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Site-Speed Topography

CSS Wizardry

A couple of years ago, my first few days on a new web performance project were always slow going. When first working on a new site-speed engagement, you need to work out quickly where the slowdowns, blindspots, and inefficiencies lie. Now, let’s move on to gaps between First Contentful Paint and Speed Index. Identify Page Types.

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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

In the fourteen years that I've been working in the web performance industry, I've done a LOT of research, writing, and speaking about the psychology of page speed – in other words, why we crave fast, seamless online experiences. In fairness, that was in the early 2000s, and site speed was barely on anyone's radar.

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How multicloud observability boosts cloud performance at Tractor Supply Co.

Dynatrace

Managing cloud performance is increasingly challenging for organizations that spread workloads across a greater variety of platforms. Moreover, organizations have to balance maintaining security, retaining cloud management expertise, and managing infrastructure performance. Rural lifestyle retail giant Tractor Supply Co.

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User-centric Metrics Matter to Ecommerce. Start with These Five.

Rigor

Reading Time: 8 minutes Whether your ecommerce business is 100% online or you supplement with bricks and mortar, your website is a critical revenue driver. When your website isn’t performing optimally, you risk not only your revenue but also your reputation as a trusted resource. Which Metrics Matter for Ecommerce?

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How PHP Web Development Beneficial For Online Business?

Official Blog - World Web Technology

PHP is ideal for building high-quality, secure, and powerful ecommerce websites. For example, integrating PHP with MySQL can help developers build ecommerce websites with powerful back-ends. Regarding CMS, PHP can be integrated with other content management systems, such as WordPress, to build robust ecommerce websites.

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Why you need to know your site's performance poverty line (and how to find it)

Speed Curve

"How can I demonstrate the business value of performance to people in my organization?" If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, then you could find the answers in identifying and understanding the performance poverty line for your site. What is the "performance poverty line"?

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eCommerce & Retail: There’s No Excuse to Ignore Performance

Rigor

As web perfectionists, we have heard every excuse in the book for why teams cannot make web performance a priority. Whether it be time, money, or technical know how, every day we talk to eCommerce and Retail teams who explain why they aren’t monitoring their site’s performance. Sure, that can be the case.