Fastly Content Delivery Features

Caching of static content at distributed PoPs for faster load times.

Routing of dynamic content for faster load time of dynamic pages.

The ability to purge the cache from different edge location PoPs.

Shared SSL certificate.

SSL certificate that you provide to the CDN software, or is provided for you and is not shared.

An easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of an organization's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance.

Access pre-built and custom reports.

Record of data changes taking place in the software.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.

Standard integrations for common CMS tools.

Live stream is hosted on a dedicated cloud-based streaming platform. Audience members will have to visit the platform to access the stream.

Live stream is accessible on a social media website.

Allows a live stream to be played on multiple platforms or social media sites concurrently.

Live stream can be embedded on a webpage.

Allows users to view videos without downloading media files

Multiple channels (email, web link, or social media) to distribute products, services, or surveys to customers

Broadcast live or pre-recorded presentations, including slides, videos, and multimedia content, over the internet

Stream directly to social media channels

Allows audience members to rewind the live stream.

Provides a live audience with a chat where they can interact with one another and with the streamer.

Allows the audience to pause then play the stream.

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Use tools to engage with viewers (e.g., commenting, chat room, polling, and Q&A)

Allows the streamer to create highlight clips of their streams that can then be hosted on the streaming platform or exported to another video hosting solution.

Provides an archive of previous streams that can then be accessed later by streamers themselves or audience members.

Collects analytics on audience count, audience demographics, and audience engagement.

Allows streamers to monetize their live stream through donations, ads, and paywalls.

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Presenter can see and hear participants and vice versa

Users can integrate the solution with their existing tech stack without any coding.

Software provides in-depth analytics and reporting functionality.

Provides compression for GIFs.

Allows websites to use placeholder content while images and videos load.

Allows users to leverage any CDN provider.

Software is primarily a CDN that provides image optimization.

Leverages a third party CDN.

Provides an intuitive interface for managing configurations and monitoring activity.

Simplifies the setup process with clear instructions and minimal technical effort.

Integrates seamlessly with cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Works effectively with containerized applications and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

Distributes traffic across multiple data centers or regions to optimize performance.

Adjusts resources automatically to handle traffic spikes efficiently.

Continuously monitors server availability to prevent routing to unresponsive systems.

Restores operations quickly and effectively after failures or disruptions.

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Gain insights into the health of employees, equipment, registered instances or any other organizational asset to check their status

Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.

Monitor the IP addresses of the incoming traffic

Efficiently manages encryption and decryption of traffic to secure data in transit.

Supports integration with web application firewalls (WAF) for additional protection against vulnerabilities.

Protects against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to maintain service availability.

Provides mechanisms to restrict unauthorized access and manage user or system permissions.

Controls traffic by allowing or blocking specific IP addresses to enhance security.

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Distributing traffic by sending client requests across servers capable of completing the request

Protect networks against DDoS (Distributed denial-of-service) attacks

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Integrate with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

Decrypting traffic and routing it to different inspection tools to identify potential threats.

Receive data and information in real time

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Removing the SSL based encryption from incoming traffic

Determine the configuration of network traffic between clients and web applications based on the content being sent

Directing traffic in a circular pattern such as round robin pattern to each load balancer node in succession

Automatic configuration of devices/instances without manual intervention

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Temporarily stored data recently accessed in order to improve website performance and reduce load on bandwidth

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Process to improve load performance and handle unnecessary network requests.

Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Allows businesses to monitor and secure applications and workloads across multiple public clouds

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Safeguard confidential data and meet compliance regulations

Accepting a request from client, forwarding it to a server that can fulfil it, and returning the server's response back to the client

Reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access

Checking for another server when one is down and all the traffic needs to be routed to another one.

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Set up and configure network resources to make them accessible for authorized users, devices and servers

Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications

Distribute client requests or network load across multiple servers

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Record active support and chat sessions for auditing and training

Controls/tools to moderate the session

Tracks metrics that provide insight into how a user interacts with any interface or product

Supports various file formats

Producing & broadcasting a variety of live video content over the internet, spanning live events, presentations, webinars & interviews

Record and playback video calls

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

An on-demand webcast is a pre-recorded presentation available online at the viewer's convenience

Broadcast live video streams

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Broadcast an event, performance, or video using a live feed from multiple cameras

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Communicate using direct chat or messages within the system

Create professional looking videos by manipulating video footage with filters, special effects, trimming, filters and transitions

Connect with meeting participants remotely over video

Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Gauge satisfaction and receive information for improvement and success

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Allow the audience to interact or engage with the content

Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Record the audio of phone conversations for quality assurance purposes

Receive data and information in real time

Allow users to live stream from your platform for a fee

Plan an event's time and location

Store and manage online video content

Split the screen or display multiple presenters

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Monitoring and measurement of relevant metrics to assess the performance of IT resources

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Manage the process of planning and scheduling meetings, including agenda creation

Supports various video file formats

In a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, each computer acts as both a server and a client

Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services

Optimizes large files delivered over the network.

Optimizes assets across a distributed network.

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Ability to handle large datasets

Optimizes the delivery of assets from the network to websites.

Process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources, with the aim of making their overall processing more efficient

Encode videos for faster distribution over networks.

Compress assets and content to be delivered more easily over a network to optimize site speed & response time

Optimizes the delivery of videos over the network.

Allows the distribution of software over the network.

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Convert data into a code for security

Allows for content delivery to be optimized globally.

Personalize delivered content based on characteristics, preferences, behavior or other data across the network

Protect networks against DDoS (Distributed denial-of-service) attacks

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users