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Uploading backups couldn't really be served by a cache. App updates, sure.

• mike_d 7y ago
  Yes it can. You buffer uploads at an edge server and then drain them at non-peak times. Edge nodes don't have to be just caches. Plenty of major sites do compute too.
  • yzmtf2008 7y ago
    That’s a sure-fire way of getting dataloss. Wouldn’t it be much easier to just upload the backups from users devices when, idk, at night? iCloud requires your device to be locked, connected to WiFi, and charging, so I imagine that already shifts the traffic to off-peak hours.
    • ksec 7y ago
      Not sure it is still the case. MacOS Server have this function if you set it up your network, it will cache all your backup, App Update, iCloud Files and Photos on your Mac. Something I wish they do for iOS Time Capsule.