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Performance assurance for virtualized Citrix XenApp infrastructures

In recent years, there has been a lot of focus and discussion on virtual desktop technology as it promises several benefits including better resource sharing, efficient license management, centralized administration and higher security. In fact, according to the 2016 Citrix Performance Survey, 95% of Citrix deployments are already virtualized.

Finding and fixing N+1 queries in Django apps

The Django ORM makes it easy to fetch data, but there's a downside: it's easy to write inefficient queries as the number of records in your database grows. One area where the ease of writing queries can bite is you is with N+1 queries. Expensive N+1 queries go undiscovered in small development databases. Finding expensive N+1 queries is an area where Scout is particularly helpful.

Drupal Security Scanner - Just in Time for Drupalgeddon2

Just as news hits of two highly critical security vulnerabilities in Drupal – a popular open source CMS that powers 4.2% of known CMS websites – we have expanded our external Vulnerability Scanner yet again with Drupal specific security checks. We now offer peace of mind for anyone with a WordPress, Joomla!, SilverStripe or Drupal site, as well as checks for thousands of known software and configuration vulnerabilities for all major software products and operating systems.

7 Common Web Application Performance Problems (and How to Solve Them)

One of the cornerstones of a successful business in today’s digital environment is ensuring that web application performance is user-friendly and runs smoothly. A well-oiled website and its applications represent the face of a company, and in an ideal scenario, they serve as a mark of reliability, innovation, and progress.