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Fastly announces storage solution for customers with large content libraries

Building Nearline Cache in Compute @ Edge validates the foundational promise of the technology to enable breakthrough innovations at scale more easily and quickly . Compute @ Edge allowed Fastly to deliver the global scale and high-performance customers require , while also reducing their operational overhead and eliminating the unpredictable costs .
The advantages for Fastly were accelerated development time , global service deployment in seconds , and the ability to fully leverage the power of Fastly ’ s high-performance , software defined global network .

Fastly , a global edge cloud platform provider , has announced

Nearline Cache , a storage solution for customers with large content libraries .
Nearline Cache was built in the same serverless compute environment that forms the foundation of Fastly ’ s ground-breaking Compute @ Edge product , enabling Fastly ’ s product development team to deliver a host of customer benefits and realize significant development and operational efficiencies .
“ The powerful serverless compute environment we built to help customers innovate quickly has brought those same benefits to Fastly ,” said Nick Rockwell , Fastly ’ s Senior Vice President of Engineering .
“ It is a really strong proof point for the value of Compute @ Edge and Fastly ’ s ability to innovate faster – it ’ s a differentiator we plan on leveraging across our product lines , including security , delivery and compute . And Nearline Cache is an important addition to our capabilities , enabling customers with large content libraries to lower costs by storing long-tail content closer to their end-users .”

Nucleus Research recognizes Infor as leader in Workforce Management in Value Matrix

Infor Workforce Management ( WFM ) has been recognized as a leader in Nucleus Research ’ s latest Technology Value Matrix for WFM .

Nucleus Research placed vendors in the leader category with ‘ strength in niche areas and capabilities , particularly around schedule optimization and employee experience ’.
“ This past year has shown us the importance of end-to-end visibility when connecting a global workforce . Despite an employee ’ s physical location , users need to be able to maintain and even achieve new levels of productivity , to remain resilient and agile in a changing business environment ,” said Matthew Bragstad , Infor Vice President , People Solutions Vision and Strategy . “ Our teams are proud of this leader recognition by Nucleus Research . We have spent so much time listening to our customers and investing to create WFM solutions with industry specificity . We are committed to making sure our customers feel supported by us and that they have the tools they need for even the most nuanced problems they need to solve with their workforce .”
With intelligent mobility , Infor Workforce Management ( WFM ) is a scalable , industryspecific solution that is designed to empower people with the tools to be productive and engaged . Infor WFM helps companies address relevant aspects of their labor compliance and performance functions with time and attendance , demand – driven workforce scheduling and absence management software tools .
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