Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

Web Performance is not only about understanding what makes a site fast. Performance is a feature and needs to be prioritized as such. Performance is a topic that has interested me for a long time. Moving over to web, the performance problems are different. These days we have more and better tools to audit our performance.

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Speed Curve

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In that time, we've seen people's interest in front-end web performance dramatically increase, especially in the world of SEO. When it comes to new performance metrics, it's easy to jump on bandwagons. Safari users currently account for roughly 20% of global traffic. How does INP correlate with user behavior?

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Google Traffic Ecommerce Metrics 109

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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Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

Randon ASCII

JANUARY 12, 2022

It was a lot of fun, and the work was appreciated, so a few months before the console shipped I got a present from the leadership of the project – an entire silicon wafer of Xbox 360 CPUs! Back in the day I wrote a lot of benchmarks in order to look for places where the actual performance of the CPU didn’t match what we expected.

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Cache Latency Benchmarking Hardware 126

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

As we will see, both the present and future of browser engine choice are squarely within Cupertino's control. Past swings away from OS default browsers have hinged on the superior features , better performance , improved security , and adequate site compatibility that come from switching. What are those mechanisms? Cui bono? —

Engineering 110

Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That performance golden rule still holds true today. Cue server-timing headers Historically, when looking at page speed, we've had the tendency to ignore TTFB when trying to optimize the user experience. Charlie Vazac introduced server timing in a Performance Calendar post circa 2018. I mean, why wouldn't we?

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Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 57

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 5, 2019

As a micro-service owner, a Netflix engineer is responsible for its innovation as well as its operation, which includes making sure the service is reliable, secure, efficient and performant. In the last section, we will attempt to feed your curiosity by presenting a set of opportunities that will drive our next wave of impact for Netflix.

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Infrastructure Cloud Scalability AWS 182

Official Blog - World Web Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Of all traffic, 53.3% Yes, SEO is a long-term approach, but it offers some unparalleled advantages to businesses in terms of brand recognition, visibility, reputation, and of course, web traffic and revenues. You can stop such practices now and focus on your specific domain to get more traffic and leads. of all clicks.

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Google Traffic Social Media Website 52

Speed Curve

OCTOBER 25, 2017

And how do you know what to leave out in order to present a clear case for performance? Engagement charts give you a histogram view of all your user traffic, broken out into cohorts based on start render and load time. This lets you see at a glance the relationship between page speed and user engagement. Get started.

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Performance Traffic Metrics Speed 42

CSS - Tricks

JULY 25, 2019

This article is from my friend Ben who runs Calibre , a tool for monitoring the performance of websites. In this article, we uncover how PageSpeed calculates it’s critical speed score. It’s no secret that speed has become a crucial factor in increasing revenue and lowering abandonment rates. Recommended! PageSpeed 5.0

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Google Engineering Speed Mobile 71

Speed Curve

JANUARY 17, 2022

There are several components on this dashboard, which all automatically refresh to give you the most current look at user performance. Geographic performance. Understanding performance across different markets is critical for site owners. Did you realize you were getting traffic from Turkey?

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Metrics Traffic Website Performance 62

Adrian Cockcroft

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

COM201 Being ethical in tech: Sustainability tips for work and life — no video, but here is a video of Aerin Booth presenting an earlier version of the talk. Good example, well presented interesting new material. Engaging presentation on an important topic, with some good advice on optimizing ML workloads.

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AWS Energy Architecture Programming 64

Tim Kadlec

APRIL 18, 2019

I remember reading articles about how 3G connectivity was going to transform performance and, more generally, the way we used the internet altogether. I remember how, later on, a common question I would get in after giving performance-focused presentations was: “Is any of this going to matter when 4G is available?”

Network 61

Network Speed Internet Internet 61

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Overall, this UX audit and redesign concept would be of great use to UX designers, business owners, and marketing people because it presents a way to audit and fix a product’s most obvious usability issues. The tool analyzes edX’s rank, traffic sources, advertising, and audience interests. So, welcome to my edX audit. More after jump!

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Education Website Google Design 84

All Things Distributed

MARCH 11, 2015

A business unit can now go out and create their own data warehouse in the cloud of a size and speed that exactly matches what they need and are willing to pay for. A common area of application is in locations where video cameras are present such as malls and large retail stores. Cloud based analytics change this completely.

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Analytics Cloud Healthcare Retail 135

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

These strange questions came to the fore back in 2014 when Netflix was switching services from CentOS Linux to Ubuntu, and I helped debug several weird performance issues including one I'll describe here. A quick check of basic performance statistics showed over 30% higher CPU consumption. How would you _time_ time?

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Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

CSS Wizardry

JULY 23, 2023

Google do strongly encourage you to focus on site speed for better performance in Search, but, if you don’t pass all relevant Core Web Vitals (and the applicable factors from the Page Experience report) they will not push you down the rankings. While Core Web Vitals can help with SEO, there’s so much more to site-speed than that.

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Engineering Google Speed Mobile 246

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. It increases our visibility and enables us to draw a steady stream of organic (or “free”) traffic to our site.

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Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 74

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Exploratory data analytics is an analysis method that uses visualizations, including graphs and charts, to help IT teams investigate emerging data trends and circumvent issues, such as unexpected traffic spikes or performance degradations. Notebooks] is purposely built to focus on data analytics,” Zahrer said. “We

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Analytics Metrics Media Monitoring 210

Tim Kadlec

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Performance optimization is the Rodney Dangerfield of web development–it “don’t get no respect” In spite of its great importance in the overall user experience, it is all too often pushed aside and treated as an afterthought. Performance optimization isn’t that necessary. Performance matters.

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Performance Energy Google Internet 40

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 28, 2019

Here’s the problem though: As a website grows in authority and expands its reach, security and performance problems will arise if the hosting configuration isn’t prepared to handle it. For example: An underpowered hosting plan fails to handle influxes of traffic, which leads to slower page speeds and a drop in conversion rates.

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Website Servers Design Traffic 48

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

These strange questions came to the fore back in 2014 when Netflix was switching services from CentOS Linux to Ubuntu, and I helped debug several weird performance issues including one I'll describe here. A quick check of basic performance statistics showed over 30% higher CPU consumption. How would you time time?

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2023

If you’re reading this before March 2024 and fire up your favorite performance monitoring tool, you’re going to to get a Core Web Vitals report like this one pulled from PageSpeed Insights: ( Large preview ) You’re likely used to seeing most of these metrics. INP will officially replace FID when it becomes an official Core Web Vital metric.

Traffic 95

Traffic Metrics Google Monitoring 95

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

These strange questions came to the fore back in 2014 when Netflix was switching services from CentOS Linux to Ubuntu, and I helped debug several weird performance issues including one I'll describe here. A quick check of basic performance statistics showed over 30% higher CPU consumption. How would you _time_ time?

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

CSS - Tricks

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

People say JAMstack sites are fast — let’s find out why by looking at real performance metrics! First, I’d like to present a small analysis to provide some background. State of the real user web performance. TTFB mobile speed distribution (CrUX, July 2019). FCP mobile speed distribution (CrUX, July 2019).

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Speed Mobile Metrics Scalability 46

Dynatrace

JUNE 26, 2020

With today’s high expectations for the speed and availability of applications, you need a deep understanding of real user experiences to make the best business decisions. Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring ensures that your application is available and performs well from anywhere in the world to meet your SLAs.

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Monitoring Azure AWS Traffic 256

Dynatrace

AUGUST 30, 2019

Digital Performance: 99% reduction in Response Time, from 18.2s Dynatrace Real User Monitoring (RUM) captures very detailed user behavior, as well as experience and performance information, about every user on your applications. Here are two I would start with: Web Performance Optimization with Dynatrace.

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Cache Architecture Database Government 198

Percona

MARCH 29, 2023

As the amount of data grows, the need for efficient data compression becomes increasingly important to save storage space, reduce I/O overhead, and improve query performance. When this data block is read, it decompresses it in memory and presents it to the incoming request. Snappy is a compression library developed by Google.

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Storage Network Open Source Latency 107

Speed Curve

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Triage a performance regression related to the latest change or deployment to your site by looking at a before/after comparison. Analyze A/B tests or experiments to understand which had the most impact on user behavior, as well as performance. Evaluate CDN performance by exploring the impact of time-of-day traffic patterns.

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Traffic Metrics Speed Mobile 54

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. These crucial elements act as conductors in a symphony, coordinating the performance of all aspects related to cloud workloads.

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Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

To help you speed up MTTR, there are several levels of visualization to help slice and dice through information: Instances. Simplified data analysis presented in topological context. The built-in unified analysis pages offer real-time comparison of key performance indicators while applying a topology-first approach to the data.

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Network Infrastructure Virtualization Metrics 211

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In the time since it was first presented as an advanced Mesos framework, Titus has transparently evolved from being built on top of Mesos to Kubernetes, handling an ever-increasing volume of containers. This blog post presents how our current iteration of Titus deals with high API call volumes by scaling out horizontally. queries/sec.

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Cache Latency Traffic Systems 224

Smashing Magazine

MAY 20, 2020

How To Make Performance Visible With GitLab CI And Hoodoo Of GitLab Artifacts. How To Make Performance Visible With GitLab CI And Hoodoo Of GitLab Artifacts. Performance degradation is a problem we face on a daily basis. Performance is a competitive advantage that can bring and retain customers. Anton Nemtsev.

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Performance Metrics Best Practices Code 99

John McCalpin

APRIL 2, 2020

This was a keynote presentation at the “2nd International Workshop on Performance Modeling: Methods and Applications” (PMMA16), June 23, 2016, Frankfurt, Germany (in conjunction with ISC16 ). This data is from the 2007 presentation.

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Benchmarking Performance Latency Architecture 59

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Back in 2016, I gave a talk outlining the causes and effects of the terrible performance of web apps built using popular tools on the fastest-growing device segment: low-end to mid-range Android phones. Poor performance has a compound effect on user expectations at an ecosystem level. Live by the link, die by the link.

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Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

Alex Russell

MAY 9, 2022

Despite advances in browser tooling , automated evaluation , lab tools , guidance , and runtimes , however, teams struggle to deliver even decent performance with today's popular frameworks. What is Performance? It may seem a silly question, but what is performance, exactly?

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Performance Latency Metrics Engineering 86

Percona

AUGUST 30, 2023

Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN): This enables users of Oracle databases to perform full, incremental, and differential backups. Percona XtraBackup performs online non-blocking, tightly compressed, highly secure backups on transactional systems. In DR, load balancers route traffic to the secondary data center when a failover occurs.

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Database Hardware Open Source Strategy 87