Akamai was created to provide services over the internet, so interoperability — the ability of computer systems or software to exchange information — is paramount. This includes communication among not only the websites of our customers, but also the browsers used by their customers, the end users. \r\n Interoperability also means that we have to work with a great deal of internet infrastructure, such as the Domain Name Service (DNS) that maps names like www.akamai.com to IP addresses (such as 2600:1401:4000:5b1::b63 or 23.36.37.109), and Border Gateway Protocol routers that move packets across the internet from one ISP to another, all the way down to the user's home router. \r\n Working together to foster innovation \r\n One way to keep on top of all this is to work with internet standards development organizations — including the Internet Engineering Task Force and the World Wide Web Consortium — that are focused on administration and operations.…