Selecting and Deploying Automated Optimization Solutions

Solutions for automatically improving website performance are coming to market at a rapid rate but they all largely fall into one of three deployment models:

• SaaS – Where users are routed through the acceleration provider’s cloud solution on their way to the original site.
• Appliance – Where you deploy the acceleration solution within your network, usually on a physical device but virtual appliances are also common.
• Software – Where the acceleration solution is deployed on your web servers directly.

The different deployment models have implications for how you run your site. Some of the questions addressed will include:

• Who controls updates to the acceleration software?
• How does the acceleration solution impact your site scaling architecture?
• In the case of an emergency, how is recovery handled?
• What is the potential impact on site SLAs?