IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, with viewers all over the world expecting flawless and high-definition streaming, video providers have their work cut out for them. This is where a well-architected Content Delivery Network (CDN) shines. The goal is to boost the pitfalls of network disruptions and vendor dependencies, all while pocketing cost savings.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

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. Moto G4) on a slow 3G network, emulated at 400ms RTT and 400kbps transfer speed.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, with viewers all over the world expecting flawless and high-definition streaming, video providers have their work cut out for them. This is where a well-architected Content Delivery Network (CDN) shines. Â The goal is to boost the pitfalls of network disruptions and vendor dependencies, all while pocketing cost savings.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

CSS Wizardry

MAY 19, 2020

It’s widely accepted that self-hosted fonts are the fastest option: same origin means reduced network negotiation, predictable URLs mean we can preload , self-hosted means we can set our own cache-control. However, the execution of this header is bound by the response’s TTFB, which on high-latency networks can be very, very high.

Google 364

Google Media Latency Metrics 364

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

The project consisted of upgrading the shop software to our own open-source system and redoing the shop’s front end from scratch. And while you can usually cache the full page of an article, the same is not true of many shop pages and elements. On design systems, CSS/JS and smart interface design patterns.

Performance 117

Performance Cache Website Mobile 117

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As you may already know, image optimization is the process that a high-quality image has to go through to be delivered in ideal conditions, sometimes with the help of an Image Transformation API and a global Content Delivery Network (CDN) to make the process simpler and scalable. Cache Your Images.

Media 108

Media Cache Website Mobile 108

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Thanks to progress in networks and browsers (but not devices), a more generous global budget cap has emerged for sites constructed the "modern" way: ~100KiB of HTML/CSS/fonts and ~300-350KiB of JS (compressed) is the new rule-of-thumb limit for at least the next year or two. Modern network performance and availability.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

If you don’t have a device at hand, emulate mobile experience on desktop by testing on a throttled 3G network (e.g. To make the performance impact more visible, you could even introduce 2G Tuesdays or set up a throttled 3G/4G network in your office for faster testing. 300ms RTT, 1.6 Mbps down, 0.8

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Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This can be a problem in a lot of content management systems such as WordPress or Magento, because theme developers tend to scale images down in responsive themes using CSS. An easy way to compress images is with our image processing service that happens to also be fully integrated into our existing network.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Google Website 106

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you don’t have a device at hand, emulate mobile experience on desktop by testing on a throttled network (e.g. To make the performance impact more visible, you could even introduce 2G Tuesdays or set up a throttled 3G network in your office for faster testing. 150ms RTT, 1.5 Mbps down, 0.7 Mbps up) with a throttled CPU (5× slowdown).

Performance 104

Performance Cache Metrics Network 104

High Scalability

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

He and his colleagues spend their productive hours scaling large distributed file systems. Our only option was to roll up our sleeves and build basic cloud file system components such as object store ourselves. Edge caching. Nginx for disk based caching. You can reach him at @kpatelwork. Introduction. Document store.

Architecture 52

Architecture Cache Azure Storage 52

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. I am very excited that today we have launched Amazon Route 53, a high-performance and highly-available Domain Name System (DNS) service. Naming is one of the fundamental concepts in Distributed Systems. Authoritative servers hold the definitive mappings.

Cloud 117

Cloud Internet Internet AWS 117

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

This is helpful for those on poor or expensive networks, so they don’t have to pay an exorbitant cost just to visit your website. However, countless research (including the stats for our own site here, and others by the likes of Alex Russell ) has shown that Android devices are the platform of choice for poorer countries with slower networks.

Website 105

Website Media Mobile Network 105

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

Today, we’ll address storing and serving files for both single-server and scalable deployments while considering factors like compression, caching, and availability. Definitions. Imagine a professional networking site with a database of users. Client-Side Caching. Part 2 : Templating Saves Lines. Media Files.

Media 70

Media Cache Storage AWS 70

MachMetrics

JULY 31, 2020

But we’ll definitely help you decide which is the best choice for your situation. These compressed files allow for quicker network transfers so that your website can be loaded as fast as possible. SV1)"; gzip_vary on; Disclaimer: please consult your system admin before making any server configuration changes. OK, not really.

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Speed Servers Google Tuning 67

Percona

MAY 2, 2023

As a MongoDB user, it’s crucial to ensure that your data is safe and secure in the event of a disaster or system failure. Regular database backups are essential to protect against data loss caused by system failures, human errors, natural disasters, or cyber-attacks. Why are MongoDB database backups important?

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Database Storage Servers 52

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

In this case, my website is “slow”, even when served on 4G networks. What is it they always say about the definition of insanity? Let the web developer handle all of the necessary speed optimizations like caching and file minification while you take on the following design tips and strategies: 1. Clean coding practices.

Website 110

Website Speed Mobile Design 110

Speed Curve

JUNE 18, 2019

Here's a short (and definitely not exhaustive) list of things that you may want to consider when running performance tests on an integration environment: Caches may need to be warmed up beforehand. Production environments typically have high cache hit ratios, and this should be replicated during performance testing.

Performance Testing 49

Performance Testing Testing Performance Cache 49

Alex Russell

OCTOBER 22, 2017

We constrain ourselves to a real-world baseline device + network configuration to measure progress. Budgets are scaled to a benchmark network & device. Tools and CI systems help them monitor progress & prevent regressions. The median user is on a slow network. Global Ground-Truth. Where to start?

Performance 68

Performance Benchmarking Network Mobile 68

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

This will help you increase system performance and avoid I/O environment errors. Important When planning, deploying, and maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server installation, ensure that the I/O system supports all the factors outlined in this article. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Media Hardware 40

The Morning Paper

APRIL 2, 2019

Root of trust (RoT) establishment on an untrusted system ensures that a system state comprises all and only content chosen by the user, and the user’s code begins execution in that state. The untrusted system (system to be verified) is connected to a trusted local verifier. The problem: establishing a root of trust.

Software 40

Software Software Programming Hardware 40

Abhishek Tiwari

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This has far-reaching implications how future data systems and algorithms will be designed. They demonstrated that neural nets based learned index outperforms cache-optimized B-Tree index by up to 70% in speed while saving an order-of-magnitude in memory. Learned Bloom filters. What's next.

Artificial Intelligence 40

Artificial Intelligence Hardware Google Benchmarking 40

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 9, 2019

Resources like Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) that had previously been the reserve of giant corporations were becoming commonplace for everyday folk building snappy websites. They’d take the hit for the first site to use the file, but then it would sit in their local browser cache and downloads could be skipped for each subsequent site.

Website 59

Website Servers Code Best Practices 59

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2021

As we will see, QUIC and HTTP/3 indeed have great web performance potential, but mainly for users on slow networks. If your average visitor is on a fast cabled or cellular network, they probably won’t benefit from the new protocols all that much. An often used metaphor is that of a pipe used to transport water. Congestion Control.

Performance 107

Performance Network Latency Servers 107

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Next, we’ll look at how to set up servers and clients (that’s the hard part unless you’re using a content delivery network (CDN)). Using just a few (but still more than one), however, could nicely balance congestion growth with better performance, especially on high-speed networks. This is true, but only to a relatively limited extent.

Network 107

Network Servers Cache Traffic 107

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

And so we can definitely dig into that in a bunch of different angles, depending on where you want to take this conversation. So it’s not like these tools automatically give you that, but they definitely give you some guidelines, maybe some rails that nudge you in the right direction. Drew: Sure. Is it just a natural heave and ho?

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Technology Technology Servers Code 96