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Report Summary

  • 3

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    20% of other websites

  • 73

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 38% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    55% of websites

  • 74

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    31% of websites

ibm.org

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Page Load Speed

2.6 sec in total

First Response

98 ms

Resources Loaded

1.8 sec

Page Rendered

627 ms

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Ibm.org page load time and found that the first response time was 98 ms and then it took 2.5 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

ibm.org performance score

3

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value6.3 s

3/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value19.8 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value13.2 s

2/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value7,610 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.538

14/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value27.2 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

ibm.org

98 ms

18 ms

ida_stats.js

51 ms

www.css

42 ms

www.js

49 ms

Our browser made a total of 101 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Ibm.org, 33% (33 requests) were made to Ibm.com and 18% (18 requests) were made to Tags.tiqcdn.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (466 ms) relates to the external source Insights.hotjar.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 2.4 MB (55%)

Content Size

4.3 MB

After Optimization

1.9 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Ibm.org main page is 4.3 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 80% of websites need less resources to load and that’s why Accessify’s recommendations for optimization and resource minification can be helpful for this project. Javascripts take 2.6 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 60.0 kB

  • Original 73.8 kB
  • After minification 69.1 kB
  • After compression 13.9 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 60.0 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 42.9 kB

  • Original 1.4 MB
  • After minification 1.3 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. IBM images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-80%

Potential reduce by 2.1 MB

  • Original 2.6 MB
  • After minification 2.6 MB
  • After compression 519.5 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 2.1 MB or 80% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 165.0 kB

  • Original 195.1 kB
  • After minification 195.1 kB
  • After compression 30.2 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Ibm.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 165.0 kB or 85% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 61 (64%)

Requests Now

96

After Optimization

35

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 96 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of IBM. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 45 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

ibm.org

ibm.org

98 ms

18 ms

ida_stats.js

ida_stats.js

51 ms

www.css

www.css

42 ms

www.js

www.js

49 ms

ibm-cci.css

ibm-cci.css

12 ms

ibm-cci_vendor.js

ibm-cci_vendor.js

7 ms

ibm-cci.js

ibm-cci.js

12 ms

utag.js

utag.js

80 ms

358 ms

mmcore.sync.js

mmcore.sync.js

12 ms

mmcore.sync_old.js

mmcore.sync_old.js

40 ms

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12 ms

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utag.2195.js

8 ms

47 ms

hotjar-42920.js

hotjar-42920.js

203 ms

search.svg

search.svg

226 ms

usen.js

usen.js

198 ms

418 ms

notice

notice

418 ms

usen-utf8.js

usen-utf8.js

198 ms

iframe_api

iframe_api

266 ms

tealeaf.js

tealeaf.js

83 ms

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74 ms

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75 ms

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73 ms

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169 ms

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utag.763.js

168 ms

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172 ms

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171 ms

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utag.1197.js

171 ms

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utag.1260.js

172 ms

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170 ms

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172 ms

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264 ms

utag.2041.js

utag.2041.js

268 ms

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03142016_ls_mobile-hybrid-app-dev_14174_bg-a_1366x650.jpg

171 ms

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03142016_f_commerce-dynamic-pricing_14180_600x260.jpg

169 ms

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03142016_f_CAI_mastersassess_14152_600x260.jpg

166 ms

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03152016_f_igf_foster_innovation_14115_600x260.jpg

168 ms

ibm-cci.css

ibm-cci.css

168 ms

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02292016_jCarr_watson_ce_14154-1.jpg

270 ms

cognitive-hp-feature-01-kiwi-1.jpg

cognitive-hp-feature-01-kiwi-1.jpg

169 ms

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03142016_ce_amplify2016_14183_600x260.jpg

268 ms

trials-watson-analytics.png

trials-watson-analytics.png

268 ms

trials-bluemix.png

trials-bluemix.png

270 ms

trials-spss.png

trials-spss.png

268 ms

analytics.png

analytics.png

266 ms

cloud.png

cloud.png

276 ms

commerce.png

commerce.png

271 ms

mobilefirst.png

mobilefirst.png

269 ms

security.png

security.png

271 ms

watson.png

watson.png

269 ms

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03142016_cs_iot-quarks-14163.jpg

269 ms

supportportal.png

supportportal.png

270 ms

knowledgecenter.png

knowledgecenter.png

268 ms

redbooks.png

redbooks.png

270 ms

developerworks.png

developerworks.png

269 ms

hni-v2-roman.woff

hni-v2-roman.woff

253 ms

icons-ibm-v4.svg

icons-ibm-v4.svg

251 ms

icons-ibm-v4.woff

icons-ibm-v4.woff

250 ms

hni-v2-light.woff

hni-v2-light.woff

251 ms

modules-043c1e6abe660c48857202e419ff9d8a.js

modules-043c1e6abe660c48857202e419ff9d8a.js

215 ms

eluminate.js

eluminate.js

190 ms

generic

generic

32 ms

i.gif

i.gif

238 ms

www-widgetapi.js

www-widgetapi.js

150 ms

Healthcare.jpg

Healthcare.jpg

121 ms

ibmcom_outthink_promo_380x170.jpg

ibmcom_outthink_promo_380x170.jpg

118 ms

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02022016_minimenu_security-gartner-report_380x170.png

118 ms

cloud-interconnect.jpg

cloud-interconnect.jpg

118 ms

commerceinsights.jpg

commerceinsights.jpg

115 ms

itinfrastructure.jpg

itinfrastructure.jpg

115 ms

watson.jpg

watson.jpg

115 ms

generic

generic

104 ms

hni-v2-bold.woff

hni-v2-bold.woff

137 ms

undefined

undefined

186 ms

get

get

229 ms

utag.1245.js

utag.1245.js

63 ms

i.gif

i.gif

174 ms

i.gif

i.gif

167 ms

i.gif

i.gif

28 ms

50200000.js

50200000.js

61 ms

cm

cm

152 ms

cookie-id.js

cookie-id.js

102 ms

dispatcher-v3.js

dispatcher-v3.js

76 ms

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27 ms

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25 ms

i.js

i.js

27 ms

get

get

89 ms

yahoo-min.js

yahoo-min.js

208 ms

cp-v3.js

cp-v3.js

61 ms

cm

cm

87 ms

visit-data

visit-data

466 ms

cm

cm

87 ms

json-min.js

json-min.js

64 ms

trackingCode.js

trackingCode.js

69 ms

atrk.js

atrk.js

68 ms

atrk.gif

atrk.gif

46 ms

test.png

test.png

238 ms

Accessibility Review

ibm.org accessibility score

73

Accessibility Issues

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

[aria-*] attributes do not match their roles

High

[aria-hidden="true"] elements contain focusable descendents

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

Best Practices

ibm.org best practices score

83

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

ibm.org SEO score

74

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    N/A

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Ibm.org can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Unfortunately we cannot identify language used on the page (probably there is a mix of languages, too little text or something else), while the claimed language is English. Our system also found out that Ibm.org main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

ibm.org

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of IBM. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: