Category Archives: webperformance

Serverless Storage at the Edge (EdgeKV Beta)

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We are pleased to announce the launch of EdgeKV, our distributed key-value store, into beta! EdgeKV is enabling technology for EdgeWorkers, our serverless computing platform that enables developers to create services using JavaScript and deploy them across our platform. When writing JavaScript, data persistence is often necessary to save data from a user interaction, or to retrieve contextual data to evaluate inside a function. Continue reading Serverless Storage at the Edge (EdgeKV Beta)→

Edge Redirector Cloudlet Gets Faster

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Cloudlets Policy Manager often takes a long time to load, which is a by-product of its original design where every policy activation is an individual file. These files must be moved around the network, and as you might imagine, transferring thousands of files in a multi-tenant network can take a very long time. Add a synchronous API to this problem, and we quickly get into a situation where the Policy Manager UI can freeze until a back-end transfer operation times out. Continue reading Edge Redirector Cloudlet Gets Faster→

Edge Redirector Cloudlet Gets Faster

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Cloudlets Policy Manager often takes a long time to load, which is a by-product of its original design where every policy activation is an individual file. These files must be moved around the network, and as you might imagine, transferring thousands o… Continue reading Edge Redirector Cloudlet Gets Faster→

Stacking CDNs for Improved Performance and Security

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I recently worked with a client whose large e-commerce site was hosted with a popular cloud-based commerce solution. Its business was growing rapidly into new geographic markets, and it was not satisfied with the embedded content delivery network (eCDN) that was bundled with the cloud solution. We demonstrated that stacking CDNs — adding Akamai’s Ion solution on top of the eCDN — could significantly improve performance as well as provide the client with much greater control over its delivery configuration Continue reading Stacking CDNs for Improved Performance and Security→

Understanding Emerging Video Formats

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In my previous post, we discussed two new image formats: High-Efficiency Image File (HEIF) and AV1 Image File (AVIF). In this article, we’ll take a closer look at two emerging video formats built on the same foundations. Continue reading Understanding Emerging Video Formats→

Understanding Emerging Video Formats

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In my previous post, we discussed two new image formats: High-Efficiency Image File (HEIF) and AV1 Image File (AVIF). In this article, we’ll take a closer look at two emerging video formats built on the same foundations.
The post Understanding Emerging… Continue reading Understanding Emerging Video Formats→

Metrics That Matter: Measuring Streaming Performance

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The COVID-19 health crisis created a dramatic shift in our lifestyles. With work, school, and entertainment taking place in home environments now, it’s no surprise that screen time is up. Nielsen reports that not only did overall media consumption jump significantly in the first quarter of 2020, the share of video streaming in total time spent online rose from 19% in fourth-quarter 2019 to 25% in second-quarter 2020. Never has there been more pressure to deliver high-quality streaming experiences. Continue reading Metrics That Matter: Measuring Streaming Performance→

Metrics That Matter: Measuring Streaming Performance

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The COVID-19 health crisis created a dramatic shift in our lifestyles. With work, school, and entertainment taking place in home environments now, it’s no surprise that screen time is up. Nielsen reports that not only did overall media consumption jump… Continue reading Metrics That Matter: Measuring Streaming Performance→

What’s New in Edge Delivery

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Welcome to day two of the Akamai Platform Update!
Today, we’re focusing on Akamai’s edge delivery products as well as other complimentary products that help drive great digital experiences. The last several months have been nothing short of unprecedented as lockdowns, quarantines, and other protective measures enacted by governments and organizations drove a sudden and dramatic shift in user behavior, which in turn has driven enormous traffic levels. Akamai’s importance has never been more evident as companies continue to rely on the intelligent edge platform to maintain business continuity and support the unprecedented traffic demand from online audiences. Regardless of the type of content, be it websites, apps, APIs, video, software, or smaller objects, Akamai’s comprehensive set of content delivery products — including Ion, Adaptive Media Delivery, and Download Delivery — are designed to deliver great digital experiences for every user, regardless of location, device, or network. Continue reading What’s New in Edge Delivery→

Measuring & Improving Core Web Vitals

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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→