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Hospitality Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY JetBlue
Fastly Next-Gen WAF and Bot Management helped JetBlue block unwanted bot traffic and protect its website. JetBlue migrated 35 sites in 3 days before a busy holiday season. During a major fare sale, F...astly's client fingerprinting blocked 95% of malicious traffic with no impact on real customers. JetBlue saw fewer false positives, faster mitigation, and less manual work for its security team. The solution improved performance and cut costs for JetBlue.
Fastly helped Strawberry migrate from a legacy on-prem platform to a modern cloud-based solution. Strawberry used Fastly CDN and Next-Gen WAF to boost website speed and security. Landing page load ti...mes improved by over 40%, and user experience scores rose by 66%. Organic visits reached 2.44 million after launch, with 62 million SERP exposures. Net Promoter Score increased from 61 to 81 after the migration.
Financial Services Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY OFX
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped OFX, a global financial transfer platform, secure its cloud-first microservices. OFX needed easy-to-use application security that blocks malicious traffic and increases vis...ibility. Fastly's solution installed in minutes and gave deep insight into application errors and authentication patterns. The security team set custom Power Rules to block suspicious logins and validate protection during penetration tests. OFX saw no false positives and required no ongoing maintenance, solving issues with legacy WAFs.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Bambora, now part of Worldline, secure online payment processing in AWS. Bambora switched from a costly CDN WAF and AWS WAF to Fastly for better application layer protect...ion. Fastly’s solution stopped attacks like credential stuffing and business logic abuse. Bambora gained real-time monitoring and scalable security. The Next-Gen WAF reduced operational costs and improved flexibility for their cloud environment.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Cybrary protect its APIs and web properties from attacks. Cybrary’s old WAF was hard to use and missed threats. Fastly’s WAF was easy to set up and worked with Kubernetes.... The dashboard gave real-time alerts and better visibility. Cybrary’s two-person team saved time and blocked attacks their old WAF missed.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped CommonBond secure their online student loan refinancing platform. CommonBond needed strong security for their AWS-based applications. They found AWS WAF hard to manage and ...lacking modern attack detection. Fastly’s solution was easy to deploy and manage, fitting their lean team. The flexible deployment and DevOps integration support future growth and multi-cloud needs.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Remitly protect its global money transfer network. Remitly needed to meet PCI compliance and stop new attack types without blocking good customer traffic. Fastly’s soluti...on let Remitly block only malicious requests, even from the same network, and avoid false positives. The team saved time by not needing complex rules or extra staff. Remitly now protects both public and private endpoints with a flexible, easy-to-manage WAF.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Finn AI protect their business-critical APIs from attacks. Finn AI needed visibility into API threats and protection against zero-day exploits. Fastly’s cloud-native WAF ...provided real-time attack detection and actionable alerts. The solution improved security posture and eliminated the need for extra appsec tools. Finn AI’s team used Fastly dashboards to show their board proof of security improvements.
Fastly helped Canstar make its website faster and more secure. Canstar used Fastly's Next-Gen WAF, CDN, and Compute to lower costs and save time. The DevOps team migrated in less than two weeks. Secu...rity reporting became easier with Fastly dashboards. Canstar engineers used their preferred programming languages with Fastly Compute. The company improved site speed, security, and cost efficiency by consolidating tools on the Fastly platform.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helps Betterment secure its CI/CD pipeline. Betterment needed to protect customer data and financial assets without slowing performance. The solution auto-scales and blocks attack...s, reducing manual work for security teams. Betterment uses Power Rules to stop API abuse and account takeovers. The team saw zero false positives and improved visibility. Security and operations teams now work more efficiently and keep customer data safe.
Food & Beverages Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Gourmet Gift Baskets
Fastly helped Gourmet Gift Baskets improve website speed and deliver a better online shopping experience. The company faced high traffic and needed fast, personalized pages for customers. Fastly's De...livery, Image Optimizer, and Professional Services made the site faster and more reliable. The solution allowed for quick cache purges and better Core Web Vitals scores. During holiday seasons, Fastly support helped manage triple the usual traffic without issues.
Entertainment Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Ticketmaster
Fastly helped Ticketmaster migrate 15+ years of content delivery rules from a legacy CDN in just 3 months. Ticketmaster cut delivery costs by 50% after switching to Fastly. Developers gained the abil...ity to make instant changes and rollbacks using Fastly’s dashboard and API. Real-time log streaming and easy integration with tools like Splunk and BigQuery improved visibility and performance. Fastly’s support and modular design empowered Ticketmaster’s teams to innovate and manage content delivery more efficiently.
Fastly helped Superology speed up its mobile betting app and social network for sports fans. Superology used Fastly’s CDN Edge Cloud to deliver content faster and improve user experience. Fastly’s fe...atures like request collapsing, origin shielding, and real-time log streaming made the platform more scalable and reliable. Superology achieved a 98% cache hit rate and can now update content in less than 150 milliseconds. The engineering team found Fastly easy to integrate and praised its direct support.
Fastly CDN helped ITVX handle record-breaking FIFA World Cup viewership. ITVX needed more bandwidth to support millions of viewers for live events. Fastly onboarded and integrated their CDN in just 2...0 days. The solution let ITVX scale quickly and fix issues in real time. ITVX saw a 29% increase in monthly active users in six months. Fastly's support and fast response made a big impact during critical events.
Fastly helps Bell Media handle big traffic spikes and keep video streaming smooth. Bell Media uses Fastly's CDN, VCL, and Compute to control traffic and fix problems fast. Developers can make changes... quickly and roll them back in seconds. Fastly streaming logs help find and solve issues for users. Bell Media improved first-byte response time, making videos start faster and reducing buffering. Fastly support is quick and reliable, helping Bell Media deliver a seamless experience.
Storytel faced slow load times with their new homepage, risking a global rollout. Their existing CDN couldn't support their caching strategy. Fastly's CDN, supporting stale-while-revalidate, solved t...he issue. The homepage was operational in hours, not months. Page load times improved to milliseconds, 100x faster than before. Fastly's support and documentation were seamless, requiring no changes to Storytel's origin.
Fastly helped Znipe improve esports streaming for fans. Znipe used Fastly CDN to solve problems with origin offload and playback performance. After switching, Znipe improved startup times by 41% and ...reduced stalls per hour by 32%. Fastly's request-collapsing feature worked out of the box. Znipe now delivers all live streams through Fastly, cutting costs and boosting reliability.
Fastly helps Paramount Global deliver streaming content worldwide. Paramount built a multi-CDN strategy focused on performance using Fastly. They use Fastly APIs for CDN delivery and real-time loggin...g. Paramount moved data processing and ETL jobs to Fastly's Compute@Edge, reducing client load. Fastly supports Paramount with strong developer tools and responsive support. Paramount values Fastly as a key partner for streaming innovation.
Fastly helped Mediaset España improve video streaming for its digital and linear platforms. Mediaset España needed a multi-CDN setup to ensure high-quality service and better availability for users. ...Fastly’s CDN and Compute@Edge features allowed easy integration with existing systems and reduced public-cloud egress costs. The solution enabled fast deployment, supported all devices, and lowered traffic at the origin. Mediaset España saw a noticeable drop in requests to the origin after using Fastly.
Fastly CDN helped Storytel fix slow homepage load times before a global launch. Storytel needed a fast, reliable caching strategy for their new homepage. Their old CDN could not support the stale-whi...le-revalidate feature as needed, causing delays. Fastly enabled Storytel to deliver pages in milliseconds, at least 100x faster than before. The switch took just hours, not months, and required no changes to Storytel's origin system.
Non-Profit Organization Management Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Rust Foundation
Fastly CDN and Compute helped the Rust Foundation scale its website to handle a 2-3x increase in demand. The foundation moved 80% of its traffic to Fastly, serving up to 2.5 PB monthly with no downti...me or performance issues. Fastly's observability dashboard gave the team clear metrics and insights. The solution saved time and money, letting the foundation focus on supporting the Rust community. The onboarding process was smooth, and Fastly's support was highly responsive.
Fastly CDN helped Ruby Central manage 3 billion gem downloads per month for the Ruby community. Ruby Central needed a reliable way to handle high traffic and ensure no downtime. Fastly's global netwo...rk offloaded most of the traffic, making gem delivery fast and stable. Since 2013, Ruby Central has had zero downtime and no full outages. In March 2025, Fastly handled 51.28 billion requests and delivered 5.66 petabytes of data with a 98.94% hit ratio. The solution is cost-effective and easy to manage, letting Ruby Central focus on development and security.
Fastly's CDN helps the Python Software Foundation deliver fast, reliable access to PyPI for 800,000 users. The small PSF team manages 66 petabytes of monthly traffic with a 99% cache-hit ratio and ov...er 1.2 trillion requests. Fastly's Fast Forward program provides free services, letting PSF save on egress costs and focus resources on the Python community. Fastly Fiddle speeds up development and problem solving. Fastly's security features protect PyPI from bad traffic and help PSF use less energy and bandwidth.
Fastly CDN helped Mercy Corps improve their website speed and reliability. Page-load times dropped from 2-3 seconds to 40 milliseconds, a 98% improvement. Uptime reached 99.7% in 2024. During the yea...r-end giving season, conversion rates increased to 30-60%. Mercy Corps now delivers a faster, more reliable donation experience for supporters.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Movember protect their web apps as they moved to the cloud. Movember struggled for six months with a legacy WAF that could not scale for peak traffic. Fastly enabled rapi...d deployment, with full implementation in 20 days. Movember gained instant security visibility and no false positives. The solution scaled easily for seasonal traffic, meeting Movember’s unique needs.
Fastly helped Mastodon GmbH scale and protect its social media servers during a surge in demand. Mastodon used Fastly's CDN and DDoS mitigation to stop attacks in under 30 minutes. Fastly cached 60% ...of API calls, reducing origin egress by 75%. Real-time observability and instant configuration changes improved response times. Mastodon praised Fastly's expert support and fast answers.
Computer Software Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY GitGuardian
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped GitGuardian improve code security for its SaaS platform. GitGuardian faced issues with its old WAF, which caused false positives and blocked real user messages. Fastly's WA...F reduced false positives, improved reliability, and made deployment easy across four environments. GitGuardian now has better logging, faster alerting, and more secure workflows. The team can focus on security without manual rule management.
Duo needed a security solution to handle high traffic without affecting user experience. They chose Fastly's Next-Gen WAF for its security visibility and scalability. Duo processes about 2 billion au...thentications monthly, with Fastly blocking 7 million malicious events. The WAF reduced false positives, allowing legitimate users to authenticate. Duo also used Fastly to comply with US Treasury sanctions quickly. The deployment was easy, and the WAF requires minimal maintenance, enhancing Duo's security operations.
Fastly's Next-Gen WAF helped Duo, a Cisco company, secure high volumes of authentication traffic without hurting user experience. Duo needed a solution that blocked threats but kept false positives l...ow. With Fastly, Duo saw a big drop in false positives compared to AWS WAF. The team blocked millions of malicious events monthly while keeping 99.99% availability. Fastly's WAF was easy to deploy and gave Duo strong visibility into threats, helping them meet compliance fast and keep customer trust high.
Fastly helped QuantCDN improve time to first byte (TTFB) for dynamic content delivery by up to 250%. QuantCDN faced issues with traditional CDNs that were slow, complex, and lacked flexibility. Fastl...y’s API-first platform gave QuantCDN programmatic access, advanced caching, and strong security. QuantCDN integrated Fastly’s features quickly and now deploys tens of thousands of times. They also saw up to 75% better TTFB for static content in some regions.
Fastly's Next-Gen WAF helped Prezi secure its cloud-based presentation platform. Prezi needed a web application firewall that was easy to set up and could detect attacks without creating too many ale...rts. Fastly provided customizable rules and automated alerts, saving Prezi's team time and reducing manual work. The integration with Prezi's SIEM allowed for custom alerts and better detection. Prezi's developers and security team could react faster to threats and reduce maintenance costs.
Fastly Compute helped Stellate make their GraphQL API platform up to 2x faster. Stellate needed to reduce origin traffic and improve performance for enterprise customers. By moving all services to Fa...stly, Stellate cut response times by up to 75% and lowered infrastructure costs. Fastly’s platform let Stellate innovate quickly and avoid hiring extra engineers. Stellate’s CEO says Fastly is a key partner and powers their business growth.
Fastly helps imgix deliver fast, high-quality images and videos to users worldwide. imgix uses Fastly's global CDN, shielding, and observability tools to cut latency and improve reliability. Images a...re delivered in 49.97ms on average. Fastly's shielding reduces requests by 10-12%, saving costs. Real-time logging and support from Fastly help imgix troubleshoot and bill customers accurately. imgix depends on Fastly for uptime above 99.99% and top-rated technical support.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Chef secure its DevOps toolchain. Chef needed a security solution that scaled with their DevOps practices and did not slow performance. Fastly’s web application security ...provided real-time attack visibility and blocked threats without false positives. The solution integrated with Chef’s ChatOps tools and dashboards. Chef’s team could quickly diagnose and solve security issues, just like operational problems.
Fastly helps New Relic deliver high data availability, scalability, and performance for its global customers. New Relic chose Fastly for its reliable edge network and strong performance in intense te...sting. Fastly's Compute and BYOIP features support New Relic's data routing and future projects. The partnership ensures New Relic's customers get their data quickly and reliably. New Relic values Fastly's technical support and collaborative approach.
Fastly helps Contentful deliver fast and secure online experiences. Contentful uses Fastly's CDN, next-gen WAF, and Compute to support over 38,000 websites and 110 billion API calls each month. Devel...opers at Contentful value Fastly Compute for its speed, configurability, and productivity. The solution improves development productivity and reduces total cost of ownership. Contentful relies on Fastly as a strategic partner for high-quality customer experiences.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Namely, a growing HR platform, improve web security and reduce costs. Namely needed a solution that was easy to use, aligned with their tech, and offered strong protectio...n. Fastly provided fast, actionable insights and reduced alert fatigue for the security team. The platform made it easy to onboard new staff and share security data. Namely’s team saved time and improved detection and response, all with a lower total cost of ownership.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped Sauce Labs protect its web applications across a hybrid cloud. Sauce Labs faced threats like click fraud and abuse of free trial virtual machines. Fastly gave them real-tim...e visibility and intelligent blocking of web threats. The team used geo-blocking and customizable rules to stop attacks from certain countries. Fastly’s solution did not disrupt user workflows or slow performance. Sauce Labs saw better control and less abuse of their services.
Fastly Compute and KV Store help Anchor deliver secure, high-performance X.509 certificate services. Anchor needed a scalable, edge-based key-value store to support rapid growth and reliable encrypti...on for developers. Fastly's developer-friendly tools and global edge network let Anchor build custom authentication and caching layers. Anchor's team values Fastly's local development tools, strong support, and high availability. The solution enables Anchor to provide effortless encryption and maintain control over security for its customers.
Fastly CDN helps Squarespace deliver fast, secure, and reliable websites for millions of users. Squarespace needed a CDN that could handle high traffic and offer strong security. Fastly's edge cachin...g, real-time configuration, and built-in security features met these needs. Squarespace used Fastly to support a major Super Bowl ad campaign with no interruptions. The platform's flexibility let Squarespace build custom features and improve developer productivity. Fastly's responsive support and stable service set it apart from competitors.
Edgee used Fastly Compute to solve major data loss in web analytics. Many companies lose up to 60% of event data due to ad blockers and privacy issues. Edgee collects data at the edge, before it reac...hes the browser, and sends it directly to analytics tools. This approach bypasses blockers and improves data quality. Edgee now handles billions of requests monthly with latency under five milliseconds. Some customers have doubled the number of events and sessions they can track.
Fastly helps Speed Kit, a SaaS page speed tool by Baqend, boost website performance for high-traffic brands. Speed Kit needed a CDN with flexible edge computing, instant cache invalidation, and globa...l reach. Fastly's CDN, next-gen WAF, and compute features fit Speed Kit's needs. With Fastly, Speed Kit achieved a 98% cache hit rate and reduced LCP by 0.5 seconds. This led to a 5-10% increase in conversion rates for Speed Kit's customers.
Flagsmith used Fastly's CDN and server-sent events (SSE) to handle real-time feature flag updates. The challenge was scaling their API to manage sudden bursts of traffic, sometimes over 4,000 request...s per second. Fastly's SSE and request collapsing solved the problem, letting Flagsmith update client SDKs in real time without high costs. This improved global low-latency replication and supported billions of monthly API requests. Flagsmith now delivers reliable, real-time updates to customers worldwide.
Hospital & Health Care Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY One Medical
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped One Medical secure patient data in the cloud. One Medical needed a security solution that fit their cloud-first strategy and reduced false positives. Fastly offered easy de...ployment and real-time protection. The tool improved visibility, helped stop attacks quickly, and supported business cases for more security hires. One Medical now blocks threats in real time and keeps sensitive data safe.
Consumer Electronics Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Axon
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped Axon protect its Evidence.com platform. Axon needed strong security for sensitive law enforcement data. Traditional WAFs did not work with their modern system. Fastly's sol...ution gave Axon real-time attack alerts and easy management. Axon improved security and saved time for its team. The platform now keeps law enforcement data safe and secure.
Design Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY JW Player
Fastly helps JW Player deliver video to over 1 billion users worldwide. JW Player used Fastly's CDN and Media Shield to handle a 900% increase in requests per second, from 4,000 to 40,000. Media Shie...ld reduced origin costs and simplified their tech stack. Fastly's On-the-Fly Packager and Terraform integration made deployments faster and easier. Real-time log streaming with Datadog integration saved weeks of development time for monitoring.
Fastly API Management helped Gannett | USA TODAY Network improve worldwide response times by 25-30%. The platform supports over 4 billion requests per month and enables seamless handling of news-driv...en traffic spikes. Gannett built more than 90 products on Fastly, supporting over 15 teams. The solution reduced infrastructure costs and made it easy for developers to launch new products quickly. Fastly's developer-first approach and support team helped Gannett innovate at the edge.
Media Production Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Nine
Fastly helps Nine, Australia's largest media company, deliver fast and reliable digital content. Nine needed a CDN that supports rapid publishing and modern engineering workflows. Fastly's edge cloud... platform, instant configuration, and Terraform integration enabled sub-second changes and high cache hit ratios. Since 2020, Nine saw a 50% increase in users and subscribers. Fastly's features improved uptime, reduced costs, and kept content current for over 12 million readers.
Fastly helped Network 10 deliver the Melbourne Cup live stream with no interruptions. The Fastly edge cloud network provided reliable, high-performance streaming for over 680,000 concurrent viewers. ...Network 10 saw a 1400% increase in peak bandwidth and a 214% spike in live stream traffic. Fastly handled more than 50% of all race traffic and enabled quick changes and real-time insights. In 2021, Fastly managed 70% of Network 10’s traffic, a 40% year-on-year increase.
Fastly Managed Security Service helped Nine, Australia's largest media company, improve web application security. Nine needed to consolidate security tools and reduce management overhead. Fastly prov...ided Next-Gen WAF, managed security, and expert support. Nine saved time, reduced alert spam, and improved threat detection. Fastly's platform fit well with Nine's infrastructure-as-code approach. Nine trusts Fastly to protect major events like the Summer Olympics.
Fastly helps The Weather Company deliver weather forecasts and video to over 400 million users each month. The Weather Company needed to handle huge spikes in traffic during severe weather. Fastly pr...ovided a resilient CDN, edge compute, and GraphQL at the edge. The company achieved 99.9% uptime for video delivery. Fastly enabled fast, reliable access to critical weather data for users.
Fastly helped TF1, France’s top television network, deliver high-quality video streaming to millions of viewers worldwide. TF1 needed a global CDN solution to handle traffic spikes and reach remote a...udiences. Fastly’s network and infrastructure-as-code features made integration easy for TF1’s small team. The solution enabled seamless scaling during major events like the 2023 Rugby World Cup. TF1 praised Fastly’s user interface and flexibility, which improved team efficiency and viewer experience.
Fastly's NextGen WAF and Bot Management helped Gannett cut bandwidth usage by over 50% during the 2024 US elections. Gannett faced rising malicious traffic and bandwidth costs. Fastly's security tool...s blocked harmful bots and reduced cloud storage to 20% of peak usage. The tools are user-friendly and integrate with GitHub, making deployments easy. Gannett also saved money and improved reliability using Fastly's integrated platform.
Fastly helped SeenThis improve ad streaming speed and sustainability. SeenThis switched from Amazon CloudFront to Fastly for better performance and customization. Fastly's real-time log streaming ena...bled SeenThis to track data transfer per ad and meet client sustainability goals. The new solution allowed SeenThis to handle over 4 petabytes of data monthly and serve 1,000+ customers. SeenThis now delivers faster ads with up to 40%-50% average data savings per campaign.
Fastly helped Le Monde protect its digital news platform from cyberattacks and improve site speed. Le Monde used Fastly's Next-Gen WAF, Bot Management, and Compute to secure content and manage high t...raffic. The Next-Gen WAF was deployed in days, blocking attacks during major news events. Fastly's CDN reduced time-to-first-byte to under 100 milliseconds. Le Monde now delivers news faster and more securely to millions of readers.
Retail Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY River Island
Fastly helped River Island improve its ecommerce website with a high-performance CDN, Next-Gen WAF, and bot management. River Island needed faster page loads, better security, and easier developer to...ols. Fastly's CDN features like Cache Control and Custom VCL cut page-load times by 50-100 milliseconds. The Next-Gen WAF and bot management made security simpler and more effective. Developers now work faster and more easily with Fastly's tools. River Island can now innovate and deliver a better online shopping experience.
Fastly helped Brad's Deals speed up their website and emails. They used Fastly Compute, Image Optimizer, KV Store, and Next-Gen WAF. Image Optimizer cut email image bandwidth by 50%. KV Store made re...directs happen in 50 milliseconds, a 95% improvement. Next-Gen WAF blocked bad bots and fixed new threats fast. Brad's Deals now delivers deals faster and keeps users safe.
Fastly helped BloomNation stop abusive web traffic and attacks like DDoS, SQLi, and credential stuffing. Before Fastly, engineers spent a lot of time blocking bad traffic and the site slowed down for... customers. With Fastly’s rate limiting and WAF, BloomNation quickly blocked attacks and improved page load times. CPU use on load balancers dropped from 90%. The team no longer needs to manually block traffic. Fastly made the site safer and let engineers focus on building new features.
Fastly helped THG, a global ecommerce and retail company, improve website speed and security. THG switched from a legacy CDN to Fastly for better performance and developer control. After moving to Fa...stly, traffic increased by 20%-30% and page speed improved. Fastly's Next-Gen WAF reduced security escalations from several per week to nearly zero. Image Optimizer saved weeks of project time by speeding up image delivery. THG's engineers now focus on product creation instead of firefighting security issues.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Winning Group, an Australian online retailer, improve security and visibility for their web properties. The company needed better application layer protection and real-ti...me insights as they grew. Fastly automated manual processes, reduced developer time, and provided a hands-off deployment. The dashboard gave new insights into traffic and attacks, improving app performance. Winning Group praised Fastly’s fast, personal support and now blocks unwanted traffic effectively.
Fastly CDN helped Life Time deliver faster website and app experiences. Cache purge time dropped from over 10 minutes to less than a second. Developers gained direct control over traffic and deployme...nts with the Fastly API. The Next-Gen WAF improved security and let teams work together in one interface. Life Time saw a 90% cache hit ratio and 97% cache coverage. Fastly's support and innovation helped Life Time scale and modernize its digital services.
Fastly CDN helped MadeiraMadeira handle an 80% rise in ecommerce penetration in Brazil during the pandemic. The company switched to Fastly two weeks before Black Friday 2019 for more bandwidth and be...tter uptime. Fastly's custom VCL and image optimisation tools improved page load times and increased conversion rates by 20%. DDoS protection secured the site during high-traffic events. Fastly's solutions supported MadeiraMadeira's rapid growth and digital transformation.
Fastly helps loveholidays deliver a fast, scalable online travel experience. The team saw an 18% improvement in time to first byte using Fastly's CDN and HTTP/3. Fastly's Image Optimizer reduced imag...e sizes by 10-15%. Engineers can add new features to the site within a millisecond. Fastly's edge platform supports rapid experimentation and deployment. This leads to better performance and a smoother booking process for users.
Publishing Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY GIPHY
Fastly helps GIPHY deliver billions of GIFs, stickers, and clips every day. GIPHY uses Fastly's CDN, logging, and Next-Gen WAF to cut costs and boost performance. Fastly reduces GIPHY's data transfer... costs by keeping a high cache hit ratio and blocking malicious traffic at the edge. Real-time logs from Fastly power GIPHY's analytics and trending feeds. Fastly's support and developer tools let GIPHY stay agile and build new features quickly.
Fastly helps Ekstra Bladet, Denmark's largest online news site, keep their website stable and fast. The team needed a way to handle big traffic spikes without downtime. They chose Fastly's CDN for it...s global reach, fast content purging, and easy-to-use control panel. Ekstra Bladet now puts their whole website behind Fastly. The platform lets them deliver news without interruptions and keeps users happy.
Fastly helped Slate cut content purge times from 15 minutes to under 5 seconds. Slate used Fastly’s edge cloud network to speed up updates and support its Supporting Cast podcast platform. Fastly’s s...urrogate key purge lets Slate control access to exclusive podcast content for subscribers. Developers deploy changes faster with Fastly’s CI/CD compatibility. Fastly’s Image Optimizer and logging tools improved image handling and analytics. Slate’s team values Fastly’s responsive support and ongoing innovation.
Fastly helped Stuff replatform its digital publishing services for better speed and security. Stuff used Fastly's CDN, Next-Gen WAF, Compute, and Managed Security Service to modernize its platform. D...evelopers gained more control and could roll out changes faster using Fastly's API. The company achieved 98% cache offload efficiency, reducing hosting needs. Fastly's support and security tools let Stuff focus on innovation and deliver reliable content to millions of users in New Zealand.
Education Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Duolingo
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped Duolingo stop DDoS attacks fast. The app saw a big drop in attack traffic in less than a week. Developers now deploy services faster and feel safer. Fastly dashboards save ...hours of engineering time by making issues easy to spot. Duolingo customizes security rules for different paths and uses penalty boxes for failed logins. Fastly’s team responds quickly and helps prevent incidents before they start.
Apparel & Fashion Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Spread Group
Fastly helped Spread Group secure and scale its global fashion and lifestyle platform. Spread Group used Fastly CDN to handle over 6.17 billion monthly requests, speed up delivery, and enable rapid f...eature releases. Facing complex cybersecurity needs, Spread Group adopted Fastly Next-Gen WAF for flexible, high-performance protection. The WAF blocked only malicious requests, fit smoothly with existing systems, and offered analytics and fast support. Spread Group saw improved security, low latency, and better business agility.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped Pronovias Group stop unwanted bot traffic. The solution used rate limiting and advanced filters to keep sites secure without slowing them down. Pronovias also used GeoIP ...to track request sources and Image Optimizer to speed up image loading. The group’s global ecommerce portals now run faster and are more secure. Fastly’s tools let Pronovias manage traffic and protect their brand’s online experience.
Marketing and Advertising Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Marfeel
Fastly helped Marfeel improve mobile user experience for digital publishers. Marfeel used Fastly's CDN and edge cloud to cut load times from over 10 seconds to just milliseconds. Fastly's Origin Shie...ld let Marfeel handle more traffic without scaling up their own servers. Marfeel gained better control and real-time observability, making it easier to debug and support customers. Fastly's global network also boosted Marfeel's credibility with new clients.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped Maritz secure 90% of their applications across many business units. Maritz needed a simple, effective web application firewall to meet PCI DSS compliance and support many t...ech stacks. Signal Sciences' easy deployment and automated blocking let Maritz expand coverage quickly without extra staff. The SOC can now block attacks automatically and see threats in real time. Teams gained better visibility, faster response, and saved time on manual investigations.
Fastly helps Outbrain deliver content and ads quickly and securely worldwide. Outbrain uses Fastly Delivery, Next-Gen WAF, and Managed Security Service to block attacks and keep their network safe. F...astly’s tools let Outbrain stop bad traffic at the edge and keep their service running fast. Outbrain’s security team saves time and can focus on business growth. Fastly’s dashboards help show the value of security to company leaders.
Consumer Goods Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Dansons
Fastly's Compute and Fanout help Dansons deliver a faster, real-time app for Pit Boss Grills. The new Grill Connect app is 5-7 times faster than the old system. Users get instant grill control and be...tter app response. Dansons now has more data to improve products and customer experience. Fastly's support team responds quickly and helps prevent future issues.
Manufacturing Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY PPG Industries
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped PPG Industries improve cybersecurity. PPG had trouble with a previous security tool that was hard to use and caused too many false alarms. Fastly's solution was easy to set... up and let PPG use blocking mode right away. The SmartParse feature stopped false positives and saved the team time. Custom tags made it easy to see and share network data. Fastly's support team worked closely with PPG. Now, PPG secures its global network with less effort and more confidence.
Internet Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Taboola
Fastly helped Taboola, a global content recommendation platform, improve platform performance and stability. Taboola gained real-time stats and better synthetic monitoring. Uptime increased by 12%. T...he platform is DevOps friendly and easy to configure. Taboola values Fastly's CDN, logging, and load balancer features.
Fastly Compute helped Mercari, Inc. move their mail beacon log analysis system from on-premises to edge computing. Mercari wanted to lower the workload and improve maintainability as their user base ...and data grew. They built a new serverless mail beacon system using Fastly Compute, sending logs to BigQuery and Cloud Storage. The migration reduced operational workload and made log collection easier. The system now runs stably, and Mercari plans to migrate more features to Compute for greater efficiency.
Fastly helped Trade Me, New Zealand’s largest online marketplace, deliver content faster as they moved from local data centers to the cloud. Trade Me needed to reduce latency for their mostly New Zea...land-based users after migrating servers to Australia. Fastly’s edge cloud platform and Next-Gen WAF improved site speed, security, and reliability. The solution enabled better customer experience, robust DDoS protection, and easier threat management. Trade Me also valued Fastly’s personalized support and are now testing Fastly Compute for serverless computing.
Fastly helped Bending Spoons cut latency by 50% and save on egress costs. Bending Spoons manages digital products like Remini and Evernote, serving 200 million users monthly. They needed a reliable, ...high-performance CDN and edge cloud platform for global scale. Fastly provided faster deployments, better caching, and strong support for Terraform and APIs. Remini saw the biggest gains, with Fastly reducing download times and improving user experience.
Fastly helped Linktree, a SaaS platform, handle a surge of 4 million new users in three months. Linktree used Fastly’s edge cloud platform and next-gen WAF to boost uptime from 96% to 99.999%. The Cl...oud WAF blocked fake accounts within minutes, improving security and reducing workload for the customer success team. Fastly’s CDN let Linktree scale quickly and deliver content with low latency worldwide. The team valued Fastly’s programmability and support, making it easier for more engineers to manage infrastructure.
Fastly CDN helped Litium, a scalable ecommerce platform, deliver faster and more flexible services to B2B and B2C customers. Litium chose Fastly for its speed, flexibility, and easy integration with ...their cloud-first strategy. Fastly's global delivery network improved response times for Litium's customers worldwide. The platform's image optimization reduced server load and sped up page loads for image-heavy sites. Litium values Fastly's strong support and partnership, helping them scale and innovate in digital commerce.
Fastly helped Blackpepper handle a 400x surge in website traffic during the 2020 pandemic. Blackpepper used Fastly's CDN, image optimiser, and WAF to speed up image and video delivery and boost secur...ity. The team migrated 80 sites and 2.5 billion monthly requests to Fastly in five weeks. Pages loaded much faster, and customers noticed the improvement. Fastly also improved visibility and made infrastructure changes easier for Blackpepper.
Information Technology and Services Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY Magnolia
Fastly CDN and Next-Gen WAF helped Magnolia improve digital experience delivery and security. Magnolia needed an embedded CDN to handle domain certificates, DDoS mitigation, scaling, and caching. Fas...tly was chosen for its API-first approach, scalability, and strong support. Magnolia integrated Fastly’s WAF to block threats like SQL injections and OWASP Top 10 attacks. The solution reduced false positives and improved reporting. Magnolia now offers enhanced security and performance to its enterprise customers.
Fastly Compute helped LaunchDarkly cut feature flag initialization time from over one second to just 25 milliseconds. LaunchDarkly used Compute@Edge to move flag evaluation closer to users, improving... speed and reliability worldwide. The company achieved a 98% cache hit rate and now serves up to 100% of production polling traffic using Compute. Fastly’s Enterprise Support enabled quick implementation and ongoing stability. LaunchDarkly engineers say Fastly Compute is reliable and easy to use, letting them focus on new features.
Fastly Compute helped Edgemesh boost site speed for their customers. Edgemesh saw a 5x improvement in time-to-first-byte after using Compute. Request times dropped by 2.5x at the median, and some cus...tomers saw request times fall by nearly 90%. Edgemesh customers reported up to 20% higher conversion rates and a 50% increase in indexed pages. Edgemesh fully integrated Compute in just three weeks, leading to fast business results.
Fastly helped api.video cut CDN delivery costs by 30%. api.video needed better video delivery and real-time log access to scale globally. Their old CDN had poor cache performance and limited features.... Fastly offered strong cache, real-time data, and custom domain support. Migration to Fastly caused no service interruptions. Time to first byte improved in underserved regions. Live streaming and private video features now work better.
Brandfolder used Fastly to speed up digital asset management for over 50,000 global web content experiences. Fastly's Image Optimizer enabled real-time image processing, cutting ingest times and lett...ing 95% of images process in under 5 seconds. Brandfolder reduced storage costs and improved watermarking by generating watermarks on demand. Fastly's developer tools, like Terraform and Fastly Fiddle, helped Brandfolder test and deploy new features quickly. Brandfolder also saved on costs with Fastly's Google Cloud partnership, getting a 50% egress discount.
Filestack used Fastly to scale its file management platform. They needed a CDN to handle rapid growth and added Fastly’s web application firewall and Compute for security. Fastly’s instant purging, c...ustom VCL, and high-density POPs improved performance. Filestack scaled data transfer from 77 terabytes monthly to 18 petabytes annually. Fastly’s TLS management let Filestack grow from a dozen to hundreds of certificates, saving time and effort. Security and file verification now run at the edge, reducing infrastructure load.
Fastly helps Split deliver feature flags and experiments at scale. Split needed a reliable edge cloud network for fast, global delivery. With Fastly, Split reduced purge times from up to 30 minutes t...o sub-second speeds. Split now serves 1 trillion feature flags per month and supports 1.5 billion users. Fastly's real-time log streaming, instant purge, and predictable pricing support Split's growth. Fastly's support and integrations help Split move faster and avoid errors.
Other Industry Case Studies and Success Stories with Fastly CDN
CASE STUDY cohost
Fastly helped cohost, a nonprofit social media platform, move away from Cloudflare to a more ethical and effective CDN and WAF solution. Fastly's CDN, Next-Gen WAF, and Image Optimizer improved image... delivery, blocked 270,000 unwanted requests weekly, and eliminated false positives. The migration was fast, with 90% of traffic moved in under an hour and no downtime. Fastly's tools reduced infrastructure strain, saved time, and let cohost focus on building their platform.
Fastly helped loveholidays improve their website speed and customer experience. The company used Fastly’s edge cloud, CDN, and image optimizer to boost performance and reliability. They saw a 51% imp...rovement in First Contentful Paint and reduced time-to-first-byte by 80%. Conversion rates from landing pages increased by 11% in about six weeks. Real-time log streaming and A/B testing at the edge let loveholidays innovate and personalize their site for users.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helped DeNA improve web security and reduce costs. DeNA faced high operational costs and slow response times with their old WAF, especially during traffic spikes. Fastly’s solut...ion gave DeNA better performance, easier scaling, and deeper visibility across their organization. DeNA no longer needs engineers for manual rule tuning, saving money. Fastly’s dashboards help DeNA see new network activity and block attacks more effectively.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF and CDN help amazee.io deliver 99.99% uptime for its customers. Before Fastly, false positives and alert fatigue were a problem. After deploying Fastly, up to 80% of unwanted traf...fic is blocked before reaching applications. This reduces infrastructure costs and improves security. Fastly's tools let amazee.io make changes quickly and test solutions safely. Enterprise support from Fastly gives amazee.io fast help when needed.
Fastly CDN helped Kubernetes scale its website and binary downloads to meet global demand. The Kubernetes team needed speed, reliability, and visibility for over 90 million monthly requests and 1 PB ...of bandwidth. Fastly provided observability tools, low egress costs, and seamless cutover for users. The team now tracks traffic, optimizes delivery, and quickly resolves issues. Fastly's global network ensures reliable access for users worldwide.
Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF helps LeanTaaS secure their cloud-based APIs and web services. LeanTaaS needed real-time security and compliance for their healthcare software. Fastly’s solution gave them deep ...visibility and blocked threats, including zero-day attacks. The team deployed it in under 40 minutes and integrated it with their CI/CD pipeline. LeanTaaS now meets HIPAA compliance and protects patient data without slowing development.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF helped DoorDash secure its platform as it grew quickly. DoorDash had problems with false positives and high maintenance using AWS WAF and Splunk. Fastly's solution deployed in min...utes and gave better visibility and blocking with no false positives. DoorDash now uses customizable rules to block bots and business logic attacks. The platform integrates with custom tools and supports cloud and DevOps teams.
