The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 5, 2019

The main motivation is that while the devices themselves have a significant role in overall performance, our network and cloud infrastructure has a non-negligible impact on the responsiveness of devices. How can we develop templated detection modules (rules- and ML-based) and data streams to increases speed of development?

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Infrastructure Cloud Scalability AWS 185

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

Optimizing Network Requests with Caching and Preloading. +. Downloading files such as images or videos over the network can be slow and costly. HTTP caching, service workers, image spriting, and preloading help optimize network requests. Image Content Delivery Networks. +. Twitter’s Image Pipeline (Case Study). +.

Media 124

Media Cache Google Best Practices 124

MachMetrics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

They get even MORE impatient when it comes to website speed. Conversion: 1 second delay means a 7% reduction in conversions Speed Affects Revenue: If your site makes $100,000/month, a one second improvement in page speed brings $7,000 month. “ The results were clear—speed matters! Want proof?

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Speed Website Performance Website Mobile 93

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

A case in point: a page-load slowdown of a mere second could cost Amazon $1.6 Of the many factors that affect page-load speed, media is a significant one. However, just as out-of-control spending bodes ill in the long run, so does unbudgeted digital media decimate site performance. billion in annual sales.

Media 122

Media Performance Mobile Latency 122

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

The gotcha here is that, if your mobile experience isn’t optimized for various devices and network conditions, these customers will never appear in your analytics — just because your website or app will be barely usable on their devices, and so they are unlikely to return. Large preview ). Improving Accessibility.

Mobile 142

Mobile Testing Website Benchmarking 142

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 28, 2021

Optimizing Network Requests with Caching and Preloading. +. Downloading files such as images or videos over the network can be slow and costly. HTTP caching, service workers, image spriting, and preloading help optimize network requests. Image Content Delivery Networks. +. Twitter’s Image Pipeline (Case Study). +.

Media 105

Media Cache Google Best Practices 105

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Speeds up development. Key metrics here include memory requests, CPU requests, disk utilization, and network throughput. To learn more about Dynatrace and Red Hat OpenShift, check out this case study from Porsche Informatik and this blog from Red Hat, The Power of OpenShift, The Visibility of Dynatrace. What is OpenShift?

Monitoring 147

Monitoring DevOps Infrastructure Metrics 147

KeyCDN

JULY 11, 2019

This is crucial due to mobile devices requiring additional optimizations because they typically have less powerful hardware and a slower network connection when compared to desktop devices. For example, while the average mobile download speed on 4G in Switzerland is fast at 35.2 Mbps ( Opensignal ). How Can an Image CDN Help?

Speed 52

Speed Website Mobile Latency 52

All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

I'm also excited to announce today that we are launching an AWS Edge Network Location in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first quarter of 2018. For more information on our activities in the Middle East, including webinars, meetups, customer case studies, and more, please visit the AWS Middle East page at [link].

Cloud 119

Cloud Education Energy Government 119

Speed Curve

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

But Google's prioritization of page speed in search ranking isn't new, even for mobile. You can find more SEO-related case studies at WPOstats.com.). However, Google has a global market share of almost 87% , and it's the only search engine that factors page speed into its algorithm. Request key hero image early.

Performance 97

Performance Google Metrics Mobile 97

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

The third-party in this case is someone (usually another commercial enterprise) other than you and your site visitors. In this case, we are not going to be talking about infrastructure services, such as a cloud computing platform like Microsoft Azure or a content distribution network like Akamai.

Website 138

Website Design Network Testing 138

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Case Study: Image Component In A Jamstack Site. Web performance refers to the speed at which a website loads, how fast it’s downloaded, and how an app is displayed on the user’s browser. If we think about social networks, we can see two clear trends, those focusing on text and those focusing on multimedia content.

Media 125

Media Cache Website Mobile 125

Tasktop

MAY 24, 2021

The program helps develop strong leaders who can build up a network of relationships and connections, broaden their understanding of the business and empower them to use technology to create amazing products for customers. With visionary leadership a major theme, it’s unsurprising to learn that OKRs were another. Any memorable quotes? .

DevOps 91

DevOps Metrics Healthcare Innovation 91

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 20, 2020

So how do you begin to generate this passive income and help others improve the speed of their websites? We know there are other options for monitoring website speed, so it goes a long way to be able to explain to potential customers what sets us apart. That usually comes out to $10-25 per paying referral, per month.

Programming 57

Programming Speed Website Monitoring 57

Smashing Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

You can also disable the Back/Forward Cache in Chrome at chrome://flags/#back-forward-cache if you want to experiment more, but the above steps should hopefully be a sufficient enough test to give a rough feel for the potential speed gains. Though, personally, I am glad they did since it was an interesting case study.

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Cache Games Performance Website 106

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) LCP measures the perceived load speed of a webpage from a user’s perspective. Each stage has its unique challenges and potential pitfalls, as other case studies show. You need to beware of large HTML files or slow network connections because they can lead to longer download times.

Performance 78

Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 78

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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. The use of server-timing headers by content delivery networks closes a big gap. Recent server timing case studies It's great to see server timing starting to get more use in the wild.

Servers 64

Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 64

O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

These are tasks that comprise gaps in the midst of critical workflows or processes; tasks that (as often as not) connect or span separate programs, systems, or networks. Fourth , RPA expects program, system, and even network heterogeneity. Engaging experts and vendor tools can help speed RPA adoption for those new to the topic.

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Processing Programming Virtualization Technology 92

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2023

Large preview ) While browsers are generally pretty fast, these steps still take time to load, typically in seconds, and even longer on slower, high-latency network connections. In case you’re wondering, 2.4 That’s practically an eternity when talking about page speed performance. WebPageTest waterfall timeline report.

Media 77

Media Metrics Mobile Best Practices 77

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Based on the data provided by divante ’s findings on 30 PWA case studies, progressive web apps have a 36% larger mobile conversion rate than native applications. This also implies that you don’t have to spend additional time and money on creating a PWA to suit various devices, greatly speeding up time-to-market. Why is that?

Code 90

Code Cache Mobile Retail 90

Speed Curve

JULY 8, 2024

A recent analysis of twenty leading websites found a surprising number of page speed optimizations that sites are not taking advantage of – to the detriment of their performance metrics, and more importantly, to the detriment of their users and ultimately their business. The margin for speed is tight.

Speed 139

Speed Cache Benchmarking Metrics 139

Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

At the same time, they open a door to lots of concepts that might be overwhelming: PRPL, RAIL, Paint Timing API, TTI, HTTP/2, Speed Index, Priority Hints and more … Why Performance doesn’t get Prioritized Web performance at organizations is a real challenge. Simulate bad network conditions and slow CPUs and make your project resilient.

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Performance Speed Google Media 237

Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

At the same time, they open a door to lots of concepts that might be overwhelming: PRPL, RAIL, Paint Timing API, TTI, HTTP/2, Speed Index, Priority Hints and more …. Also, the speed of my internet connection is humongous and I’m close to data centres located in Stockholm and London. Ideally, shoot for 30% speed improvements.

Performance 100

Performance Speed Google Media 100

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

The reasons for it are numerous, but the most important one is a huge difference in network conditions and device hardware across the world. We chose to focus specifically on slow mobile devices — with slow 3G, 400ms RTT and 400kbps transfer speed, just to be on the pessimistic side of things.

Performance 111

Performance Cache Mobile Network 111

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Networking, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 OCSP stapling, EV/DV certificates, packaging, IPv6, QUIC, HTTP/3. You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study, or a proof of concept using the Performance API on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about.

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Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study, or a proof of concept using the Performance API on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. It will help you build up a company-tailored case study with real data. How to get there?

Performance 112

Performance Cache Servers Network 112

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. Study common complaints coming into customer service and see how improving performance can help relieve some of these common problems.

Performance 111

Performance Cache Network Metrics 111