IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. You've put new rules in place. Let's dive deep into these challenges.‍1.

Traffic 40

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 40

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Using a global ASP as a benchmark can further mislead thanks to the distorting effect of ultra-high-end prices rising while shipment volumes stagnate. Chip design choices and silicon economics are the defining feature of the still-growing Performance Inequality Gap. Today, either method returns a similar answer. A 2021 Global Baseline.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

You’ve spent months putting together a great website design, crowd-pleasing content, and a business plan to bring it all together. You’ve focused on making the web design responsive to ensure that the widest audience of visitors can access your content. You’ve agonized over design patterns and usability. Ken Harker.

Website 131

Website Design Network Best Practices 131

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

With its support for MySQL and PostgreSQL, and its automated replication and backup capabilities, it’s designed to deliver high performance, scalability, and availability to meet the needs of mission-critical applications. This eliminates the need for complex or scripted backup procedures and designated backup windows.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

The Morning Paper

MAY 14, 2019

Last time around we looked at the DeathStarBench suite of microservices-based benchmark applications and learned that microservices systems can be especially latency sensitive, and that hotspots can propagate through a microservices architecture in interesting ways. ASPLOS’19. Distributed tracing and instrumentation.

Big Data 45

Big Data Cloud Performance Hardware 45

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

An opening scene involving a traffic jam of Viking boats and a musical number (“Love Can’t Afjord to wait”). These systems were designed to have a lifetime of half a decade or more, and rapidly changing hardware meant that the initial deployment had to be sized for 5-7 years out. Vikings fight zombies. With transformer Viking ships.

Hardware 56

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 56

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

An opening scene involving a traffic jam of Viking boats and a musical number (“Love Can’t Afjord to wait”). These systems were designed to have a lifetime of half a decade or more, and rapidly changing hardware meant that the initial deployment had to be sized for 5-7 years out. Vikings fight zombies. With transformer Viking ships.

Hardware 40

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 40

High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Martin Sústrik : Philosophers, by and large, tend to be architecture astronauts. Programmers' insight is that architecture astronauts fail. Or, maybe, they can succeed as in getting comfy job at IBM, but their designs don't translate into useful products. JavaScript benchmark. How does Apple do it?!

Internet 35

Internet Internet Scalability Blockchain 35

Alex Russell

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Budgets are scaled to a benchmark network & device. One distinct trend is a belief that a JavaScript framework and Single-Page Architecture (SPA) is a must for PWA development. Deciding what benchmark to use for a performance budget is crucial. Performance budgets are set early in the life of the project.

Performance 68

Performance Benchmarking Network Mobile 68

Alex Russell

MAY 9, 2022

Design: Performance is the gap between Figma mockups and the user experience of products for many, but not all , users. The extent to which a product performs well, the higher its likelihood of behaving in accordance to the approved design spec. Consistent performance matters just as much as low average latency. Photo by Launde Morel.

Performance 86

Performance Latency Metrics Engineering 86

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Performance isn’t just a technical concern: it affects everything from accessibility to usability to search engine optimization, and when baking it into the workflow, design decisions have to be informed by their performance implications. Looking back now, things seem to have changed quite significantly. Large preview ). Large preview ).

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Performance isn’t just a technical concern: it affects everything from accessibility to usability to search engine optimization, and when baking it into the workflow, design decisions have to be informed by their performance implications. Map design decisions against performance budget and the priorities defined early on.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145