Tag Archives: web performance

26 Aug 2019

Why You Should Be Using a CDN for Your API

APIs are a fundamental component of modern websites and online solutions. Many of the apps on your mobile phone and sites you visit in your web browser, leverage Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to increase the functionality of the service they offer. From weather forecasts and traffic updates to embedded social media feeds and identity management, APIs are a vital feature element in countless online solutions. However, due to their pivotal role, a poorly configured API can have a detrimental impact on a site or service, adversely [...]

09 Jul 2019

Scaling and Securing a Gaming Service with a CDN

Chris

Online gaming is a significant Internet market, and for many organizations around the globe, a revenue-generating business that continues to grow exponentially. With over 2.5 billion video gamers around the world, this industry is expected to be worth over 90 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. For game developers having infrastructure that can host their service while providing gamers with a superior experience is vital to their success. As their player base is effectively their revenue engine, gaming service providers need to ensure their infrastructure can scale and [...]

11 Mar 2019

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

Chris

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 [...]

25 Jul 2017

Web Performance: How Important is it Today?

When you are creating an eCommerce website, there are always quite a lot of things to take into consideration. For instance, you have to invent an original web design to make your online platform look unique compared to its counterparts. In addition, you need to care about your user experience if you want to attract more online visitors. Finally, you shouldn’t forget about your web performance. Today, we’re going to speak about web performance and the things it actually influences [...]

23 May 2017

The Benefits of Using CDN with Kirby CMS

Adriana

If you need something lightweight and simple to use to create a website or blog, use Kirtby CMS. It’s a file-flat and file based CMS that doesn’t require any database. Website developers and website owners choose Kirby, because: It’s really easy to install it (you just need to unzip the files and upload them); Kirby CMS gives you an opportunity to create and update your web pages easily (you don’t need the HTML/CSS skills to do this); Loads of [...]

20 Jan 2017

Top Web Performance Mistakes

When you own an online business, there are always loads of things to take into consideration or pay attention to if you want to make your enterprise a successful one. For instance, you shouldn’t forget to check your web performance because it really matters in attracting potential clients and convincing them to buy things from you. The latest internet researches have revealed that an average internet user is ready to wait no more than 2 seconds before the site downloads. [...]