As the world grows increasingly interconnected, it can be easy to forget that the digital applications we use every day do still have a presence in the physical world. The underlying data centers and network infrastructure that make those applications possible all have to be located somewhere, and exactly where they’re located can have a big impact on performance and user experience. This is due to the concept known as latency, or more specifically, network latency. Any time data packets cross a network, there’s a built-in upper limit to how fast they can travel. “Latency” refers to the delay that…

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