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Database Resolutions for 2018

VoltDB

So, in the spirit of things, we’ve laid out a few New Year’s resolutions that all database professionals can take into account as they look to turn over a new leaf in 2018 and build on their successes. Resolution: In 2018, make it a top priority to create a better – more real-time – experience for your customers.

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Database Resolutions for 2018

VoltDB

So, in the spirit of things, we’ve laid out a few New Year’s resolutions that all database professionals can take into account as they look to turn over a new leaf in 2018 and build on their successes. Resolution: In 2018, make it a top priority to create a better – more real-time – experience for your customers.

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

Speed Curve

Looking at the industry benchmarks for US retailers , four well-known sites have backend times that are approaching – or well beyond – that threshold. Pagespeed Benchmarks - US Retail - LCP When you examine a waterfall, it's pretty obvious that TTFB is the long pole in the tent, pushing out render times for the page.

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What does it let us do that we couldn't do before?

The Agile Manager

In the past year, activist investors have pushed for retailers like Macy’s and Kohl’s to separate their eCommerce operations into separate listed entities. There are counter-arguments to making this separation, and not just that a growing eCommerce division covers up for a struggling traditional retail operation. brand) value.

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Banner Ad Study: The Female Gaze

Website Optimization

In 2018 alone, total media ad spending will rise 7.4% of this total ad spend (eMarketer 2018) and will surpass conventional advertising by 2021. This article summarizes a study that examined the attention that female consumers paid to product-based personalized banner ads for online apparel retailers (Huang 2018).

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'Paris s'éveille'! Introducing the AWS EU (Paris) Region

All Things Distributed

French companies are using AWS to innovate in a secure way across industries as diverse as energy, financial services, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals and health sciences, retail, and more. In January 2018, customers will be able to connect via Equinix Paris in January and later in the year via Interxion Paris.

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Web Development Trends 2019

KeyCDN

Serverless Applications Managing your own server is so 2018. Retailers like JCPenny are taking full advantage of users’ smartphone cameras to add new functionality to their mobile apps such as virtual dressing rooms. Web Components Web component compilers like Stencil make it easy create your own custom elements.