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Data path vs application layer cdp
by Adrian Luna | May 18, 2026

Data-Path CDP vs Application-Layer CDP: What Ecommerce Teams Need to Know

Two CDP architectures, one fundamental difference: where in the request path they operate. Here's the technical breakdown and four vendor questions that cut through the marketing.

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by MICHAEL GIBSON | November 24, 2020

Improve your Application’s Performance with Dynamic Site...

One of the best ways to improve the performance of a web application is to enable caching. The most commonly used caching method stores copies of static files locally in...
by Adrian Luna | November 12, 2020

Why Hosting Providers Have the Inside Track...

The quality, and related success, of your online presence can all hinge on the agency or system integrator (SI) you choose to work with. However, the search for the right...
Devops Observability
by Daniel Bartholomew | October 5, 2020

Without Observability, DevOps is Doomed

Speed of innovation is a key differentiator for businesses in a competitive market. Developers working at the bleeding edge of technology are always looking for ways to iterate quickly, yet...
by Andrew Humber | October 2, 2020

Part 2: The Cost Implications of Moving...

The following conversation took place on the eCommerce-Aholic channel, between the show’s host TJ Gamble, CEO of Jamersan, and Jay Smith, Founder and CTO of Webscale. In Part 2, they...
by Andrew Humber | October 1, 2020

Is Your Storefront Battle-Ready for Black Friday...

Everyone has an opinion on what this year’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday will look like. We shared a blog back in August that looked at what some of the biggest retailers...
by ANAND HARIHARAN | September 16, 2020

The Largest M1 Breach to Date –...

Last weekend, there was a Magento 1 security breach that impacted more than 2000 storefronts, and that number could be higher. The attack used the "Magento Connect" section of Magento,...
by Andrew Humber | September 9, 2020

Part 1: The Challenges of Hosting a...

The following conversation took place on the eCommerce-Aholic channel, between the show’s host TJ Gamble, CEO of Jamersan, and Jay Smith, Founder and CTO of Webscale. In Part 1, we’ll...
by MICHAEL GIBSON | September 9, 2020

What is the Webscale Control Plane?

If the Webscale Data Plane is the heart of your application then the Webscale Control Plane is the brain. Webscale’s distributed control plane is decoupled from the data plane, and...
by MICHAEL GIBSON | September 9, 2020

What is the Webscale Data Plane?

Welcome to Tech Corner! In this new section of the blog, we’ll be sharing some of our more technical content, including explainer blogs on some of the features and capabilities...
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