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All notes in The Record →- Issue 050Teardown · Performance
Adobe Commerce on Cloudflare and the death of the dedicated cache layer
The conventional wisdom for high-performance Adobe Commerce sites dictates a dedicated cache layer like Varnish. We argue this is an outdated model. By using an application services network like Cloudflare, enterprises can eliminate this layer, simplifying their stack and improving global performance.
Neil··5 min read - Issue 049Briefing · AI for Commerce
LLM-powered site search: when re-ranking earns its place in the budget
LLM re-ranking is a powerful tool for site search, but it is an optimisation, not a foundation. For B2B firms, it justifies its considerable cost and latency only after conventional search is flawless and the business case targets measurable gains on long-tail, ambiguous queries.
Heddwyn··5 min read - Issue 049Position · Governance
Why your replatform RFP is the document the agency answers, not the one you needed to write
The traditional Request for Proposal for a commerce replatform invites agencies to compete on a feature list you wrote, not the business outcomes you need. We argue this procurement-led process actively increases risk by preventing specialist partners from diagnosing the real problems only they can see.
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