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Gav is the CEO at RapidSpike - with 20 years working in software testing and founding the UKs largest independent testing consultancy, he is an expert in user experience, digital performance and user journey automation. Find out how RapidSpike improves digital experiences across the world.
Website Design and User Experience
News / Performance / Security

Managing Website Design and User Experience

ByGav Winter 13th March 202413th March 2024

We discuss why ecommerce managers need to focus on both website design and user experience to create highly performing websites.

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All Brains Are Pink
Meet the Team / Opinion & Discussion

All Brains Are Pink

ByGav Winter 23rd August 202323rd August 2023

RapidSpike CEO Gav Winter discusses diversity in the tech industry and how we should embrace a diverse workplace.

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When Third-Party Plugins Go Wild
Performance / Security

When Third-Party Plugins Go Wild

ByGav Winter 8th August 20238th August 2023

While third-party plugins can add significant value to a website, they can also cause performance and security issues. We explain the threats plugins pose.

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The World Cup Of Websites
Performance / Web Vitals / WebVitals Index

The World Cup Of Websites

ByGav Winter 30th November 202230th November 2022

The World Cup of websites: If the World Cup was decided on teams’ website performance, who would be lifting the trophy for the 2022 tournament?

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Insights

Socially conscious consumers can be targeted with better UX

ByGav Winter 9th September 20229th September 2022

Sustainability may have a new focus: the carbon footprint of digital retailers. In response to the pandemic, more and more brands turned to ecommerce, which now makes up one-fifth of all purchases. On paper, this shift appears positive: less physical…

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PCI DSS 4.0- Protecting Payment Card Processing
Guides / Magecart / Security

PCI DSS 4.0: Protecting Payment Card Processing

ByGav Winter 1st June 202213th December 2022

PCI DSS 4.0 is a major update to the Payment Card Information Security Standard, which is aimed at improving security and in turn, protecting organisations from the risks of being compromised by data theft.

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The Ultimate Guide to Website Monitoring
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The ultimate guide to website monitoring solutions

ByGav Winter 3rd May 202225th July 2022

Foreword In today’s fast-paced, digital-first world, websites are critical for the success – or failure – of a brand. While they’re so crucial, they’re also very complex and require around-the-clock monitoring because let’s face it, the internet never sleeps, your…

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RapidSpike 2021 Christmas Message
Meet the Team

RapidSpike 2021 Christmas Message

ByGav Winter 16th December 202124th October 2022

With 2021 drawing to a close, RapidSpike CEO, Gav Winter’s gives his 2021 Christmas message. Merry Christmas from RapidSpike!

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What is Synthetic Monitoring?
Synthetic User Journey Monitoring

What is Synthetic Monitoring?

ByGav Winter 25th October 202124th October 2022

Without synthetic monitoring, you can’t be sure that your website is always available, or that the customer experience is always perfect.

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What is Website Monitoring?
Performance / Real User Monitoring / Synthetic User Journey Monitoring / Uptime Monitoring / Web Vitals / Why RapidSpike

What is Website Monitoring?

ByGav Winter 15th July 202124th October 2022

Websites are crucial these days and monitoring them is just as important. We explain what website monitoring is and why you need it.

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Core Web Vitals: One Test Just Isn’t Enough
Performance / Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals: One Test Just Isn’t Enough

ByGav Winter 7th May 202124th October 2022

Numerous factors are at play when you run a Google Lighthouse test which are the main drivers behind Core Web Vitals. We test different machines to examine how reliable single tests are.

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Web Performance is Vital
Performance

Web Performance Is Vital

ByGav Winter 28th January 20215th May 2022

Web performance is vital, therefore RapidSpike have created our new Performance feature to deliver the key Web Vitals.

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