1. How we made http://Balsamiq.com 7x faster http://Balsamiq.com WordCamp Austin 2010 Jason Cohen Founder, WPEngine(.com) @asmartbear

2. Drat, I thought this was going to be easy. W3TotalCache MaxCDN nginx SmushIt Super Advanced Ninja Killer Death Technique!

3. W3TotalCache √ Confusing √ Powerful √ All-in-one (WPFileCache/WPSuperCache) √√ Worth your time

4. Optimization == Less Static files instead of PHP Fewer database queries Fewer browser hits

5. Show me.

6. nginx (“engine-ex”) Cannot run PHP (*sort of) + Cannot process.htaccess Cannot run WordPress (so what’s the point?)

7. Apache is the enemy nginx 100M total RAM 2400 hits/sec Apache 100M per connection 50-500 hits/sec

8. Normally... BrowserApache

9. ¡nginx: amigo con Apache! BrowsernginxApache buffer

10. ¡nginx y Apache: amigos con WordPress! Browsernginx Apache buffer Disk.css,.js.png,.jpg

11. Show me.

12. nginx Apache buffer Disk.css,.js.png,.jpg Your Kung Fu is strong...

13. ...My Kung Fu is stronger! nginx Apache buffer Disk.css,.js.png,.jpg memcached

14. Yahoo!® SmushIt!™...oh screw the bullet points just show me.

15. Two Easy Pieces “YSlow” for the theme “WP Smush.it” for the future

16. Ask me more! (Or just host with us: http://WPEngine.com) http://WPEngine.com WordCamp Austin 2010 Jason Cohen Founder, WPEngine @asmartbear