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"Speed is not just a feature of Web Applications, it is the #1 most critical feature" - Fred Wilson Venture Capital Investor www.avc.com

Analyzing and Improving the performance of your app is no longer something you can defer 'until it hurts'. Improving your performance can drastically reduce costs, increase user acquisition and retention, and make the difference in success between you and your competition.

This talk will cover the philosophies and tools in play in today's landscape, and go over the essential components of a Performance Checkup including page load performance, javascript, app server performance, and database fundamentals.

Questions you'll be able to answer after attending this talk: 1. What is our average response time and average throughput? 2. What are our Yslow/Page Speed scores? (how do we compare to others in our industry?) 3. Where does the system spend most of its time? 4. Do we need to Scale up, or Scale out? Pre-presentation survey to get a sense of what the crowd is using and wants to learn about