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• LinkedIn Architecture (2274)

LinkedIn is the largest professional networking site in the world. LinkedIn employees presented two sessions about their server architecture at JavaOne 2008. This post contains a summary of these presentations.

Key topics include:

• Up-to-date statistics about the LinkedIn user base and activity level
• The evolution of the LinkedIn architecture, from 2003 to 2008
• "The Cloud", the specialized server that maintains the LinkedIn network graph
• Their communication architecture