Description

Introduction

Performance Optimization in Optimizely Configured Commerce is a comprehensive, hands-on training designed to help developers, architects, DevOps engineers, and commerce administrators maximize the speed, scalability, and reliability of B2B commerce implementations.

In high-volume B2B environments, performance directly impacts user experience, SEO rankings, conversion rates, and operational efficiency. This training focuses on identifying bottlenecks, tuning infrastructure, optimizing database queries, improving API response times, enhancing search performance, and implementing caching strategies within Optimizely Configured Commerce.

Participants will gain practical skills to diagnose performance issues, apply optimization techniques, and design scalable commerce architectures that support enterprise growth.

Prerequisites

1. Basic understanding of B2B eCommerce concepts
2. Working knowledge of Optimizely Configured Commerce architecture
3. Familiarity with:
   1. .NET framework basics
   2. SQL Server fundamentals
   3. IIS and web server configuration
4. Experience with:
   1. Commerce workflows (catalog, pricing, cart, checkout)
   2. API integrations
5. Basic understanding of cloud hosting (Azure/AWS) is beneficial

Table of Contents

Module 1: Understanding Performance in B2B Commerce

1. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
2. Performance vs Scalability vs Availability
3. Common Performance Challenges in B2B Commerce
4. Performance Benchmarks for Enterprise Commerce

Module 2: Optimizely Configured Commerce Architecture Deep Dive

1. Application Layers & Services
2. Database Architecture
3. Search Architecture
4. API & Integration Layer
5. Caching Mechanisms

Module 3: Performance Testing & Monitoring

1. Load Testing Strategy
2. Stress Testing vs Spike Testing
3. Tools for Performance Testing
4. Application Monitoring & Logging
5. Identifying Bottlenecks

Module 4: Database Performance Optimization

1. SQL Query Optimization
2. Indexing Strategies
3. Execution Plans & Analysis
4. Stored Procedures & Optimization
5. Handling Large Catalog Data
6. Managing Transaction Volume

Module 5: Caching Strategies

1. Application-Level Caching
2. Distributed Caching
3. Cache Invalidation Strategies
4. Session Management Optimization
5. CDN Integration

Module 6: Search Performance Optimization

1. Search Index Optimization
2. Query Tuning
3. Faceted Search Performance
4. Reindexing Strategies
5. Managing Large Product Catalogs

Module 7: API & Integration Optimization

1. Reducing API Payload Size
2. Optimizing ERP Integrations
3. Asynchronous Processing
4. Message Queue Optimization
5. API Rate Limiting

Module 8: Frontend & UI Performance

1. Page Load Optimization
2. Lazy Loading & Asset Optimization
3. JavaScript & CSS Optimization
4. Image Compression & CDN Usage
5. Core Web Vitals Optimization

Module 9: Infrastructure & Hosting Optimization

1. IIS Optimization
2. Application Pool Tuning
3. Azure/AWS Hosting Best Practices
4. Auto-Scaling Strategies
5. Load Balancing

Module 10: Security & Performance Balance

1. Impact of Security Controls on Performance
2. Secure Caching
3. Rate Limiting & Protection Mechanisms
4. SSL/TLS Optimization

Module 11: Troubleshooting & Real-World Case Studies

1. Performance Audit Framework
2. Diagnosing Slow Checkout
3. High Traffic Event Optimization
4. ERP Latency Handling
5. Production Incident Handling

Module 12: Capstone Project

1. Full Performance Assessment
2. Optimization Implementation Plan
3. Load Testing Execution
4. Reporting & Recommendations