Next.js on Vercel: How It REALLY Works Part-1: Serverless infrastructure

This is the 1st part of the series where we explore Next.js backend on Vercel infrastructure.

This video breaks down fundamental concepts like serverless functions, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, Firecracker MicroVMs, and Vercel's Fluid Compute. Understand how these technologies work together to power Vercel's core compute infrastructure.

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0:00 Introduction to Next.js and Vercel
2:27 Serverless Technology: The Foundation of Vercel
3:21 History of Server Infrastructure
5:06 Cloud Computing Abstraction Models: Virtual Machines
6:46 Containerization with Docker
7:39 Hypervisors and Container Technology
12:22 Motivations Behind Serverless Technology
12:34 AWS Lambda: Function as a Service
14:36 Cold Starts Explained
19:41 EC2 and VM Isolation
22:09 Cold Start Time with Lambda
24:47 Multi-Tenant Architecture
25:43 AWS Firecracker: A New Technology
32:18 Cloudflare Workers
46:50 Vercel's Fluid Compute
1:03:54 What is the biggest factor in data latency?

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