Web performance is not just about tools and methodologies. Effective web performance requires a culture that values and understands the importance of web performance to the business. Without a culture of web performance, any tools, technologies, and methodologies purchased to make things better could leave the company right where it was when it started, only with less money.

There is no doubt that cloud computing will be well suited to some key enterprise and e-commerce applications. Companies considering cloud computing for customer-facing Web applications must look beyond the potential for cost savings and scalability and evaluate how cloud adoption will affect the end-user experience.

How popular is the mobile Web? Well, Facebook grew from 20 million to 65 million mobile users in eight months. And people are doing more than just updating their status and checking on their friends. They are checking their bank balances and then spending what’s left in their bank accounts, all from mobile devices.
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