real-time content control, boost performance, and develop modern applications, all faster at the edge. See how Fastly stacks up against Cloudflare.

    Performance
    + 3 more
    An illustration of a keyboard with a lever in the middle and a hand pushing the lever forward

  • Server-sent events with Fastly

    Andrew Betts

    Server-sent events allow web servers to push real-time event notifications to the browser on a long-lived HTTP response.

    Performance
    DevOps

  • The benefits of a modern CDN: How to boost your revenue

    Leigh Clancy

    A modern CDN can improve availability, handle traffic surges, and distribute content -- improving the user experience and increasing engagement, leading to more revenue for your brand.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • 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.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • 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?

    CDN & Delivery
    + 2 more

  • 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.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • 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.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • 3 performance benefits every CDN should have

    Ashley Hurwitz

    Many CDNs offer the same types of services, but not all are created equal. An online business' success depends on a modern, efficient CDN that can serve content fast.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • 5 tips for creating speedier, more sustainable websites with Fastly

    Leon Brocard

    How can Fastly help improve website performance and digital sustainability? Check out these five key recommendations.

    CDN & Delivery
    Performance

  • Improving your WebSocket stack

    John Agger

    Websocket limitations can be costly and inefficient if you want to push a lot of real-time content. Discover how Websockets paired with Fastly Fanout improves real-time communication.

    Compute
    + 2 more

  • Be among the first to try the greatest KV Store ever made

    Dennis Martensson, Bryan Hackett

    Discover a new level of speed with our data storage solution that outperforms traditional KV stores. Build something amazing today!

    Compute
    + 3 more

  • TLS: More secure; always fast

    Emmanuel Thompson

    This post details the journey of improving the security of TLS private keys and improving the performance and efficiency of TLS handshakes along the way.

    Privacy
    + 4 more

  • When it comes to delivering the first byte, nobody can beat Fastly

    Lucas Olslund

    Fastly is 29% faster than edgio when it comes to delivering the first byte. It’s representative of overall gains in LCP and performance.

    Company news
    + 3 more

  • A guide to protecting your data during the holidays

    Ashley Hurwitz

    Check out this collected guide on cybersecurity best practices to survive the holiday season with Fastly's Next-Gen WAF.

    Product
    + 3 more
    An illustration of a secured browser window inside a blue bubble that is protecting it from incoming red arrows

  • Fastly is faster at time to first byte. It makes a difference.

    Lucas Olslund

    Fastly is 43% faster to first byte (TTFB) than Akamai CDN, and 32% faster than other CDNs, and it’s representative of overall gains in LCP and performance.

    Company news
    + 2 more

  • Kubernetes at the speed of Fastly

    Hannah Aubry

    Kubernetes, the open source container orchestrator, is synonymous with scaling in the cloud — so where do they go when they need to scale themselves? Fastly! Learn how we’re helping get Kubernetes binaries into the hands of developers all over the world, at the speed of Fastly.

    Performance
    + 2 more

  • Thriving amidst chaos: Managed security tips for Black Friday weekend

    Liam Mayron, David King, + 1 more

    Struggling with the chaos of the Black Friday weekend? A Managed Security Provider can alleviate a lot of the stress that comes with the busy shopping season.

    Security
    Performance
    An illustration of a hand holding a megaphone with shield and lock icons blaring out

  • Fastly Fanout makes stateful real-time communications easy

    Ashley Vassell

    Fastly Fanout makes stateful, real-time communications easy for everyone – with or without WebSockets. Fanout takes the load off of you by taking the load off your origin.

    Performance
    + 3 more
Fastly
© Fastly 2025