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How to use Server Timing to get backend transparency from your CDN

Speed Curve

Server-timing headers are a key tool in understanding what's happening within that black box of Time to First Byte (TTFB). Looking at the industry benchmarks for US retailers , four well-known sites have backend times that are approaching – or well beyond – that threshold.

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Implementing service-level objectives to improve software quality

Dynatrace

Instead, they can ensure that services comport with the pre-established benchmarks. First, it helps to understand that applications and all the services and infrastructure that support them generate telemetry data based on traffic from real users. In this example, “Reverse proxy” and “Front-end server” are clearly in the critical path.

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Redis vs Memcached in 2024

Scalegrid

Introduction Caching serves a dual purpose in web development – speeding up client requests and reducing server load. This article will explore how they handle data storage and scalability, perform in different scenarios, and, most importantly, how these factors influence your choice. Data transfer technology.

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Page labels: Why they are important and how to use them

Speed Curve

Page labels give you the ability to: Compare and benchmark similar pages across different sites. Compare and benchmark similar pages across different sites. Benchmark key pages against those of your competitors. Benchmark Dashboard from SpeedCurve. For more information on interpreting histograms, see this support article.

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The State Of Mobile And Why Mobile Web Testing Matters

Smashing Magazine

These days, with mobile traffic accounting for over 50% of web traffic , it’s fair to assume that the very first encounter of your prospect customers with your brand will happen on a mobile device. This goes way beyond basic optimizations such as color contrast and server response times. billion by 2026. Large preview ).

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From Heavy Metal to Irrational Exuberance

ACM Sigarch

have pointed out in their recent Science article (“There’s plenty of room at the Top”) — and cited by Hennessy in his Turing lecture — a naive implementation of matrix-matrix multiply in Python runs between 100x and 60,000x slower than their counterparts written in a “metal” language (highly optimized C).

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What Is a Workload in Cloud Computing

Scalegrid

This article analyzes cloud workloads, delving into their forms, functions, and how they influence the cost and efficiency of your cloud infrastructure. These include popular technologies such as web servers and web applications, along with advanced solutions like distributed data stores and containerized microservices.

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