This article is the second in a series on the evolving strategy for distributed Web site design. The first installment (in the October issue) introduced the five main challenges of creating a distributed Web site: content management, content distribution, distributed monitoring, site development, and security models. In managing distributed sites, it isn't enough to simply distribute the content to multiple locations. As the Web site administrator, you need to design the techniques by which users will access content on the "closest" machine. This ensures that a Web page is delivered as quickly as possible, increasing customer satisfaction with the site. The key to this speedy delivery is Best Site Selection (BSS).
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