Tag Archives: performance

Unexpected business benefits of using a CDN are the indirect advantages one gains from the performance provided by a Content Delivery Network platform. Page load speeds, application performance, and a great user experience have always been vital components in any online strategy. However, as the world continues to embrace digital solutions, focusing on these requirements is now more critical than ever. As almost every aspect of our daily lives starts or ends with an online service, organizations that operate [...]

07 Sep 2020

Performance Metrics – What to use and when

Performance metrics are a set of tools that you can leverage to ensure your site delivers the best user experience possible. As everything we do these days requires an online interaction, be it a search for a specific item or listening to your favorite song, the digital services we interact with have become an integral part of our daily lives. Creating a first-rate user experience in this competitive market is vital, and developers need to factor this narrative into [...]

26 Apr 2020

Testing the Performance of Your Website – The Correct Way

Testing the performance of your website is vital. As the world continues to embrace digital services to meet their commercial needs, ensuring your site loads rapidly and efficiently is crucial in delivering the experience modern users demand from any online interaction. Not only does a fine-tuned, fast loading website enhance the relationship you build with your visitors and customers, but it is also crucial in obtaining desirable Search Engine Optimization (SEO) rankings. A poor performing website is not only punished [...]

08 Dec 2019

SD-WAN or CDN – Do You Need Both?

A CDN or SD-WAN both deliver functionality that improves the performance of web-based applications and services. As the digital age continues to transform the way we transact, communicate, and consume information, online apps and solutions are vital utilities needed to navigate the information economy. However, seamless access to these platforms is not enough. Service providers need to ensure their solutions are resilient and deliver the performance expected by today's modern technology user. The Anatomy of an SD-WAN According to Gartner, a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) has four characteristics: It must support [...]

11 Mar 2019

The Pros and Cons of an Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP)

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AMP is an acronym for the Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) project. It is an open source initiative launched by Google and Twitter that increases the loading speed for web pages on mobile devices. At its core AMP is a stripped-down form of HTML, effectively making it a web page designed to be extremely lightweight and fast loading. It derives its speed advantage over regular web pages by limiting the number of tags allowed on an HTML page. It also [...]

25 Feb 2019

How to Test Your CDN’s Performance

CDN performance is a vital metric. After all, the primary purpose of subscribing to a Content Delivery Network (CDN) service is to enhance the user experience of your site visitors. By improving the page load times of your website, you not only improve customer satisfaction but also gain a crucial advantage in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Although CDNs do offer other benefits such as load balancing and reduced bandwidth costs, speed and performance are the core services these platforms [...]

17 Dec 2018

CDN Optimization – 5 Ways to Optimize for Performance

CDN optimization is a vital task in ensuring you get the most out of your service. It also ensures your users enjoy the best possible experience driving more traffic to your site. Even though a Content Delivery Network (CDN) exists to improve the performance of your website, ensuring the CDN performs as it should is a shared responsibility. CDN providers are responsible for managing the caching servers, networks, load balancers, and other related infrastructure needed to deliver your content [...]