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title: 'DevGroup NW: Optimizing Web site performance'
date: '2007-09-17T14:09:50-07:00'
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# DevGroup NW: Optimizing Web site performance

Building cool Web tools is one thing. Optimizing Web sites so that your potential users can get to them is another—entirely.

To shed some light on the subject of optimizing Web site performance, [DevGroup NW](http://www.devgroupnw.org/ "DevGroup NW") has invited Jason Grigsby of [User First Web](http://userfirstweb.com "User First Web") to present “[Speed Matters: Simple steps to make your site faster](http://www.devgroupnw.org/events/events.asp "Speed matters")” on September 19.

> Optimizing a site can also have major business implications. ESPN’s optimization efforts saved 2 terabytes per day in bandwidth and thousands of dollars in network costs.

Since 1994, the DevGroup has provided a forum for developers to network, share knowledge and find out what’s happening in the Web, Multimedia and Interactive worlds.

For more information, see [User First Web](http://userfirstweb.com/60/speaking-at-devgroup-nw-next-week/ "User First Web"). To RSVP, visit [DevGroup NW](http://www.devgroupnw.org/events/events.asp "DevGroup NW").