Percona

MAY 2, 2023

At the same time that I see database engineers relying on the tool, sites such as StackOverflow are banning ChatGPT. As the question comes from time to time, is my profession at risk of being extinct due to AI? I say this because, at this moment in time, my answer is a big No. How large my InnoDB buffer pool needs to be?

Social Media 122

Social Media Database Servers Cache 122

SQL Performance

JULY 19, 2022

Previously I’ve talked about why logging is required and the architecture and circular nature of the log, so now it’s time to look at the real heart of the logging system—the log records themselves. The length of the log record in bytes. As always, I recommend you read the previous posts in the series before reading this one.

Servers 94

Servers Database Storage Engineering 94

Dynatrace

JANUARY 28, 2021

For today’s highly dynamic and exceedingly complex production environments, performance problems that are evident at the service level (for example, slow response times or failed requests) are often the result of underlying (cloud) infrastructure issues. An observability framework alone is not enough.

Traffic 172

Traffic Open Source Servers Cloud 172

Smashing Magazine

JULY 18, 2022

Segmented Rendering is a new pattern for the Jamstack that lets you personalize content statically, without any sort of client-side rendering or per-request Server-Side Rendering. Let’s focus on a scenario very useful for blog owners: handling paid content. Congratulations On Your New Job. Wow, you just got promoted!

Cache 114

Cache Website Energy Servers 114

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 14, 2019

With another year winding down, it’s time for us to take stock of how our site performance compares to the average page load times for 2020. Similar to our article Average Page Load Times for 2018 , we’ll go over the averages for metrics and help you determine if your site is faster or slower than average.

Best Practices 105

Best Practices Speed Mobile Google 105

Dynatrace

AUGUST 30, 2019

Digital Performance: 99% reduction in Response Time, from 18.2s We have several YouTube Tutorials and blog posts available that show how you can use Dynatrace RUM data for Web Performance & User Experience Optimization. Dynatrace news. I was fortunate enough to get invited to our PerformGo! APAC Series.

Cache 203

Cache Database Architecture Government 203

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2019

What both have in common is that you first generate a low-quality preview image. JPEG files, for which lazy loading is mostly used, have the possibility, according to the specification, to store the data contained in them in such a way that first the coarse and then the detailed image contents are displayed.

Network 103

Network Servers Programming Code 103

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 30, 2021

To investigate this topic, let’s first check how important your website performance is to your online business. One second delay in page load time means 11 percent loss of page views. One second improvement in page load time increases 7 percent conversion rate. . Why Should You Monitor Your Website Performance?

Website 52

Website Monitoring Website Performance Performance 52

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

But a lot of prog ramming these days is done in what I’ll call the irrational exuberance languages of the late 1980s and early 90s, a time when it seemed like performance was going to get better forever, before Dennard scaling collapsed. The execution time story is even worse. Despite their age, these languages are far from dead!

C++ 108

C++ Benchmarking Hardware Architecture 108

SQL Performance

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In the first part of this series , I introduced basic terminology around logging, so I recommend you read that before continuing with this post. Everything else I’ll cover in the series requires knowing some of the architecture of the transaction log, so that’s what I’m going to discuss this time. Structural Hierarchy.

Architecture 53

Architecture Servers Virtualization Database 53

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 30, 2020

To investigate this topic, let’s first check how important your website performance is to your online business. One second delay in page load time means 11 percent loss of page views. One second improvement in page load time increases 7 percent conversion rate. . Why Should You Monitor Your Website Performance?

Website 52

Website Monitoring Website Performance Performance 52

Dotcom-Montior

JULY 7, 2020

To investigate this topic, let’s first check how important your website performance is to your online business. One second delay in page load time means 11 percent loss of page views. One second improvement in page load time increases 7 percent conversion rate. . Why Should You Monitor Your Website Performance?

Website 52

Website Monitoring Website Performance Performance 52

MachMetrics

MARCH 21, 2019

The first step in improving your website is measuring it. Web analytics such as click-through rates, bounce rates, website business transactions and sales, response times, web server usage, social media interaction, and many other key performance indicators will help ensure your site is optimal. Time to First Byte.

Metrics 74

Metrics Social Media Performance Speed 74

Rigor

JULY 11, 2019

Reading Time: 8 minutes Whether your ecommerce business is 100% online or you supplement with bricks and mortar, your website is a critical revenue driver. When your website isn’t performing optimally, you risk not only your revenue but also your reputation as a trusted resource. Which Metrics Matter for Ecommerce?

Ecommerce 87

Ecommerce Metrics Website Mobile 87

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Gatsby Functions open up a whole new world for front-end developers as they provide a way to write and use server-side code without the hassle of maintaining a server. Third-party services like the ones mentioned above will only accept requests that are sent server-side. Paul Scanlon. 2021-09-17T09:00:00+00:00. Large preview ).

Open Source 114

Open Source Serverless Software Software 114

Percona

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This blog is the result of my investigation into column-wise tables. the typical row is byte “heavy”. the typical row is byte “heavy”. Hopefully, you will find it useful in your deliberations. When I started writing it was meant to be a “Good News” blurb. The missing sizzle. This weakness is being addressed by the industry.

Database 93

Database Analytics Storage Processing 93

HammerDB

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This blog post introduces the new “No stored procedures” option for MariaDB and MySQL introduced with HammerDB v4.9 HammerDB uses stored procedures to achieve maximum throughput when benchmarking your database. Additionally, reviewing official TPC-C full disclosure reports highlighted that all vendors also use stored procedures.

Benchmarking 62

Benchmarking Database Network C++ 62

Dynatrace

AUGUST 24, 2020

Windows: Windows Server 1809. When a GC is running over the measure interval, the percentage time in GC is going reported correctly. Container memoryLimit metric will now report 0 when cgroup limit is set to “unlimited” and is in bytes instead of page sizes. Linux: CoreOS 835.13 – 2512.3. x86 (64bit-only).

Java 104

Java Operating System Infrastructure Metrics 104

MachMetrics

JUNE 30, 2021

In this article, we will particularly look at the average page load time in 2021 and importance of web vitals. So when we talk about load time, a good grade doesn’t necessarily mean the page is fast. Importance of page loading speed – Google checks your website load time and they like it as fast with a better user experience.

Cache 78

Cache Speed Google Website 78

MachMetrics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Let’s add in some metrics ( click here if you need a refresher on these ): Time to First Byte (TTFB): 0.47s First Contentful Paint: 0.7s Time to Interactive (TTI): 6.2s Total Blocking Time: 2.2s Page Complete Time: 8.6s. Target’s servers are stellar. What Target.com does well.

Retail 82

Retail Speed Website Google 82

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

DOM complete, time to first byte, first input delay, client CPU and memory usage. Often deferred till the very end of the project, it would boil down to minification, concatenation, asset optimization and potentially a few fine adjustments on the server’s config file. LogRocket tracks key metrics, incl.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Dotcom-Montior

MAY 12, 2020

Early web applications involved less on client-side behavior and more server-side for all its navigation, query handling, and updates. Monitoring can occur at different global checkpoints and at different frequencies to make sure the user gets the perfect experience, without any trouble each and every time. The list goes on and on.

Monitoring 63

Monitoring Entertainment Hardware Latency 63

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Projects built using JavaScript-based frameworks often ship large bundles of JavaScript that take time to download, parse and execute, blocking page render and user input in the process. Like any file referenced and used on a website, it first needs to be downloaded from a server. This sounds inefficient , doesn’t it?

Code 89

Code Performance Network Website 89

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 27, 2019

First Contentful Paint. The first metric that analyzed was First Contenful Paint (FCP). This is the time visitors spend waiting for the page to display something useful. As we mentioned in our article Average Page Load Times for 2020 , mobile page speed is a huge deal going forward. Time To First Byte.

Performance 52

Performance Speed Website Mobile 52

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I’ve heard the main thread described as a highway that gets cars from Point A to Point B; the more cars that are added to the road, the more crowded it gets and the more time it takes for cars to complete their trip. You know, have a plan for it and write code that’s mindful about adding extra weight to the page.

Google 90

Google Analytics Traffic Metrics 90

MachMetrics

JUNE 1, 2020

Mobile use surpassed desktop use years ago, but all too often websites are still being built desktop first and mobile second. A blazing-fast mobile site can set your blog, business site, or portfolio up for success in a huge way. Lower bounce rates, more sales, longer session duration. Even Dial-up , if you truly want to be humbled.

Speed 67

Speed Mobile Testing Google 67

Testlodge

JULY 4, 2018

Some sample scenarios of stress testing would be: When there is a large number of users who access login/sign up at the same time. When a number of users try to download a single file at the same time. Many users are accessing a website, hosted on a server, while a virus scan is initiated on the server at the same time.

Testing 45

Testing Testing Tools Servers Monitoring 45

MachMetrics

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Time to First Byte (TTFB), Document Load, Page Complete, Speed Index, Time to Interactive, Number of Resources, and Page Size are all industry-accepted metrics. Time to First Byte (TTFB). The first takeaway from this is that it can be used to measure server speed. Document Load.

Speed 56

Speed Metrics Website Cache 56

Smashing Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

When the first version of the site was launched, I’d built it with PHP, MySQL, and XMLHttpRequest. Over time, we’ve evolved through a variety of static site generators, JavaScript frameworks, and server technologies. Entropy had won, and we had to figure out how to clean up the jank—and make our site faster. Large preview ).

Google 93

Google Analytics Serverless Metrics 93

Rigor

JULY 25, 2019

Reading time 4 min What do the Simpsons have to do with web performance? You’ll typically want to find a way to make a connection between a performance metric (such as First Meaningful Paint) and a business metric (Conversion Rate). Time to First Byte – Maggie. How’s your server responding?

Metrics 66

Metrics Performance Speed Servers 66

Percona

MAY 2, 2023

This blog was originally published in September 2020 and was updated in May 2023. In this blog, we will be discussing different MongoDB database backup strategies and their use cases, along with pros and cons and a few other useful tips. In today’s data-driven world, losing critical data can be catastrophic for any organization.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Database Storage Servers 52

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This is a great direction, as videos are more engaging than still photos ( videos can double conversion rate and increase time spent on site ), and as such, can really draw customers to explore details about products and services. However, it all goes sideways when there are issues related to the video playback. There is a solution though!

Network 143

Network Speed Website Mobile 143

SQL Performance

APRIL 26, 2019

The DTU calculator is a free tool you can use to upload performance metrics from your server, and use the data to determine the appropriate service tier if you were to migrate that server to an Azure SQL Database (or to a SQL Database elastic pool ). Database – Log Bytes Flushed/sec. Logical Disk – Disk Reads/sec.

Azure 40

Azure Database Metrics Servers 40

CSS - Tricks

JUNE 5, 2020

In 2015, Google published a blog post announcing Brotli and released its source code on GitHub. At that time, I was working as a freelance website performance consultant. It took a few months for major CDN players to support Brotli, but meanwhile it was seeing widespread adoption in tools, services, browsers and servers.

Cache 79

Cache Website Servers Open Source 79

Smashing Magazine

JULY 29, 2019

Last time, I navigated the web for a day using Internet Explorer 8. This time, I browsed the web for a day on a 50 MB budget. This time, I browsed the web for a day on a 50 MB budget. This article is part of a series in which I attempt to use the web under various constraints, representing a given demographic of user.

Cache 96

Cache Google Mobile Network 96

Testlodge

DECEMBER 4, 2017

A load test is done by simulating the real time user load on the application under test, and this determines how the application responds when multiple users hit the server simultaneously and it reveals the application’s response time, CPU and memory usage, network and bandwidth usage. Yes, loading testing is mighty important!

Testing 51

Testing Testing Tools Servers Network 51

SQL Performance

AUGUST 19, 2020

Last year, Andy Mallon blogged about upsizing a column from int to bigint with no downtime. Why this isn't a metadata-only operation in modern versions of SQL Server is beyond me, but that's another post.). I'm going to try to pack a lot into one post here. I'm going to try to pack a lot into one post here. Please bear with me.

Testing 89

Testing Performance Database Servers 89