Edge Computing

Edge computing shifts computation from centralized data centers to geographically distributed edge nodes. Cloudflare Workers executes code across 330+ cities.

Key Ideas

• Cloudflare Workers — Serverless functions running on V8 isolates at the edge
• Sub-millisecond cold starts (V8 isolates vs containers)
• Workers run on every request, or can be scheduled via Cron Triggers
• Durable Objects — Stateful, coordinated compute for real-time applications
• Workers KV, R2, D1, and Queues provide storage primitives at the edge

Related

• Cloudflare Workers — Workers platform
• Cloudflare Kv — KV storage
• Cloudflare D1 — SQL database at the edge
• Deploy Worker — Deploying a Worker