Smashing Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache. Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache. With that caveat out of the way, let’s get to the guts of the article: What is the Back/Forward Cache and why does it matter so much? Going back to the example of visiting a home page and then going to an article page.

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Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In one of our previous articles , we discussed what an SRE is, what they do, and some of the common responsibilities that a typical SRE may have, like supporting operations, dealing with trouble tickets and incident response, and general system monitoring and observability. Service Level Objectives. SRE Principles.

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Monitoring Google DevOps Engineering 91

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Sometimes it’s easy enough to find the answer to that question and the site just needs to invest in performance. Sometimes though, it’s a little trickier and, despite thinking your site was great on the performance for some reason it still fails. It is intended to measure what the site visitor likely came here to see.

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Google Traffic Mobile Website 143

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That performance golden rule still holds true today. Charlie Vazac introduced server timing in a Performance Calendar post circa 2018. The use of server-timing headers by content delivery networks closes a big gap. Also measured by round trip time (RTT). 80% of end-user response time is spent on the front end.

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Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 58

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Kubernetes Dashboard as a part of a comprehensive monitoring solution This article introduces the key building blocks to consider when designing your Kubernetes monitoring solution. This enables you to take actions (automatically or manually) when anomalies and performance problems occur that have an impact on end-user experience.

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Virtualization Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 160

Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

Web Performance is not only about understanding what makes a site fast. Performance is a feature and needs to be prioritized as such. Performance is a topic that has interested me for a long time. Moving over to web, the performance problems are different. This is not a post explaining why web performance is important.

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Performance Speed Google Media 237

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to [Systems Performance 2nd Edition], and this was the first time I've given this talk in person! Or even on a plane.

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Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2023

Large preview ) While browsers are generally pretty fast, these steps still take time to load, typically in seconds, and even longer on slower, high-latency network connections. This metric measures the time it takes, in seconds, to render the largest image or text block that is visible on the initial load. In case you’re wondering, 2.4

Media 73

Media Metrics Mobile Best Practices 73

Testlodge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This article discusses one measure to prevent these kinds of errors, known as destructive testing. Some of the tools are data-driven and allow the tester to perform actions as a user who is uninformed about the internal workings of the software program. What is Destructive Testing? Another persona could be Medium roast Melody.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

In this article I’ll outline my mental model why multithreading is important on the web, I’ll give you an introduction to the primitives that we as developers have at our disposal, and I’ll talk a bit about architectures that make it easy to adopt multithreading, even incrementally. The Problem Of Unpredictable Performance. JavaScript.

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Games Architecture Code C++ 145

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

We explore how you can use web analytics or real user measurement data on your website to get insight into any imposter domains re-publishing your work. A better approach is to use the data you are already collecting with your web analytics or R eal U ser M easurement ( RUM ) services. Turning The Data Into Information.

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Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Measuring Performance With Server Timing. Measuring Performance With Server Timing. When undertaking any sort of performance optimisation work, one of the very first things we learn is that before you can improve performance you must first measure it. Drew McLellan. 2018-10-30T03:40:14+02:00.

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Servers Performance Metrics Database 87

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

And once all that is done: remember Jamstack serves our apps from the edges of the Content Delivery Network. So we still need to move things from the server they were compiled at to the edges of the network. Jamstack general service architecture ( Large preview ). Unacceptable! Build again to update! Build Times. Build time.

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Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Like many static site frameworks in the Jamstack, Gatsby has traditionally enjoyed a great reputation as a performant framework , although it has taken a hit in recent years. This article is the first of a brief two-part series where we will look specifically at the media you are most likely to use: images, video, and audio.

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Media Network Processing Code 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. Now that Google uses page speed as a ranking factor, many organizations have become laser-focused on performance. Recommended!

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Google Engineering Speed Mobile 71

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure”. Perhaps the biggest win when it comes to making websites more sustainable is that performance, user experience and sustainability are all neatly intertwined.

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Website Performance Website Energy Performance 73

Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

Web Performance is not only about understanding what makes a site fast. Performance is a feature and needs to be prioritized as such. Performance is a topic that has interested me for a long time. Moving over to web, the performance problems are different. These days we have more and better tools to audit our performance.

Performance 130

Performance Speed Google Media 130

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to Systems Performance 2nd Edition , and this was the first time I've given this talk in person!

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

Rigor

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Reading time 16 min Whether you’re a web performance expert, an evangelist for the culture of performance, a web engineer incorporating performance into your process, or someone new to the web performance entirely, you probably identify as curious, excited about new ideas, and always learning. Rick Byers.

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Performance Education Google Website 89

Tim Kadlec

JANUARY 6, 2017

While the article cites a little bit of research questioning our assumptions about anonymity online, the bulk of the article is focused on reframing our perspective of the discussion. When people do withdraw, they are often disconnected from the networks of support they need to survive harassment.

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Network Design Systems Performance 66

SQL Performance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many database administrators find themselves having to support instances of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), or at least the backend databases that are required for SSRS. This article will cover many areas that database administrators need to be aware of in order to properly license, recover, and tune a Reporting Services installation.

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Tuning Servers Database Best Practices 67

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This article titled " Daten müssen strategischer Teil des Geschäfts werden " appeared in German last week in the "IT und Datenproduktion" column of Wirtschaftwoche. That was the provocative thesis of a much-talked-about article from 2003 in the Harvard Business Review by the US publicist Nicolas Carr.

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Artificial Intelligence Social Media Logistics AWS 79

Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

This article will explore hybrid cloud benefits and steps to craft a plan that aligns with your unique business challenges. In practice, a hybrid cloud operates by melding resources and services from multiple computing environments, which necessitates effective coordination, orchestration, and integration to work efficiently.

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Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

Multicloud harnesses diverse cloud services to boost flexibility, while hybrid cloud merges public and private clouds for enhanced control. Discover key insights and strategic advice in our article, designed to steer you toward the best cloud solution that fits your company’s priorities. But what do these entail?

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Strategy Cloud Scalability Artificial Intelligence 147

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports Geoff Graham 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00 2023-10-31T17:06:18+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear Running a performance check on your site isn’t too terribly difficult. Can’t be perfect every time!

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Speed Google Website Metrics 97

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2023

Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring Geoff Graham 2023-08-10T08:00:00+00:00 2023-08-10T12:35:05+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear There is no shortage of ways to measure the speed of a webpage. The key word here is “monitoring” performance.

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Speed Monitoring Testing Network 81

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry,” wrote anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate in a 2022 article from MIT. “A Nonetheless, to help mitigate climate change, it’s critically important for organizations to measure, monitor, and reduce their IT carbon footprints. Certainly, this is true for us.

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Energy Cloud Airlines Strategy 233

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. This article analyzes cloud workloads, delving into their forms, functions, and how they influence the cost and efficiency of your cloud infrastructure.

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Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

How To Monitor And Optimize Google Core Web Vitals How To Monitor And Optimize Google Core Web Vitals Matt Zeunert 2024-04-16T10:00:00+00:00 2024-04-16T12:05:36+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear Google’s Core Web Vitals initiative has increased the attention website owners need to pay to user experience. Aim for a score below 0.1

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Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Preparing For Interaction To Next Paint, A New Web Core Vital Preparing For Interaction To Next Paint, A New Web Core Vital Geoff Graham 2023-12-07T21:00:00+00:00 2023-12-08T00:07:18+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear There’s a change coming to the Core Web Vitals lineup. That’s what this article is all about.

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Traffic Metrics Google Monitoring 94

The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The rise of renting over owning, such as outsourcing, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, has commoditized IT services. These services are no different from tap water or electricity. It is disingenuous to ascribe "value" to these: business don't measure value or return on their electricity or tap water.

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Ecommerce Social Media Retail Airlines 45

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With performance at the forefront of my mind, I decided to head over to MDN for a fresh look at the Performance API. The Performance API is huge in that it contains a lot of different interfaces, properties, and methods. The element performance metric type doesn’t work with the performance.getEntries() method anyway.

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Performance Metrics Monitoring Google 95

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

Yes, that's right: I read the comments on a MacRumors article. Past swings away from OS default browsers have hinged on the superior features , better performance , improved security , and adequate site compatibility that come from switching. Gentle reader, I made a terrible mistake. At my age, one knows better.

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Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Deployment performs the whole rollout, instrumentation, configuration, connection, and automatic detection of monitored entities in your environment. In this article we’ll share highlights about two increments that are likely to fall into the “barely noticeable” category.

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Best Practices Storage Java Benchmarking 196

Smashing Magazine

MAY 16, 2022

To my surprise, web performance monitoring conversations rarely surface Server-Timing or cover a very shallow understanding of its application — despite it being out for many years. This header can be set on the response of any network resource, such as XHR, fetch, images, HTML, stylesheets, etc. Setting Server-Timing.

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Servers Monitoring Cache Network 92

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In an age where mainly all services that businesses provide their customers run on computing technology, it is crucial that companies understand the importance of providing reliable access to their systems.In determining a business's value to its clients, the level of service it provides is often a key metric.

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Availability Social Media Traffic Games 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In an age where mainly all services that businesses provide their customers run on computing technology, it is crucial that companies understand the importance of providing reliable access to their systems.In determining a business's value to its clients, the level of service it provides is often a key metric.

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