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Arnold Alexander
The latest articles from Arnold Alexander on the Zyte blog.
What is a residential proxy?
Learn what residential proxies are, how they compare to datacenter proxies, and why modern web scraping needs more than IP diversity.
How much do rotating proxies cost?
Learn how much rotating proxies cost, what affects pricing, and why total web scraping costs often go beyond proxy subscriptions.
How do rotating proxies work?
Learn how rotating proxies work, when to use them for web scraping, and why IP rotation alone is not enough for reliable data access.
Are proxies legal for web scraping?
Learn whether proxies are legal for web scraping, what compliance factors matter, and why modern teams use automated unblocking beyond proxy management.
Should AI Companies Build Their Own Web Scraping Pipelines?
Should AI companies build their own web scraping pipelines? Learn when in-house scraping makes sense and when it becomes costly and hard to maintain at scale.
What Is AI Data Provenance? Definition & Importance
Learn what AI data provenance is and why it matters. Understand data origin, collection methods, governance, and how provenance supports trust and compliance.
How to Test Web Scrapers During Development
Learn how to test web scrapers during development. Validate selectors, use HTML fixtures, and ensure reliable data extraction across changing websites.
How Developers Debug Web Scraping Selectors
Learn how developers debug web scraping selectors. Discover common issues, testing techniques, and how to build reliable extraction logic for changing websites.
Best VS Code Extensions for Web Scraping
Discover the best VS Code extensions for web scraping, including Python tools, HTTP clients, and AI-powered solutions to build and debug scrapers faster.
How to Build a Web Scraper in VS Code (Step-by-Step)
Learn how to build a web scraper in VS Code using Scrapy and AI tools. Follow this step-by-step guide to create, test, and scale your scraping projects.
Why Page One SERP data Is no longer enough for SEO and AI systems
Page-one SERP data shows visibility, but deeper results reveal volatility, trends, and opportunity. Learn why SEO platforms and AI systems need full-depth data.
Why pagination logic becomes operational debt at SERP scale
SERP pagination becomes brittle and expensive at scale. Learn why retries, deduplication, and ordering logic turn into operational debt over time.
Why SERP data costs exploded, and why most teams felt it overnight
SERP data costs spiked overnight after bulk access patterns disappeared. Learn what changed, why inefficiency exploded, and what it means for SEO platforms.
SERP data collection at scale and why efficiency matters again
Why has SERP data collection become more expensive? Learn what changed, why efficiency declined, and how it impacts SEO platforms and AI systems at scale.
How to evaluate a web scraping company
Learn how to evaluate a web scraping company based on reliability, operating model, compliance, and organizational maturity. A practical guide to choosing a long-term web data partner.
Best Web Scraping Companies (Software + Services)
Looking for the best web scraping company? Compare top providers by success rates, data quality, compliance standards, and enterprise support.
The best web scraping tools in 2026
Compare the best headless browsers for web scraping in 2026. Learn when to use Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, or Zyte API’s managed CDP browser for scalable, anti-ban scraping.
Best headless browsers for web scraping in 2026
Compare the best headless browsers for web scraping in 2026. Learn when to use Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, or Zyte API’s managed CDP browser for scalable, anti-ban scraping.
Best proxy providers for web scraping in 2026 | Zyte
Compare the best proxy providers for web scraping in 2026. Learn which residential, ISP, and mobile proxies work best—and when teams move beyond proxies to automation.
How to serve LLM efficiently with open source models and libraries
Exploring Zyte API’s Network Capture Functionality
Zyte IDE Unveiled: Product interface deep dive & live workflow demonstration
Preview the functionalities of Zyte IDE in real-time.
Overcoming Challenges in Scaling Antiban Evasion Systems
Using Page Objects for Web Data Extraction
Inside Zyte's playbook for tackling complex web data extraction challenges
Creating browser automation scripts with Zyte IDE
How to use ChatGPT for your custom scraping task
Mastering data harmony: Techniques for matching and deduplication of scraped data
Learn web scraping at scale: Ban avoidance, browser automation, and AI-powered extraction
Exploring the Frontier of AI Scraping - A fireside chat with Zyte's Tech Leaders
Learn about exploring the frontier of AI scraping.