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## Regionalized Generic Tiered Cache for higher hit ratios

Jul 19, 2024 

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You can now achieve higher cache hit ratios with [Generic Global Tiered Cache](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/how-to/tiered-cache/#generic-global-tiered-cache). Regional content hashing routes content consistently to the same upper-tier data centers, eliminating redundant caching and reducing origin load.

#### How it works

Regional content hashing groups data centers by region and uses consistent hashing to route content to designated upper-tier caches:

* Same content always routes to the same upper-tier data center within a region.
* Eliminates redundant copies across multiple upper-tier caches.
* Increases the likelihood of cache HITs for the same content.

#### Example

A popular image requested from multiple edge locations in a region:

* **Before**: Cached at 3-4 different upper-tier data centers
* **After**: Cached at 1 designated upper-tier data center
* **Result**: 3-4x fewer cache MISSes, reducing origin load and improving performance

#### Get started

To get started, enable [Generic Global Tiered Cache](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/how-to/tiered-cache/#generic-global-tiered-cache) on your zone.