Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only! Grab it Learn about scalable network operations from a conference talk delivered by Akamai's Chief Systems Architect Erik Nygren at the 21st Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '07). Gain insights into how Akamai manages their massive content delivery and application acceleration platform, consisting of over 20,000 servers distributed across 2,800 locations in 72 countries and more than 1000 networks. Discover the automation methodologies and systems developed to maintain high performance and reliability without requiring a large network operations team. Explore the unique challenges posed by highly distributed systems and the innovative solutions implemented by Akamai to effectively operate their extensive network infrastructure.