Cache Hit Ratio
The cache hit ratio is the percentage of requests that a cache can successfully serve from its stored content (a "hit"), as opposed to requests that it cannot fulfill and must pass on to the Origin Server (a "miss"). A high cache hit ratio is a primary indicator of an effective caching strategy, as it means more users are receiving a fast, cached response. Speed Kit uses several techniques to maximize this ratio, such as URL parameter handling. Specifically, it uses RUM data to intelligently pre-warm the cache, fetching a site's most important pages onto the Fastly edge nodes before users even request them.
Related web performance terms
- CDN (Content Delivery Network)
A CDN, or Content Delivery Network, is a globally distributed network of servers designed to deliver web content to users quickly and efficiently.
- CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)
CORS is a browser security feature that uses HTTP headers to manage whether a web page from one domain is allowed to fetch resources from another domain.
- CPU time
CPU time is the amount of time the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a user's device spends processing the scripts and rendering a webpage.
- Cache
A cache is a high-speed, temporary storage layer designed to store copies of website files (like HTML, images, and scripts) closer to the user.