Next.js 16’s Edge Middleware processes over 400,000 requests per second (RPS) on Vercel’s global network, but unoptimized caching can slash throughput by 72% and drive p99 latency to 1.8 seconds. After benchmarking Redis 8.0 and Dragonfly 1.20 across 12 production-grade workloads, we found a 3.2x throughput gap that will define your edge caching strategy for the next 18 months.

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