Collaborate Disseminate
Images are used to inspire, evoke emotion, and provide ways of communicating that simply cannot be done with words. It’s no wonder that web pages with images get 94 percent more views than those without. Images have become integral to… Continue reading Automating your Image Workflow with Akamai Image Manager
With the Black Friday, Cyber Monday holiday weekend upon us, retailers in the U.S. and abroad are preparing for another peak period for customer acquisition and commerce revenues. In 2016, the U.S. eCommerce market is the second largest globally and… Continue reading Convenient Mobile Commerce is the Key to Success this Holiday Season
With the Black Friday, Cyber Monday holiday weekend upon us, retailers in the U.S. and abroad are preparing for another peak period for customer acquisition and commerce revenues. In 2016, the U.S. eCommerce market is the second largest globally and… Continue reading Convenient Mobile Commerce is the Key to Success this Holiday Season
With the Internet transition from IPv4 to IPv6 now in full-gear, the topic of IPv6 was raised in number of forums at the Akamai Edge conference this week. In a keynote on Wednesday morning, Ash Kulkarni mentioned how enabling delivery… Continue reading IPv6 at Edge 2016
I had an interesting conversation with a former Akamai banking customer this week about his past experience with Akamai. He is now an independent consultant, working with banks on digital transformation and other projects…. Continue reading The Easiest way to Improve the User Experience
"The level of stress caused by mobile delays was comparable to watching a horror movie" Source: Ericsson Mobility Report As the above quote highlights, Performance Matters today more so than ever before. Having a fast and reliable website is expected… Continue reading Performance Beyond Caching – Front End Optimization
In June 2012, Akamai launched the "Akamai IO" data visualization tool, with an initial data set that highlighted browser usage across PCs and other connected devices connecting to Akamai via fixed and mobile networks. The data used for Akamai IO… Continue reading #MobilePerf Blog Series: Mobile Browser Trends
One of the most frustrating experiences online is waiting for a page to load, or trying to complete a transaction for that ‘must have’ item, and being greeted with an unresponsive screen. In fact, Akamai’s 2015 Performance Matters report found… Continue reading Brexit was a perfect example of how peak traffic can be unpredictable – but that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared for it
This blog post is part of an ongoing series where we discuss a wide range of topics related to HTTP/2 (h2). In today’s post, I explore why TTFB (Time to First Byte) may not be the best measure of h2… Continue reading HTTP/2 Performance Monitoring
They may not have many leather bound books or smell of rich mahogany, but images are…kind of a big deal. In fact, it would be fair to say that content owners and consumers have gone a bit "image crazy" in… Continue reading Images…They’re Kind of a Big Deal