Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While there is no magic bullet for MySQL performance tuning, there are a few areas that can be focused on upfront that can dramatically improve the performance of your MySQL installation. What are the Benefits of MySQL Performance Tuning? Experiencing database performance issues?

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IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This blog post can help you get acquainted with the most prominent security risks and protection strategies. Let’s explore.‍Common CDN Security RisksWhile CDNs are essential for improving website performance, they also introduce certain security risks. By doing so, you can feel confident you are making the right decision.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Redis® is an in-memory database that provides blazingly fast performance. This makes it a compelling alternative to disk-based databases when performance is a concern. You might already use ScaleGrid hosting for Redis hosting to power your performance-sensitive applications.

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Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

How We Optimized Performance To Serve A Global Audience How We Optimized Performance To Serve A Global Audience Liran Cohen 2023-08-03T10:00:00+00:00 2023-08-03T13:06:00+00:00 I work for Bookaway , a digital travel brand. Although landing pages are a common practice in online marketing, we were trying to make the most of it.

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CSS - Tricks

MARCH 2, 2022

I have a handful of good links to articles about performance that are burning a hole in my bookmarks folder, and wanna drop them here to share. From fonts to SVG: an icon migration strategy — Erwin Hofman notes that he was using icon fonts out of sheer convenience, but that there are loads of reasons not to use them. How do we do it?

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is a set of best practices and guidelines that help you design and operate reliable, secure, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable systems in the cloud. The framework comprises six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.

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Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At the limit, statically generated, edge delivered, and HTML-first pages look like the optimal strategy. We work with millions of merchants, and as many companies, we obsess about storefront performance. We obsess even more about finding the optimal balance between performance, capabilities, and merchants’ business objectives.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Front-End Performance Checklist 2021. Front-End Performance Checklist 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. Web performance is a tricky beast, isn’t it?

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The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 4, 2019

Because microprocessors are so fast, computer architecture design has evolved towards adding various levels of caching between compute units and the main memory, in order to hide the latency of bringing the bits to the brains. CFS is widely used and therefore well tested and Linux machines around the world run with reasonable performance.

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Percona

MAY 1, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve into the world of PostgreSQL performance tuning and establish some basic guidelines for setting database parameters to enhance the performance of your PostgreSQL database, based on the workload. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning? Why is PostgreSQL performance tuning important?

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Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Definitely read up on the strategy and reasoning behind this stack in the first article if you missed it. Now, let’s dive into the technical features and best practices that my team adopted in the process of building the WaterBear web app. We used an eager loading strategy paired with a high fetchpriority on the images.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Front-End Performance Checklist 2020 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]. Front-End Performance Checklist 2020 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]. Web performance is a tricky beast, isn’t it? How do we actually know where we stand in terms of performance, and what our performance bottlenecks exactly are? Vitaly Friedman.

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Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

MySQL server performance can sometimes be perplexing, and if you’ve ever wondered about the role of triggers in influencing your MySQL server’s memory allocation, this post is for you. This can affect the overall performance of your database system, potentially leading to slower response times. What is a Trigger in MySQL?

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

Front-End Performance Checklist 2019 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]. Front-End Performance Checklist 2019 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]. Web performance is a tricky beast, isn’t it? How do we actually know where we stand in terms of performance, and what our performance bottlenecks exactly are? Vitaly Friedman.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

Image optimization , loading behavior and rendering in the browser require understanding of image formats and image compression techniques, image decoding and browser rendering, image CDNs and adaptive media loading, not to mention effective caching and preloading. Image Decoding Performance. +. Measuring Image Performance. +.

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Smashing Magazine

APRIL 28, 2021

Image optimization , loading behavior and rendering in the browser require understanding of image formats and image compression techniques, image decoding and browser rendering, image CDNs and adaptive media loading, not to mention effective caching and preloading. Image Decoding Performance. +. Measuring Image Performance. +.

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CSS - Tricks

APRIL 1, 2021

Site performance is potentially the most important metric. The better the performance, the better chance that users stay on a page, read content, make purchases, or just about whatever they need to do. Here’s the thing: performance is more than a one-off task. billion if the site slowed down by just one second. Lighthouse.

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Scalegrid

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Such a solution must be part of a broader strategy that includes proper network configuration, firewall settings, and regular security audits. By utilizing this feature, you can access the hostname of a certain PostgreSQL database and filter related data as well as perform advanced SQL queries on it.

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CSS - Tricks

MARCH 29, 2021

Maybe it’s part of a performance review to identify critical CSS and reduce unused selectors. Generally, code auditing involves analyzing code to find bugs or other irregularities, like possible performance issues. To truly audit CSS, we would need to dig deeper and find places that are not considered best practices.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

You may have a lean, agile, responsive site design only to find it gradually loaded down with more and more “extras” that are often put onto the site by marketing departments or business leaders who are not always thinking about website performance. Measuring Performance Impact. You cannot always anticipate what you cannot control.

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Percona

JULY 6, 2023

Performance is one of the essential aspects of a database management system. Very little can be more annoying and frustrating for users than poor performance, meaning long-running queries and high response times at the front end. Next is the table definition.

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Rigor

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Reading time 8 min Rigor’s “The Best in Performance” interview series offers the chance to listen in on conversations with web performance industry experts, thought leaders, and technologists as they discuss current trends, challenges, and lessons that impact the performance and APM space today.

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Smashing Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

Working around improving performance was an ongoing journey on SmashingMag for a while. In the end of last year we’ve noticed that we’ve seen quite a drop in performance in 2020, so we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Gael Metais suggested to more aggressively subset web fonts and look into caching issues with our AVIF files.

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IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It’s not just limited to cloud resources like AWS and Azure; Terraform is versatile, extending its capabilities to key performance areas like Content Delivery Network (CDN) management, ensuring efficient content delivery and optimal user experience.‍Started Easy MaintenanceWhen we say “easy maintenance,” it’s not a vague promise.

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Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

With MongoDB, you can set read-only privileges in which users can query data but cannot perform write operations. This helps prevent the possibility of a single point of failure, which could cause downtime or slow performance. Please note that these are presented as general best practices. How does high availability work?

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IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Businesses can adjust configurations to manage everything from basic distribution settings to intricate geo-targeted content caching and delivery strategies, all with the same ease.‍‍2. However, the response to HashiCorp’s decision reveals a stark disconnect between business strategies and community expectations.

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Smashing Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

In my last article , I suggested using the SaveData API to deliver a different, more performant, experience to users that expressed that desire. In the past, Chrome used to perform changes to the website by proxying requests via their servers (similar to how Opera Mini works), but doing that is usually frowned upon these days.

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SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

Time of Last Access The time of last access is a caching ​​ algorithm ​​ that enables ​​ cache ​​ entries to be ordered by their ​​ access times.

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Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2021

But these strategies should fit the vast majority of apps around with little to no adjustments. If you have multiple pieces of state defined in a single context, you may start running into performance issues. zero-config caching layer. This article is intended to be used as a primer for managing complex states in a Next.js

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Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

If after the previous two parts — HTTP/3 history and core concepts and HTTP/3 performance features — you’re convinced that starting to use the new protocols is a good idea (and you should be!), HTTP/3 performance features. then this final piece includes all you need to know to get started!

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