Cloudflare Global Network Expands to 193 Cities

This post details Cloudflare's expansion of its global network to 193 cities in 90+ countries, adding 20 new locations in 2019. It describes the evolution from targeting major Internet exchanges to partnering with local ISPs to bring infrastructure closer to users. The post also highlights the increase in computational capacity at existing edge locations and the growth in directly connected networks to over 8,000. It touches on the challenges of capacity planning for a global anycast network and the use of simulations to optimize server deployment, as well as the flexibility required in the supply chain for hardware deployment.