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Colocate your edge to your data on Vercel

Oct 20, 2022
Colocate your edge to your data on Vercel
SummaryAI, from the source post

Introduces regional execution for Vercel Edge Functions, allowing developers to specify the execution region. This feature aims to reduce latency by colocating compute resources near data sources, thereby avoiding "waterfalls" caused by multiple database queries over long distances. The post contrasts this with global Edge Function deployment and highlights the benefits for data fetching scenarios.

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