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What are CDNs and the edge in Next.js and Vercel?

What are CDNs and the edge in Next.js and Vercel?

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What are CDNs and the edge in Next.js and Vercel?

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The last topic of this section that I think is essential for you to have a firm grasp in conceptually are CDNs, and then specifically with Versal 2, we should know about how the edge works as well. Okay, and all this can fall under understanding the network, basically, the network of how our data is being transmitted. Let's understand the network. Having insight into where we deploy, into where our deployed application code resides and operates is actually much more valuable than you may think. You have to think about a network, visualize this network as an interconnected collection of computers or servers, basically capable of sharing resources. Within the realm of a Next.js application, our application code is disseminated across origin servers, or content delivery networks, and the edge. So we have the origin server. That's where we're hosting it, our content delivery networks. So the places where, if you're closer to those networks, you're going to have faster time. And you have…

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