Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

The key metric for measuring the sustainability of a digital product is its energy usage. An obvious metric here is CPU usage, but memory usage and other forms of data storage also play their part. Note : There are plenty of other tools that provide us with a metric for data transfer including the much revered WebPagetest.

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IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

‍Best Practices for Implementing a Multi-CDNWhile the advantages of a M-CDN are clear, implementation is not as straightforward. To ensure a smooth transition, it is highly recommended to take the following best practices:‍1. A cautious approach is crucial when transitioning to a M-CDN architecture.

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IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To ensure a smooth transition, it is highly recommended to take the following best practices:‍1. Cherry Pick Your CDNsConduct a thorough evaluation of different CDN providers based on the requirements from best practice #1. Even minor misconfigurations can lead to disruptive traffic interruptions.

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Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

Google’s Core Web Vitals is a set of performance metrics that site owners can use to evaluate performance and diagnose performance issues. These metrics provide a different perspective on user experience: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Measures the time it takes for the main content on a webpage to load. One of the key Next.js

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Smashing Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

We try to follow best practice by serving as much as we can over a CDN, avoiding as many third-party scripts as possible, and using simple SVG graphics instead of bitmap PNGs. There are three Core Web Vitals metrics that Google will use to help rank sites in their upcoming search algorithm update. It wasn’t enough.

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Smashing Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

Weirdly, they report as a range of browsers in our analytics including the Android WebView, Chrome and Safari (despite it’s not supporting this!). Using signals like Save Data allows you to help those users that need help the most, compared to traditional analytics of looking at all users or even segmenting by device type. “.

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KeyCDN

AUGUST 29, 2019

While these metrics can be very helpful it is also important to keep this data in perspective. According to Google, the best practice for a website’s speed is to keep it under 3 seconds load time. As we can see from the graph below, this best practice is far from being met for sites based in the United States.

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Rigor

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

For that, you’ll want to invest in more robust best-in-breed solutions (like Rigor) that can provide ongoing, actionable reporting. RUM or analytics data (funnel analysis) can help you determine the user flows that drive the majority of your business and that will be most critical on high-load days.

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CSS - Tricks

MARCH 29, 2021

To truly audit CSS, we would need to dig deeper and find places that are not considered best practices. It may not be critical data to know, but sometimes it helps to understand the caching strategy. The most interesting metrics to me are First Paint, First Contentful Paint, Layout Shifts, and Largest Contentful Paint.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

These services use requests to external hosts (not servers you control) to deliver JavaScript framework libraries, custom fonts, advertising content, marketing analytics trackers, and more. Your website may be using more third-party services than you realize. Design Optimizations.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

This guide has been kindly supported by our friends at LogRocket , a service that combines frontend performance monitoring , session replay, and product analytics to help you build better customer experiences. LogRocket tracks key metrics, incl. Getting Ready: Planning And Metrics. Get a free trial of LogRocket today.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Getting Ready: Planning And Metrics. Getting Ready: Planning And Metrics. 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. Table Of Contents. Quick Wins.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

Getting Ready: Planning And Metrics. Getting Ready: Planning And Metrics. You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. Table Of Contents. Setting Realistic Goals. Defining The Environment.

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