Phoenix, AZ: CloudFlare's 64th data center

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This post announces the addition of a new data center in Phoenix, AZ, marking Cloudflare's 64th global data center and 11th in North America. It highlights the strategic importance of regionalizing traffic to improve performance for users outside major internet exchange points. The post details measurements of local interconnection between Tier 1 Internet providers using BGP community tags to illustrate the concept of 'hot potato routing' and the benefits of local peering. It contrasts the high interconnection in the Bay Area with the low interconnection in Phoenix, demonstrating the need for Cloudflare to bring its network closer to users in less connected regions.