Experiences with Scalable Network Operations at Akamai

Erik Nygren

Experiences with Scalable Network Operations at Akamai

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Abstract:

Akamai's platform for content delivery and application acceleration consists of over 20,000 servers in over 2,800 locations in 72 countries and over 1000 networks. Providing high levels of performance and reliability without requiring a large network operations team necessitates significant automation. Further challenges are introduced by the highly distributed nature of the Akamai system. We'll discuss some methodologies and systems we have developed for operating the Akamai network.

Erik Nygren, Chief Systems Architect, Akamai Technologies

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BibTeX

@conference {268432,
author = {Erik Nygren},
title = {Experiences with Scalable Network Operations at Akamai},
year = {2007},
address = {Dallas, TX},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = nov
}

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