Why you should be expecting more from the network edge
summary
CDNs evolve into programmable edge clouds: Fastly adds real-time APIs for config, 150 ms global mean purge for instant invalidation, and customizable real-time logging (examples include real-time logs to BigQuery). The platform runs user code at the network edge (edge compute), enabling geofencing, auth, GraphQL caching, manifest manipulation and request/response stitching; building that took two years to build and requires compiler, sandboxing and low‑latency cold‑start solutions. Recorded demos show purging and live log streams working end-to-end, and isolation models aim to prevent multi‑tenant outages.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and CDN story
- 8:52Cloud evolution and CDN limitations
- 11:41Real-time APIs and configuration
- 16:39Real-time caching and instant purge
- 18:27Real-time visibility and logging
- 22:00Edge logic and platform evolution
- 27:19Edge compute and programmable edge
- 34:46Future of edge platforms and Q&A
