Are you using Vercel to supercharge your Sitecore experience? If so, you’re already benefiting from a powerful, globally optimized platform designed for modern web applications. But did you know you can take your performance even further? Vercel Fluid Compute is a game-changer, optimizing workloads for higher efficiency, lower costs, and enhanced scalability—perfect for high-performance Sitecore deployments.
What is Vercel Fluid Compute?
Fluid Compute is Vercel’s next-generation execution model, blending the best of serverless and traditional compute. Unlike conventional serverless architectures, which often suffer from cold starts and limited concurrency, Fluid Compute allows multiple requests to be processed within a single function instance. This leads to reduced latency, faster response times, and better resource utilization.
Why Sitecore Developers Should Care
Sitecore is a powerful digital experience platform, but ensuring smooth, high-speed performance at scale can be challenging. Fluid Compute helps reduce performance bottlenecks and optimize infrastructure costs, making it a perfect fit for Sitecore-powered applications. Here’s how it benefits you:
- Faster Load Times: By reusing function instances and reducing cold starts, Fluid Compute improves Sitecore’s response times, ensuring users get the content they need—fast.
- Cost Savings: Efficient resource usage can reduce compute costs by up to 85%, a significant reduction for enterprises managing high-traffic Sitecore applications.
- Scalability Without Hassle: Fluid Compute dynamically scales functions based on demand, ensuring seamless performance even during traffic spikes.
- Better Background Processing: Features like
waitUntilenable asynchronous tasks such as logging and analytics to run without delaying user responses.
How Fluid Compute Compares
To truly understand the advantages of Fluid Compute for Sitecore, take a look at this comparison chart:
As shown, Fluid Compute outperforms both traditional servers and serverless architectures in key areas such as scaling, concurrency, and cost efficiency. By preventing cold starts, enabling efficient auto-scaling, and optimizing resource usage, Fluid Compute ensures your Sitecore application runs at peak performance with minimal overhead.
How to Enable Fluid Compute for Sitecore on Vercel
One of the best aspects of Fluid Compute is how easy it is to implement.
- Deploy Your Sitecore-Powered App to Vercel – Ensure your Sitecore front-end is running on Vercel’s platform.
- Enable Fluid Compute – Simply update your Vercel project settings to opt into Fluid Compute for serverless functions.
- Enjoy Enhanced Performance – With zero additional configuration, your Sitecore app now benefits from better efficiency, lower costs, and higher scalability.
The Future of Sitecore Performance
As brands continue to push the boundaries of digital experiences, having a highly optimized, scalable compute model is essential. With Vercel Fluid Compute, Sitecore developers can future-proof their applications, ensuring exceptional performance while keeping costs in check.
