Please first read chapter 10 of your textbook. Then read the following case study entitled “Akamai’s Localization Challenge”. When you have finished reading the case study, please answer the case questions listed below.

The Case Study can be found here: Case Study – Akamai Localization Challenge.pdf Download Case Study – Akamai Localization Challenge.pdf

Read the Case Study, then In 2-3 pages (1.5 spaced lines) answer the following questions:

1. What should Akamai localize (and in response to what?); 
2. How should Akamai balance local integration with global responsiveness?;
3. How should Akamai organize and staff its activities in order to strike the right balance of local responsiveness and global integration? 

Please be sure to justify your answers using information from the case.