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Filtering junk traffic upstream of the application server

3 min

Junk traffic: why your security plugin makes it worse

A site slowed down by bots isn't cured with a plugin. It handles the request after it has already cost what it was going to cost — and blocking must happen well before that.

Monitoring dashboard for a fleet of websites

3 min

Technical debt: what your website accumulates without warning you

A site that works can be three months away from a complete standstill. Three indicators to check, and why the breakdown always arrives at the worst moment.

Architecture of a static site served from a content delivery network

3 min

Why your website probably doesn't need a CMS

A twenty-page website often runs on machinery designed for a full newsroom. What that over-engineering actually costs, and when it stops being justified.