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The Power of Caching: Boosting API Performance and Scalability

DZone

Caching is the process of storing frequently accessed data or resources in a temporary storage location, such as memory or disk, to improve retrieval speed and reduce the need for repetitive processing.

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Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports

Smashing Magazine

Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports Geoff Graham 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00 2023-10-31T17:06:18+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear Running a performance check on your site isn’t too terribly difficult. Source: Source: DebugBear.

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Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring

Smashing Magazine

Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring Geoff Graham 2023-08-10T08:00:00+00:00 2023-08-10T12:35:05+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear There is no shortage of ways to measure the speed of a webpage. Lighthouse results. One type is called lab data.

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The Speed of Time

Brendan Gregg

Since instances of both CentOS and Ubuntu were running in parallel, I could collect flame graphs at the same time (same time-of-day traffic mix) and compare them side by side. This server is spending about a third of its CPU cycles just checking the time! The CentOS flame graph: The Ubuntu flame graph: Darn, they didn't work.

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How to use Server Timing to get backend transparency from your CDN

Speed Curve

Server-timing headers are a key tool in understanding what's happening within that black box of Time to First Byte (TTFB). 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. I mean, why wouldn't we?

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4 Most Common Page Speed Testing Mistakes

MachMetrics

Using a page speed optimization audit tool like GTmetrix or WebPageTest is a great first step towards assessing how your website loads for visitors. However, you may be making one of the common page speed testing mistakes that often cost website owners engagement, and ultimately, revenue. Mistake #1: Only Testing Desktop.

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2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail and e-commerce IT performance observations

Dynatrace

What was once an onslaught of consumer traffic between Black Friday and Cyber Monday has turned into a weeklong event, with most retailers offering deals well ahead of Black Friday. By focusing on the server, digital performance has become much more consistent, even under the weight of massive amounts of consumer load.

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