Serverless Functions at the Edge
Explore the concept of running serverless code at the edge, enabling custom logic execution without managing servers.
What are Edge Functions?
Serverless functions are small pieces of code that run in response to events, without you managing servers. Edge functions take this a step further by deploying and running this code at network edge locations, geographically closer to your users.
This minimizes the distance data needs to travel, leading to faster interactions.
Why Edge Serverless?
Running serverless functions at the edge dramatically reduces latency – the delay before a transfer of data begins. Instead of requests traveling to a central cloud region, they hit an edge location nearby.
This means faster responses, a smoother user experience, and reduced load on your origin servers.
All lessons in this course
- Edge Caching for Dynamic Content
- Serverless Functions at the Edge
- Deploying Edge Functions
- Edge Function Triggers & Request Lifecycle