Insights and advice for improving web performance.
The major application for high quality compression of photos is Internet speed. While bandwidth does continue to increase each year, so does the quality and size of most Internet media. What that means is that even though data can be transferred more quickly, the need for compressing media into smaller files without losing visual quality has not gone away. In fact, the need for an effective compressing tool may have even grown.
October 17, 2019 Read more
Are you tired of slow and unreliable internet connections when browsing the web or streaming your favorite content? Have you ever wondered how your browser and servers communicate with each other to deliver data? If so, you may be interested in learning about QUIC, a new protocol that promises faster content delivery on Layer 4. History of QUIC After HTTP/2, the next come up is QUIC, a new transport network protocol.
October 3, 2019 Read moreWhen it comes to marketing your website, there are lots of different aspects to consider. These include, but aren’t limited to, speed, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), conversation rates, bounce rates, and others. Though we usually write about how to optimize performance, today, we’re diving into alternate image optimization techniques for the web. SEO and social media play an important role in helping your website’s performance and conversions skyrocket. Let’s jump into the top three image optimization domains for the web.
September 12, 2019 Read moreRunning speed tests with tools like Google PageSpeed Insights, WebPageTest, or KeyCDN's Website Speed Test is always a good way to help gauge your website's performance. Look how we effortlessly achieved a score of 100/100 using WordPress and Google PageSpeed Insights. But also learn why simply achieving this score should not be overstated. Many website developers and owners seem obsessed with achieving a 100/100 score on Google PageSpeed Insights and overlook the most important thing: Google PageSpeed Insights recommendations.
August 29, 2019 Read moreWeb performance is a broad subject, and you'll find no shortage of performance testing tips and tutorials all over the web. Before you begin tuning your website or application, you must first figure out which metrics matter most to your users and establish some achievable benchmarks. What is performance testing? In the context of web development, performance testing entails using software tools to simulate how an application runs under specific circumstances.
August 15, 2019 Read moreResponsive image techniques, such as the srcset, sizes, and media HTML attributes, allow different scaled images to be delivered based on the size and resolution of the accessing device. This allows you to further optimize your image delivery to improve the overall performance of your website or application. Instead of taking a single image and only making it responsive with CSS, which is then delivered to all devices, you can deliver completely different images based on the requesting device.
August 8, 2019 Read moreImages are an integral part of the web today and are used in all sorts of different ways. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, that is probably true, as long as they don't slow down your website to the point where you are losing visitors. When it comes to optimizing your website, images are generally the most important asset you should spend time on figuring out how to reduce in size and deliver in a more efficient way.
July 11, 2019 Read moreWebP has become a popular image format. Therefore, we've developed a solution to even better integrate WebP into our service. We're happy to announce that WebP caching has landed! The new feature integrates into the existing CDN and is available to all customers. We offer both a one click solution with no change required on your origin server as well as an approach where you can deliver the WebP assets from your origin server.
June 6, 2019 Read moreWe're thrilled to announce that we've added the Image Processing feature! This new feature is available to all customers, is fully integrated into our existing network, and allows comprehensive on the fly image transformation and optimization. Images can now be altered in real time with simple query parameters and will then be delivered by our CDN. It's no longer necessary to store several variations of the same image on your server.
May 14, 2019 Read moreCreating an intuitive application or website takes time. What may seem intuitive to one person may not be to the next. Developers often improve the usability of their application or website through trial and error as well as user feedback. What your users are saying about your product is very important because without them the business can't survive. That's why in this article we're going to discuss usability testing and explore what it is and how to perform a usability test to evaluate a product.
April 25, 2019 Read more