NGINX Is the Foundation of Modern App Performance Exceptional application performance isn’t possible without the right foundation, one that provides – at minimum! – security, reliability, accuracy, visibility, control, and automation. For us at NGINX, building and optimizing that foundation has been our core mission for 20 years. Whether you’ve been with us since Day 1 or only since yesterday, our focus on helping you to build and deliver fast modern apps is at the heart of our plan for our future, and yours. Supporting the App’s Hierarchy of Needs You might remember Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs from Psych 101. Dr. Maslow outlines five levels of human needs – starting with basic physical needs (air, food, shelter) and culminating in the desire to reach one’s full potential – and proposes that more basic needs must be met before we can devote attention and energy to higher‑level needs. [ more… ]