Infrastructure7 min read
The Shift to Edge Computing
Moving application logic and data closer to the user using Edge networks. Exploring the benefits for latency-sensitive applications.
ALI
2024-01-22
GLOBAL NODE DISTRIBUTION
The centralized cloud model (us-east-1 routing) is showing its age for truly global applications.
Edge computing
pushes both compute and data to the periphery of the network, closer to the end-user.
With Edge Functions (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers) and distributed SQLite databases (like Turso), we can now serve dynamic, personalized content with sub-50ms latency globally.
The challenge lies in data consistency and managing distributed state, but the user experience improvements are driving massive adoption.