4 Jun

PHP: Combine and compile CSS and JS into Gzipped files

This has actually been the secret behind a lot of our great system performance, but as it was open source originally, it's going back to the people. Its a relatively straightforward script and speeds up JS and CSS performance by a huge amount, especially if you are using multiple files (like we do!). It should … Continue reading

20 May

So what makes us the fastest Magento host then ...

As we've been developing Magento sites for almost a year now, I think we can start to say we're getting proficient at the inner workings. So much so, that with our expanding hosting range - we've been tweaking our server to squeeze the best possible performance out of Magento. What looks to have been an … Continue reading

20 May

Its a fact - "We are the fastest UK Magento Host"

... unofficially, for now! Following on from our recent infrastructure investment, we've spent weeks making sure that we offer the VERY best stability and performance to our customers. That is why for the past 48 hours we have stress tested and benchmarked our (standard) Magento demo store against our competitors and we are proud to … Continue reading