A user and an edge cache sitting close together, far from the origin.

CDNs move the cache closer

A CDN can shorten the path between a reader and a reusable response, while reducing requests to the origin. Those benefits depend on routing, cache contents, and policy. A domain pointing at a CDN does not prove that an object is cached, that the geographically nearest machine serves it, or that every request avoids the origin. ...

January 4, 2027 · 5 min · XB Field Notes