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Concepts

Concepts are a collection of guides that introduce you to core ideas essential to understanding content delivery networks (CDNs) and Fastly.

Content and its delivery

Content types delivered by Fastly The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web to define how content is formatted and transmitted is…

Using Fastly's global POP network

Our points of presence (POPs) on the internet are strategically placed at the center of the highest density Internet Exchange Points around…