Which alternative CDN did Mlytics direct traffic to during the Fastly outage in the United States?

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During the significant outage experienced by the Content Delivery Network (CDN) provider Fastly on June 8th, 2021, Mlytics' Smart Load Balancing system dynamically rerouted user traffic. Specifically within the United States, Mlytics directed these requests to Akamai's network. This strategic redirection was a direct consequence of Fastly's service disruption, which impacted numerous prominent online platforms globally. The Mlytics platform continuously monitors the performance of various CDNs, including latency and availability metrics. When Fastly's performance degraded, the decision engine identified Akamai as the next best-performing alternative in the US market, triggering the traffic switch. This automated response ensured that Mlytics' users in that region experienced minimal disruption, effectively bypassing the issues encountered with Fastly. The event underscored the inherent vulnerabilities of relying on a single CDN provider, highlighting the resilience offered by multi-CDN strategies.

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