Partner profile
Fastly
Always On, Always Fast Edge Cloud Platform
Founded 2011 · San Francisco, California · 201-1,000 employees · Public, listed
Partnership Overview
Who Fastly is built for
Digital-first businesses (media, ecommerce, SaaS, fintech) needing global CDN with deep programmability; security teams seeking next-gen WAF and bot management; enterprises modernizing edge architectures.
Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) is a global edge cloud platform delivering CDN, edge compute, application security (Next-Gen WAF, DDoS, Bot Management), and video streaming services to digital-first businesses. Known for sub-150ms global cache fill, programmable edge via Compute@Edge (WebAssembly), and powering some of the world's largest digital brands. Acquired Signal Sciences (2020) to round out the security portfolio.
- VerifiedOct 19, 2026 · high confidence
- 5solutions across 4 categories
- 15 yrsin business, since 2011
- 201-1,000employees
Why teams pick Fastly
- Highly programmable edge cloud (VCL + WebAssembly Compute@Edge)
- Industry-leading instant purge (sub-150ms global cache invalidation)
- Signal Sciences NGWAF leader for application security
- Strong developer-experience focus (API-first)
- Loved by digital-first brands and media companies
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for WAAPAnalyst recognition · Gartner
Forrester Wave Strong Performer for CDN and Edge Development PlatformsAnalyst recognition · Forrester
G2 LeaderAnalyst recognition · G2
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedTNThe New York Times
RReddit
SShopify
GGitHub
PPinterest
SSpotify
SStripe
VVimeo
WWayfair
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through Fastly
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from Fastly's Cybersecurity & Compliance, Managed IT & Cloud Ops, Cloud Migration & Modernization, and Data Center & Colocation solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Firewall / Network Security
Fastly provides a Next-Gen WAF based on Signal Sciences, delivering application-layer security at the edge for web apps and APIs.
- NGWAF leadership Signal Sciences is a recognized leader in next-gen application security.
- Edge-native protection Security runs natively on the programmable edge platform.
DDoS Protection
Fastly delivers DDoS protection across its global edge network, absorbing and mitigating volumetric attacks before they reach origin infrastructure.
- Global edge scale Attack traffic is absorbed across a worldwide edge footprint.
- Origin cloaking Origin cloaking shields backend infrastructure from direct attack.
Bot / Fraud Protection
Fastly provides bot management and API protection at the edge, defending applications against automated abuse and fraud.
- Edge-based defense Bot mitigation runs on the programmable edge close to users.
- Application security depth Builds on Signal Sciences' application security leadership.
Cloud Migration & Modernization
IaaS / Compute
Fastly offers Compute@Edge, a serverless WebAssembly edge compute environment that lets developers run custom logic close to end users.
- WebAssembly compute Compute@Edge runs custom code via WebAssembly at the edge.
- Real-time observability API-first observability and real-time logging support edge applications.
Data Center & Colocation
Content Delivery / Edge
Fastly operates a global edge cloud platform delivering CDN and programmable edge compute (Compute@Edge via WebAssembly) for digital-first businesses and media companies.
- Instant global purge Sub-150ms global cache invalidation enables near-instant content updates.
- Programmable edge Customer-tunable logic via VCL and WebAssembly Compute@Edge.
- Developer-first API-first design favored by digital-first brands and media companies.
How Fastly delivers
24/7 support tiers (Bronze/Silver/Gold/Premium); Designated Customer Reliability Engineering at top tier; 100% uptime SLA on CDN edge. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Managed Security ServicesDelivered as usage-based, API-first SaaS across the global edge network.
- 24/7 SupportDelivered as around-the-clock support alongside the SaaS platform.
- Implementation & OnboardingDelivered as project-based professional services.
- Customer SuccessDelivered as ongoing customer success engagement.
Automate/AI, built in · AI-Powered Features. AI/ML powers bot management (behavior-based detection), DDoS anomaly detection, and security analytics. Fastly's edge compute is increasingly used to serve AI inference and personalize content at the edge.
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Case Studies
What backs it up
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From Fastly
21 PDFs, collected while we vetted them
- Fastly Next Gen WAF DatasheetDownload
- Fastly Next Gen WAF 10 Key Capabilities WhitepaperDownload
- Fastly Network Protect Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly AI Firewall DatasheetDownload
- Fastly Fastly for AI Overview BrochureDownload
- Fastly Secondary DNS DatasheetDownload
- Fastly AI Runtime Control ARC DatasheetDownload
- Fastly How AI Changed the Rules for Digital Publishers ReportDownload
- Fastly Edge Cloud Platform Overview DatasheetDownload
- Fastly Content Delivery Network CDN Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly Compute DatasheetDownload
- Fastly Digital Publishing DatasheetDownload
- Fastly Image Optimizer DatasheetDownload
- Fastly DDoS Protection Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly Client Side Protection Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly Bot Management Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly AI Bot Management Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly API Security Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly Media Shield Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly Load Balancer Datasheet 2026Download
- Fastly Object Storage Datasheet 2026Download
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