You might think that if you want faster internet performance, you can simply get a connection to the internet that has higher bandwidth. When you get a “faster” internet connection you may observe faster downloads. But it’s less frequently the additional bandwidth, and more frequently reduced latency that actually produces increased interactive web performance. This [...]

I have been writing a 10-part series on the Rackspace Cloud Blog. I’ll be keeping a running list of the posts here as they are published.
Rule 1 – Cache is Your Friend
Rule 2 – Don’t write to the database in real time
Rule 3 – Use a “Stateless” design whenever possible
Rule 4 – Avoid Unnecessary External [...]