Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()? There's also a test and println() in the loop to, hopefully, convince the compiler not to optimize-out an otherwise empty loop. This will slow this test a little.) Microbenchmark os::javaTimeMillis() on both systems.

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Scalegrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Key metrics like throughput, request latency, and memory utilization are essential for assessing Redis health, with tools like the MONITOR command and Redis-benchmark for latency and throughput analysis and MEMORY USAGE/STATS commands for evaluating memory.

Metrics 130

Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Expanded our test agent locations to bring you even more places to test from worldwide. Your current competitive benchmarks status. As you may already know, we run full Lighthouse audits on every page you test in synthetic. Expanded Industry Speed Benchmarks. The current status of your performance budgets.

Benchmarking 52

Benchmarking Retail Traffic Metrics 52

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()? There's also a test and println() in the loop to, hopefully, convince the compiler not to optimize-out an otherwise empty loop. This will slow this test a little.) Microbenchmark os::javaTimeMillis() on both systems. include <sys/time.h>

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

You can then configure your monitoring tools to send you alerts – or even break the build, if you're testing in your staging environment – when your budgets are violated. The tricky part comes when you try to put them into practice. The easiest way to do this is to look at rendering filmstrips in your synthetic test data.

Performance 133

Performance Metrics Benchmarking Google 133

HammerDB

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This post complements the previous best practice guides this time with the focus on MySQL and MariaDB and achieving top levels of performance with the HammerDB MySQL TPC-C test. InnoDB is the storage engine that will deliver the best OLTP throughput and should be chosen for this test. .

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Scalability Performance C++ 40

Speed Curve

MARCH 7, 2022

These numbers should not be taken as a benchmark for your own site. You can see this by looking at the synthetic test result for Sears.com (again, available via our Industry Benchmarks ). The problem isn't them – it's the scale of their sites, the speed of their release cycles, and the number of people who touch each page.

Mobile 145

Mobile Benchmarking Google Metrics 145

KeyCDN

AUGUST 29, 2019

Running speed tests with tools like Google PageSpeed Insights , WebPageTest , or KeyCDN’s Website Speed Test are always a good way to help gauge your website’s performance. Why Care About Page Speed? There are a multitude of reasons why you should care about page speed. A site which loads in 2.6

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Google Cache Speed Analytics 103

Speed Curve

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Page labels give you the ability to: Compare and benchmark similar pages across different sites. Compare and benchmark similar pages across different sites. For synthetic testing, page labels give you the ability to add URLs to a defined segment. When you configure a synthetic test, you provide the URL as well as a page label.

Benchmarking 57

Benchmarking Best Practices Monitoring Traffic 57

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background For this performance audit, I looked at this synthetic test for the LEGO.com home page. (We We track LEGO.com, along with a handful of other leading ecommerce sites, in our public-facing Retail Benchmarks dashboard , which I encourage you to check out. Let's dig deeper. seconds, LCP lags at 3.96 Those are already big wins.

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Performance Retail Benchmarking Ecommerce 66

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Query performance Query performance is a key performance indicator (KPI) in MySQL, as it measures the efficiency and speed of query execution. As a best practice, It is advisable to have different mounts for MySQL data and log files with specific system configurations.

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Performance Monitoring Traffic Database 102

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A video with large dimensions or a high bitrate will take longer to download and will require a higher speed network to play back smoothly. Bitrate is the playback speed of the video. However, all the other connections have a downlink speed that’s significantly lower than 20 MBPS. There is a solution though! Large preview ).

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Network Speed Website Mobile 143

Speed Curve

DECEMBER 20, 2021

We apply this litmus test to everything we do, and I believe it's the secret of our success. We've made LCP events easy to spot by highlighting them in your Vitals dashboard, your test details, and your Sites dashboard, where you'll also see how key metrics are trending over time. Performance Culture Best Practices.

Retail 52

Retail Benchmarking Metrics Website 52

Percona

MAY 1, 2023

PostgreSQL performance optimization aims to improve the efficiency of a PostgreSQL database system by adjusting configurations and implementing best practices to identify and resolve bottlenecks, improve query speed, and maximize database throughput and responsiveness. Why is PostgreSQL performance tuning important?

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Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

Speed Curve

MAY 1, 2023

If you've invested countless hours in speeding up your pages, but you're not using performance budgets to prevent regressions, you could be at risk of wasting all your efforts. When it comes to the impact of page speed on metrics like conversion rate and bounce rate, some pages are more critical than others.

Performance 98

Performance Metrics Media Google 98

Rigor

JANUARY 13, 2020

Yet, we wanted to put together our list of the top web performance books for anyone who cares about speed of the web and would like to explore the timeline of web performance engineering milestones over nearly two decades through the lens of published books. Site speed & SEO go hand in hand. Information Architecture. Mobile First.

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Performance Social Media Website Website Performance 75

Speed Curve

JUNE 24, 2019

Inspired by that post, I wanted to dig a bit deeper into a few of the best practices they mentioned, which fall loosely into these three buckets: Analyze your pages – understand the critical rendering path and page composition. Speed Index (synthetic only): 4 seconds recommended. What's blocking the user experience?

Performance 77

Performance Best Practices Metrics Mobile 77

Percona

AUGUST 5, 2023

Each partition holds data that falls within a specific range, optimizing data handling and query speed. This version also notably integrates native backing for range and list partitioning of spatial indexes, amplifying geospatial query speed for substantial datasets. Additionally, MySQL 8.0 Documentation : Always be documenting!

Strategy 40

Strategy Storage Database Best Practices 40

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 3, 2022

How would we test to see if there is any difference between a good sans serif and a serif typeface with users? What would the world’s most ideal, best practice and design research-driven highly legible serif, sans serif, and slab serif possibly be like? 400 pages , jam-packed with in-depth user research and best practices.

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Performance Design Best Practices Testing 111

Speed Curve

JULY 3, 2023

For more than ten years, I've been writing about page bloat, its impact on site speed, and ultimately how it affects your users and your business. These numbers should not be taken as a benchmark for your own site. Here are some tips and best practices to help on that journey. How quickly do they show up?

Mobile 52

Mobile Google Metrics Retail 52

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

You’ve tested and retested the site for errors. The most popular, by far, is the Google Lighthouse report (available in Chrome Developer Tools) and Google’s Page Speed Insights. They are more of a benchmark than a true measurement of real user experience. Testing The Impact Of Specific Requests.

Website 131

Website Design Network Best Practices 131

KeyCDN

JUNE 20, 2019

eCommerce Conversion Rate Benchmarks First off, we’ll start with some benchmarks. The lower conversion rate on mobile could be due to a variety of reasons including the website not being responsive for mobile devices, the speed isn’t up to par, etc. Improve Site Speed In 2019, having fast site speed is imperative.

Ecommerce 41

Ecommerce Speed Website Mobile 41

Rigor

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you run Lighthouse, you can choose to receive up to five different scores, including SEO, Best Practices, Progressive Web App (PWA), Accessibility, and Performance , that can provide valuable insight for your dev team to act on. When it comes to network speed, Lighthouse gives you three options – and no others.

Google 51

Google Best Practices Energy Website 51

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Testing And Monitoring Auditing workflow, proxy browsers, 404 page, GDPR cookie consent prompts, performance diagnostics CSS, accessibility. You can then mimic the 90th percentile’s experience for testing. Note : If you use Page Speed Insights or Page Speed Insights API (no, it isn’t deprecated!), Quick Wins.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Testing And Monitoring. You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study, or a proof of concept using the Performance API on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. You can then mimic the 90th percentile’s experience for testing. Quick Wins.

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Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

Enprowess

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Two primary metrics verify the speed of an app: start-up time and runtime performance. You’ll be able to use a scaffolding tool referred to as create-react-app to begin building your project , establish a local development server, check your code for errors, and execute unit tests/e2e. Vue vs React: Performance. Both React.js

Open Source 52

Open Source Mobile Scalability Google 52

Speed Curve

JANUARY 31, 2018

In this post, I'm going to share some proven tips and best practices to help you create a healthy, happy, celebratory performance culture. One of the great things about synthetic monitoring via tools like WebPageTest (which SpeedCurve synthetic is built on top of) is that you can test any page on the web, not just your own.

Performance 40

Performance Metrics Traffic Monitoring 40

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

Pull-the-plug ​​ power ​​ outage testing ​​ Power outage testing ​​ is ​​ a fundamental and critical part of the administrator’s data safety and integrity requirements. ​​ Incorrect configurations lead to data loss.

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Servers Cache Database Media 40