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Announcing the Strangeloop Site Optimizer
I didn’t start this blog to shill product, but it would be kind of weird if I didn’t at least mention that my company, Strangeloop, recently released Site Optimizer, a new family of site acceleration...
View ArticlePage Test Tools: Which results should you trust?
When I work with a client to help them understand what kind of performance gains they can expect with Strangeloop, one of the first things we do is benchmark their site’s current performance. Right out...
View ArticleYahoo’s new applet promises real-world end-user performance reporting
Just last week, I talked about why we need to use page test tools that give us information about how users in the real world experience our websites. Yahoo’s new open-source applet, boomerang, is a...
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Travelocity makes a good tool even better with new script for Webpagetest
Chances are you already know that, in order to get a real sense of how your site performs, you need to test it using tools that simulate the real-world end-user experience. I talked about this a couple...
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What is dynamic site acceleration? And is it worth paying for?
While sitting at one of those executive-takes-out-prospective-client-for-a-very-expensive-steak-dinner gigs during Velocity this year, I was struck by the observation of my dinner companion. It was his...
View ArticleDemystifying web performance automation
This past Wednesday, I had the great privilege of hanging out with the New York Web Performance Meetup crowd, where I led a session on web performance automation. If you’re interested, here’s the...
View ArticleSetting up your own web page test systems? Beware of your CPU and memory...
I’ve been working on a number of interesting research projects lately. As part of my research, I have been conducting thousands of page tests with and without video (a Webpagetest beta feature, which...
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Can third-party scripts take down your entire site? [SLIDES]
Last week, I had the great privilege of presenting an O’Reilly webcast as part of the lead-up to Velocity Santa Clara. The catch was that I didn’t want to give away what I’ll be presenting at Velocity,...
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Beyond spreadsheets and waterfalls: 4 tools to make your performance data...
One of my first experiences in witnessing the power of visualizing performance data was several years ago, when I started work at Strangeloop (which has since been acquired by Radware). We had been...
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How to set a New Year’s resolution for your website (that you can actually keep)
If you’re into Russian comfort food, there’s an amazing little place called Weezie’s Borscht Hut in the next town over from mine. Weezie’s serves good, simple food. It also has one of the simplest home...
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