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Fastly is an edge cloud platform that combines content delivery, application security, and edge computing to help teams deliver and protect websites, applications, APIs, and AI workloads. It addresses performance, scalability, and security challenges by moving execution and delivery closer to users, with real-time control over how content and applications are served and protected.

The platform includes CDN, Image Optimizer, Object Storage, Live Streaming, Next-Gen WAF, Bot Management, DDoS Protection, API Security, Edge Compute, AI, Websockets & Fanout, and Load Balancing. Observability tools include Logging, Edge Observer, Domain Inspector, and Log Explorer & Insights, configured through the Fastly Control Panel. AI Runtime Control (ARC) provides a unified control plane for AI traffic, with virtual keys, per-key spend limits and rate limiting, multi-provider metering, automated failover, detailed logging, and an optional AI Firewall using SmartParse detection for prompt injection protection.

Fastly is aimed at developers, security teams, and digital businesses, including ecommerce, media, SaaS, and API-driven applications. The company offers free services for open-source and nonprofit projects, and provides a free trial and demo options for its products.

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