Company
Date Published
Author
Lindsay Gilson
Word count
412
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Vercel, known for its developer tools and cloud infrastructure, has developed a sophisticated internal web intelligence system called Prism to enhance its understanding of the web's technical landscape and drive business impact. Prism utilizes Browserbase to crawl and analyze vast amounts of web data, including domains hosted on Vercel, top websites from Google's Crux database, and numerous e-commerce and startup sites. This system enables Vercel to track technology adoption, monitor performance metrics, and identify business opportunities in real-time, effectively powering their revenue engine. By analyzing data on staging and production sites, Vercel can predict customer churn and implement strategies to retain clients. Prism also supports a Slack channel that provides real-time updates on technology adoption and has generated a "ship velocity index" that evaluates how quickly companies are deploying code updates. Although not yet public, there is potential for Prism to become a significant resource similar to the HTTP Archive as it evolves.