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Akamai -- The Other Huge Distributed System

Posted by timothy on from the other-other-other dept.

Frisky070802 writes "Technology Review, the MIT alumni magazine, has an article by Simson Garfinkel that compares the huge distributed systems run by Google and Akamai and speculates that Google might even consider buying Akamai. It also discusses the flame-out of Akamai after its tremendous IPO."

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  1. Re:not surprising by strook · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, I'm not employed by either, happy to be in grad school for the time being where I can lounge around doing what we all love to do: reloading slashdot and getting first posts.

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  2. Re:not surprising by b!arg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm sorry this is way off topic, but I just love your .sig

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  3. Taller, Less talented men by minusthink · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "has an article by Simson Garfinkel that compares the huge distributed systems run by Google and Akamai"

    I'm not sure why he's even doing it, but Art Garfunkel should pick a better alias.

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  4. Who was the article by again? by goatpunch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    An article by Simon & Garfunkel?

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  5. Re:not surprising by bfg9000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks, it is an eternal truth that came to me after a month of fasting and meditation.

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