Fastly, Inc.
Overview
American cloud computing company that provides a cloud-based content delivery network (CDN) and edge computing platform. Known for real-time log streaming and instant purging.
Key Facts
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Founded: 2011-01-01
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Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA
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Status: Public (NASDAQ: FSLY)
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CEO: Thomas John
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Founded by Matthew Prince (later founded Cloudflare) and others
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Fastly CDN provides real-time content delivery and edge computing
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VCL (Varnish Configuration Language) enables custom edge logic
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Fastly Compute@Edge provides serverless compute at the edge
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Real-time log streaming is a key differentiator
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Major competitor to Cloudflare and Akamai