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Case Study: Dunelm makes its homepage 978% faster and ships 200x more often with Fastly
Dunelm Case StudySourced & dated by Case Study Desk
Key results
The challenge
Dunelm's developers modernized the retailer's ecommerce platform using an infrastructure-as-code strategy. They needed faster load times, stronger security, and the ability to deploy changes continuously without heavy operational overhead.
The solution
Dunelm deployed Fastly CDN, Next-Gen WAF, Compute, Bot Management, Image Optimizer, and Instant Purge, with configuration managed through Terraform.
“Fastly CDN improved our homepage speed by 978% and reduced latency with minimal operational overhead.”
JCJan ClaeyssensDevSecOps Principal Engineer, Dunelm
The results, in context
Dunelm's stack saw a 978% improvement in homepage load speed, a 23% increase in basket performance, and a 200x increase in deployment frequency (from 1 per month to 200 per month), alongside greater protection of customer data.
Products used
Fastly Fastly CDNFastly Next-Gen WAFFastly ComputeFastly Bot ManagementFastly Image Optimizer