Thoughts on technology, business, and the gap between them.
A MariaDB upgrade from 10.2 to 10.4 caused a critical query to go from 8 seconds to over 30 minutes. The culprit wasn't data growth — it was a change in default optimizer switches. Here's how we diagnosed and fixed it
Site speed impacts traffic, sales, and rankings. These 5 performance tools—from beginner-friendly to expert-level—help identify bottlenecks so you can optimize load times and keep visitors engaged.
Use these free, online website performance testing tools. Pagespeed testing, waterfall charts and more.
Learn how to use set per user connections limits in MySQL to reduce singles sites from overloading the server.
Reliability, cost and performance are just three of the seven reasons why you should be using a dedicated server instead of cloud hosting.
Is your WordPress blog too slow? Try these 5 tips to speed up your website and make Wordpress faster.
Boost your struggling website's performance with Nginx. Learn three deployment methods—as a web server, proxy server, or hybrid—to significantly improve speed and reduce memory usage.
Time to First Byte measures how long your browser waits for server response. Low TTFB for static content suggests hardware issues, while slow dynamic content points to application or configuration problems. Use this metric to diagnose performance bottlenecks.
Don't chase flashy benchmarks showing massive performance gains. Until you identify your actual bottleneck, switching to alternative web servers or databases won't solve your speed problems. Focus on user-centric metrics instead.
Google now factors page speed into search rankings, making site optimization crucial. These five essential tools help identify bottlenecks, enable compression, optimize caching, and boost performance without compromising stability.
Tell me about your situation. If there's a fit, we'll schedule a call.
Start a Conversation