MachMetrics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

However, you have likely used the Web UI that Google uses to allow you to test websites for speed – Google PageSpeed Insights. While PageSpeed Insights focuses solely on speed/performance, Lighthouse offers even more. Finally, decide if you want to throttle your test to a certain speed, and run the audit. Performance.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites. What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites. I recently wrote a blog post for a web designer client about page speed and why it matters. What I didn’t know before writing it was that her agency was struggling to optimize their mobile websites for speed.

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Website Speed Mobile Design 110

Scalegrid

AUGUST 30, 2019

Depending on how it is configured, Redis can act like a database, a cache or a message broker. In Redis, we have strings, lists, sets, sorted sets, and hashes, which we are going to cover in this article. Since data is stored temporarily in the RAM, this attribute makes Redis a perfect choice as a session cache.

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Cache Ecommerce Social Media Database 232

CSS Wizardry

AUGUST 24, 2022

As I see it, there are two main issues when it comes to measuring performance changes (note, not improvements , but changes) in the lab: Site-speed is nondeterministic 1. What if another file on the critical path had dropped out of cache and needed fetching from the network? This next example was the motivation for this whole article.

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Benchmarking Metrics Cache Network 212

Percona

APRIL 24, 2023

I keep seeing many articles and talks on “tuning” discussing how creating new indexes speeds up SQL but rarely ones discussing removing them. The more indexes, the more the requirement of memory for effective caching. Cache requirements for indexes are generally much higher than associated tables.

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Tuning Cache Storage Database 123

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Cue server-timing headers Historically, when looking at page speed, we've had the tendency to ignore TTFB when trying to optimize the user experience. Caching the base page/HTML is common, and it should have a positive impact on backend times. This can include a lot of different service layers, not just serving from cache.

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Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 57

KeyCDN

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Unfortunately, it is a bit difficult to point out the problem directly– there are many possibilities that we will explore in this article. But this article won't just help you figure out why your WordPress website is not fast enough. We will also discuss how you can speed up your slow WordPress site. Why is WordPress slow?

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KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Source: nameshield.com Why reliable DNS hosting is important Choosing a reliable DNS hosting provider is critical because it can affect everything from the redundancy of your website, speed, and even security. Oddly enough we encountered this error to a third party website while writing this article. So DNS services definitely go down!

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Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As I was determined to become great at my new occupation regardless of my location, I read every sysadmin book, article, and magazine I could find on the shelf. I didn't end up getting published in SysAdmin directly, but my performance work did make it as a feature article (thanks Matty). Or even on a plane. Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

MachMetrics

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

David Gilbertson and the guys at Hackernoon have a great article and flowchart that will help you decide whether or not you really need to load a web font for your site. They can also be easily cached to improve load times. Do I really need to use a custom web font? Web Font Performance Tips. However, there is a correct way to do it.

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Speed Performance Google Open Source 65

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Active Memory Caching. When you want to get data that you already had quickly, you need to do caching — caching stores data that a user recently retrieved. Caching partially stores your data and is not used as permanent storage. Caching partially stores your data and is not used as permanent storage.

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Cache Performance Servers Social Media 125

MachMetrics

JUNE 30, 2021

Website performance & speed plays a major role in the success of an online business. In this article, we will particularly look at the average page load time in 2021 and importance of web vitals. Importance of page loading speed – Google checks your website load time and they like it as fast with a better user experience.

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Cache Speed Google Website 78

CSS - Tricks

APRIL 1, 2021

Speed is also something Google considers when ranking your website placement on mobile. With all of this in mind, I thought improving the speed of my own version of a slow site would be a fun exercise. I’m going to audit the performance of my slow site before and after the things we tackle in this article. Lighthouse.

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Cache Social Media Media Website 92

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It doesn’t come as a surprise, considering the benefits of higher conversion rates, customer engagement, decreased page loading speed, and lower costs on development and overhead. The service workers enable the offline usage of the PWA by fetching cached data or informing the user about the absence of an Internet connection.

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Cache Internet Internet Google 123

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

Every front-end developer is chasing the same holy grail of performance: green scores in Google Page Speed. Real-life performance for your users and how the website “feels” when you’re using it should not be discounted, even if it costs you a point or two in Page Speed (otherwise, we would all just have a search bar and unstyled text).

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Performance Cache Website Mobile 115

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Build Optimizations JavaScript modules, module/nomodule pattern, tree-shaking, code-splitting, scope-hoisting, Webpack, differential serving, web worker, WebAssembly, JavaScript bundles, React, SPA, partial hydration, import on interaction, 3rd-parties, cache. You can create your own on Chrome UX Dashboard. Large preview ). Large preview ).

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Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 14, 2019

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. As you know, there are many metrics that determine a website’s page speed, and we can’t look at just one of them to determine how performant our site is.

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Best Practices Speed Mobile Google 105

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

How to measure performance The Website Speed Test is the ideal tool for measuring the performance of your website. Even if a browser doesn't support WebP, our WebP caching feature will ensure that the correct image format is delivered. WebP delivery doesn't require any change on the origin server with the WebP caching feature.

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Processing Cache Website Servers 127

Dotcom-Montior

MARCH 6, 2022

Load Time Details For Individual Elements : In the waterfall chart, when the user moves their cursor on a specific bar, he is shown a load time details which are DnsTime, ConnectTime, SSLTime, RequestTime, FirstByteTime, ResponseTime, StartTime, EndTime, Speed which is pointed in a red oval. Queued request. What’s the Difference?

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Performance Cache Website Speed 52

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) LCP measures the perceived load speed of a webpage from a user’s perspective. The shorter the TTFB, the better the perceived speed of the site from the user’s perspective. It also opens up the possibility for more effective use of caching strategies, potentially enhancing load times further.

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Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 74

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This article is sponsored by Storyblok. Web performance refers to the speed at which a website loads, how fast it’s downloaded, and how an app is displayed on the user’s browser. A Guide To Image Optimization On Jamstack Sites. A Guide To Image Optimization On Jamstack Sites. Alba Silvente. 2022-11-17T10:00:00+00:00. Conclusion.

Media 105

Media Cache Website Mobile 105

MachMetrics

JANUARY 16, 2020

His article in the Web Performance Calendar, The ugly truth about optimizing beautiful images , explores a few case studies and offers some solutions as well. In the above article, we walk you through how to implement lazy loading for your images in 83 seconds! Javascript is blocking the render. Those must have been some huge images!

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Speed Website Metrics Cache 89

Tim Kadlec

MARCH 19, 2018

How well does AMP perform when the library is served using the AMP cache? How well does AMP perform compared to the canonical article? As Ferdy pointed out, when you click through to an AMP article from Google Search, it loads instantly—AMP’s little lightning bolt icon seems more than appropriate. Speed Index.

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Cache Google Speed Metrics 79

CSS - Tricks

JULY 25, 2019

This article is from my friend Ben who runs Calibre , a tool for monitoring the performance of websites. In this article, we uncover how PageSpeed calculates it’s critical speed score. In this article, we uncover how PageSpeed calculates it’s critical speed score. Cache-Headers missing? Recommended!

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Google Engineering Speed Mobile 71

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Enhanced User Experience Whether you operate an e-commerce platform, a content management system, or any other application reliant on MySQL, users will notice and appreciate the improved speed and responsiveness. Caching Mechanisms Utilizing caching mechanisms is a potent technique for accelerating query response times within MySQL databases.

Tuning 52

Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

Smashing Magazine

JULY 29, 2019

This article is part of a series in which I attempt to use the web under various constraints, representing a given demographic of user. The speed of mobile networks, too, varies considerably between countries. South Korea has the fastest mobile download speed , averaging 52.4 I Used The Web For A Day On A 50 MB Budget.

Cache 96

Cache Google Mobile Network 96

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As I was determined to become great at my new occupation regardless of my location, I read every sysadmin book, article, and magazine I could find on the shelf. I didn't end up getting published in SysAdmin directly, but my performance work did make it as a feature article (thanks Matty). Or even on a plane. Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

PageSpeed Compare is a page speed evaluation and benchmarking tool. It also lists cached resources and identifies unused Javascript. Treo Site Speed also performs site speed audits using data from the Chrome UX Report, Lighthouse and PageSpeed Insights. PageSpeed Compare. Large preview ). Large preview ).

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Performance Benchmarking Website Metrics 130

Dotcom-Montior

MAY 6, 2020

Load Time Details For Individual Elements : In the waterfall chart, when the user move his cursor on a specific bar, he is shown a load time details which are DnsTime, ConnectTime, SSLTime, RequestTime, FirstByteTime, ResponseTime, StartTime, EndTime, Speed which is pointed in a red oval. Queued request. If there are too many 302 redirects.

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Performance Cache Website Speed 53

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

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. Start Render time, Speed Index ). Treo Sites provides competitive analysis based on real-world data.

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Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

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. That said, you obviously do not want to reserve all RAM for PostgreSQL.

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Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

MachMetrics

MAY 14, 2020

Since we published that article at the start of 2020, the median website has grown ~4% larger according to HTTP Archive. This is the inspiration behind this article, which will go into detail on how you can check your website’s page weight with MachMetric’s Page Speed Audit service. Compress and cache your website.

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Website Testing Speed Cache 52

Scalegrid

JANUARY 5, 2024

This article cuts through the complexity to showcase the tangible benefits of DBMS, equipping you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about your data management strategies. Enhanced data security, better data integrity, and efficient access to information.

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Efficiency Storage Database Scalability 147

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

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. Note : If you use Page Speed Insights (no, it isn’t deprecated), you can get CrUX performance data for specific pages instead of just the aggregates.

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Performance Cache Metrics Network 103

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

We were designing and building things, setting up new products, refactoring the components, and publishing articles. The entire site is built with progressive enhancement in mind, meaning that you, dear reader, can read every Smashing article in its entirety without the need to boot the application at all. We had to fix that.

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Performance Cache Mobile Network 145

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In this article, we will go through how to optimize and build a high-performance Next.js If you’re a developer looking to optimize applications and create reuseable components across applications effectively, this article will show you how to quickly scale your applications, and how to work with Nx. Optimizing Next.js Optimizing Next.js

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Cache Servers Code Storage 109

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Most browsers implement the Intersection Observer API, common libraries make it super simple to implement, and speed is more important than ever. My previous article implemented lazy loading in plain javascript, but I wanted something more robust. And to be honest – it was going to require rework and I was lazy.

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Cache Speed Internet Internet 75