{"section":"announcements","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"2024-08-15-checkout-performance-improvements-data-protection-plus","locale":"en","slug":"2024-08-15-checkout-performance-improvements-data-protection-plus","path":"docs/en/announcements/2024/august/2024-08-15-checkout-performance-improvements-data-protection-plus.md","branch":"main","content":"Aiming to improve the merchant experience, we have implemented significant improvements in checkout resilience and reduced latency — the time it takes to transfer data from one point to another — for accounts using [Data Protection Plus](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/data-protection-plus), an architecture available in selected regions on [VTEX Shield](/en/docs/tutorials/vtex-shield). These performance enhancements are designed to increase the purchase conversion rate.\n\n## What has changed?\n\nWe have successfully reduced the total latency of the sales flow for accounts using [Data Protection Plus](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/data-protection-plus) by approximately 55%, equivalent to 9800 ms. This improvement makes the checkout process more agile, allowing critical API calls to be made more quickly.\n\n## What needs to be done?\n\nNo action is required, as the updates have been automatically applied to all accounts using [Data Protection Plus](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/data-protection-plus)."}