HTTP/2 – Page speed increase and SEO boost

In September of 2015, Apache HTTP 2.4.17 came out with HTTP/2 included. HTTP/2 has been in the works for a while, but now that the most common web server platform has it built in, the rate of adoption is set to increase exponentially. There are a few hurdles that web developers and system admins will have to jump through to make the switch to HTTP/2, some of which will slow the growth in use. Read More …

Content Delivery Networks – Couldflare vs Incapsula

When comparing Cloudflare and Incapsula, I would look at other cumulative statistics in Google Analytics, server bandwidth, Webalizer and AWStats. I was also curious about server outage resilience (would the cached website still be up when the server was down?). Overall ease of set up and use is also a consideration. Each content delivery network (CDN) provider also comes with it’s own set of tools, measurements and analytics. Read More …