All Things Distributed

JULY 13, 2010

Customers with complex computational workloads such as tightly coupled, parallel processes, or with applications that are very sensitive to network performance, can now achieve the same high compute and networking performance provided by custom-built infrastructure while benefiting from the elasticity, flexibility and cost advantages of Amazon EC2.

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Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 19, 2017

A series of GET requests from an in-house server can’t possibly replicate what actually happens when a website sees a sudden increase in users from all over the world. One noteworthy feature is the Network Elements Filter. Dotcom-Monitor supplies plenty of tooltips to walk you through each option.

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Performance Testing Testing Performance Virtualization 40

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? ( Large preview ). Moto G4) on a slow 3G network, emulated at 400ms RTT and 400kbps transfer speed. 300ms RTT, 1.6

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? ( Large preview ). Goal: Be at least 20% faster than your fastest competitor. 150ms RTT, 1.5 Mbps down, 0.7

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Performance Cache Metrics Network 103

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As is the case with many other developers, the reports over the last few years of the huge energy requirements of the web have prompted me to take a look at my own websites and see what I can do to minimize their impact. But first, a confession: When I first heard about the environmental impact of websites, I didn’t quite believe it.

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Website Energy Internet Internet 135

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

It always starts with the long-awaited website overhaul. After the latest redesign in late 2017, it was Ilya Pukhalski on the JavaScript side of things (part-time), Michael Riethmueller on the CSS side of things (a few hours a week), and yours truly, playing mind games with critical CSS and trying to juggle a few too many things.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Mobile Network 145

Tim Kadlec

JULY 31, 2013

On the first of Yahoo’s guiding principles: First is availability — this is the bedrock of building a website. If the site’s not available to people, game over, we might as well not even bother. If they’re using a screen reader, I want to make sure that they’re having the best possible experience with all of our websites.

Google 40

Google Website Hardware Games 40

All Things Distributed

APRIL 4, 2017

As well as AWS Regions, we also have 24 AWS Edge Network Locations in Europe. Supercell is responsible for several of the highest grossing mobile games in history, and they rely on AWS for their entire infrastructure. In making the switch to AWS, WOW air has saved between $30,000 and $45,000 on hardware, and software licensing.

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AWS Airlines Latency Games 116

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 105

Performance Network Latency Servers 105

O'Reilly

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As a trend, it’s not performing well on Google; it shows little long-term growth, if any, and gets nowhere near as many searches as terms like “Observability” and “Generative Adversarial Networks.” Hyperautomation may just be another ploy in the game of buzzword bingo, but we need to look behind the game to discover what’s important.

Games 116

Games Healthcare Processing Retail 116