Learning
Learn more about the technology behind the Internet.
Content delivery
- What Is Object Storage?
Learn what object storage is, how it works, how it compares with file and block storage, and why it’s ideal for scalable cloud workloads.
- What Is a CDN Cache?
Learn what a CDN cache is, how CDN caching works, and how it improves website performance, scalability, and reliability.
- What is a Video CDN | CDN for Video Streaming
Learn what a video CDN is, how it improves live and on-demand streaming, key capabilities to consider, and how the leading video CDN providers compare.
Serverless computing
- Edge Computing Use Cases, Benefits, and Platforms
Explore enterprise edge computing use cases, key benefits, platform providers, and how edge cloud technology enables faster, more secure, and resilient applications.
- Edge Computing vs. Cloud Computing
Discover the differences between edge computing and cloud computing. Learn use cases, benefits, and when to choose each for performance, scalability, and real-time processing.
- What is edge AI?
Learn more about Edge AI, discover its benefits, and see its impact across industries.
Web application and API security
- What Are Web App Security Vulnerabilities?
Learn what web application security vulnerabilities are, common attack methods, and how organizations can identify, prevent, and mitigate them.
- What Is GraphQL API Security?
Learn how GraphQL API security protects APIs from unauthorized access, costly queries, injection, bots, and abuse, plus security best practices.
- What Is a Kubernetes WAF?
Learn how a Kubernetes WAF protects apps and APIs from application-layer threats, where to deploy it, and best practices for Kubernetes security.
Bots
- Bot Protection Services for E-commerce
Learn how bot protection helps e-commerce businesses stop credential stuffing, scalping, inventory hoarding, scraping, and other automated threats.
- What is bot traffic?
Learn how to identify good vs. bad bots, the risks of unmanaged bot traffic, and best practices to protect performance, security, and data
- How to stop bot attacks: Guide to bots, bot attack types and how to stop them
Learn how to stop bot attacks, identify good vs. bad bots, and prevent credential stuffing, scraping, API abuse, and Layer 7 DDoS with advanced bot protection.
Application attacks and vulnerabilities
- How to Prevent a DDoS Attack
Discover the most effective DDoS prevention techniques, from traffic monitoring and rate limiting to WAFs, CDNs, and dedicated DDoS mitigation solutions.
- What is API Protection?
Learn what API protection is, why APIs are vulnerable to attacks, and how to defend against common threats like broken authentication, data exposure, and automated abuse.
- Types of network security threats
Learn about the most common network security threats, including malware, ransomware, phishing, and DDoS attacks. Discover trends and best practices to protect your organization.
Artificial Intelligence
- What is AI agent monitoring
Learn how AI agent monitoring helps detect and control AI bots, crawlers, and automated traffic. Protect your infrastructure, data, and content from unwanted access.
- What is machine learning and what does it mean for your business?
In machine learning (ML), AI systems are trained on vast amounts of data to develop statistical models and algorithms. “Learning” is the algorithm’s ability to adjust its models based on new data, becoming more accurate and efficient over time.
- What is artificial intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems. This includes performing tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, understanding natural language, and perception.
Fastly How-to Tutorials
- How-to Guides
Find step-by-step Fastly tutorials and implementation guidance for configuring CDN, security, edge computing, and networking solutions across every stage of deployment.
- How to Stop a DDOS Attack
Learn how DDoS protection works and discover the proactive steps you can take to stay safe.
- Bot Protection: Guide to bots, bot attack types and how to stop them
Learn how to build a bot protection strategy that distinguishes useful automation from malicious bots.
Built with Fastly: AI Growth
- Edge-Native Ecommerce Shopping Cart
Explore a fully edge-native shopping cart built with Fastly Compute that eliminates origin dependencies, accelerates cart updates, and delivers low-latency ecommerce experiences at scale.
- AI Contextual Video Overlay Demo
Learn how to inject AI-generated, context-aware overlays into streaming video using Fastly Compute and edge storage without impacting playback performance.
- Real-Time Sports Results & Personalized Updates
Build personalized sports dashboards that deliver live scores, standings, and tournament updates using Fastly's instant cache invalidation and edge computing.