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What The Testing Showed
Longer pieces, written from tests we actually ran rather than from theory. Each one starts with a measurement and works out what it means for a site like yours.
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Does a CDN Fix TTFB? Why Origin Location Still Matters
Global Stats Homepage What Actually Happens Across Distance Each test we run goes from one of five regions to whatever destination the person running it picks, Cape Town,...
The Web in Numbers: What 1800 Real World Tests Reveal About How Sites Actually Perform
Global Stats Homepage What Normal Looks Like Online In this analysis of web performance benchmarks, we share what 1,800 real-world tests reveal about how sites actually perform.
Website Monitoring That Tells You Before Your Client Does
The first time a customer tells you your site was down, you have already been down for as long as it took them to care enough to type it.
Looking for a specific finding, or a tool?
These are the long reads. If you want the explanation for one flag on your report, or the step-by-step guide for a tool, those have their own sections.
