In the year 2009, Paul Sagan, CEO of Akamai, the leading on-line content delivery network with a 60% market share, needs to determine the best way to react to aggressive market entry, whether and how exactly to pursue the explosive increase in online video, and whether to remain with Akamai's distributed network model or move towards its adversaries' in a more focused design.
PUBLICATION DATE: December 20, 2011 PRODUCT #: 712456-HCB-ENG
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