The Importance of Feedback Loops with Akamai (Part 1)

The dictionary defines feedback as "The modification or control of a process or system by its results or effects, for example in a biochemical pathway or behavioral response."
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Visualize Visitor Prioritization in Real Time with mPulse

COVID-19 is changing our behavior as we try to avoid person-to-person contact. For example, according to the Google Mobility Report, September 2020 shows an average 23% drop in retail and recreation activity and a 22% drop in workplace traffic in Tokyo compared to a baseline average before COVID-19 — a significant shift even though the state of emergency was lifted by the Japanese government on May 25, 2020. Continue reading Visualize Visitor Prioritization in Real Time with mPulse

Timers, Metrics, and Dimensions: What’s New in mPulse in 2020

The October 2020 release marks the culmination of a large number of updates to mPulse, Akamai’s real user monitoring (RUM) solution:
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Measuring & Improving Core Web Vitals

Google recently announced a proposed update to its search ranking algorithm: the Page Experience Update. This change, which launches in 2021, includes more performance signals in the ranking algorithm. A subtle but important feature of the update is that AMP will no longer be a requirement for promotion to Top Stories — fast pages are all you need! Continue reading Measuring & Improving Core Web Vitals