Showing papers by "Tom Leighton published in 2004"
28 Mar 2004
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors give an overview of how content and applications are distributed on the Internet, with an emphasis on the approaches being used by Akamai, and describe some of the technical challenges involved in operating a distributed computing platform with thousands of servers across multiple geographies on behalf of thousands of customers.
Abstract: Summary form only given. In this talk, we will give an overview of how content and applications are distributed on the Internet, with an emphasis on the approaches being used by Akamai. We will describe some of the technical challenges involved in operating a distributed computing platform with thousands of servers across multiple geographies on behalf of thousands of customers. The talk will be introductory in nature and should be accessible to a broad audience.
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