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Better Video Streaming With imgix

Smashing Magazine

Better Video Streaming With imgix. Better Video Streaming With imgix. Adding video to your website immediately adds value, but also a new level of complexity to your web development. Can I use the <video> tag? Do I need a JavaScript video player? Do I need a JavaScript video player? Doug Sillars.

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Optimizing Video For Size And Quality

Smashing Magazine

Optimizing Video For Size And Quality. Optimizing Video For Size And Quality. Over the last few years, more and more projects are using video as an integral part of the application. However, it all goes sideways when there are issues related to the video playback. Doug Sillars. 2021-02-15T15:00:00+00:00. Real-World Data.

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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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Optimizing Video Streaming CDN Architecture for Cost Reduction and Enhanced Streaming Performance

IO River

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.

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Optimizing Video Streaming CDN Architecture for Cost Reduction and Enhanced Streaming Performance

IO River

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.

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Best practices and key metrics for improving mobile app performance

Dynatrace

Mobile applications (apps) are an increasingly important channel for reaching customers, but the distributed nature of mobile app platforms and delivery networks can cause performance problems that leave users frustrated, or worse, turning to competitors. Load time and network latency metrics. Minimize network requests.

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Introducing Page Speed Benchmarks – a new resource for the performance community

Speed Curve

Page Speed Benchmarks is an interactive dashboard that lets you explore and compare web performance data for leading websites across several industries – from retail to media. With Page Speed Benchmarks, you can do things like: See what the different metrics actually mean in terms of user-perceived performance.