Explore the forefront of distributed systems management with ‘Managing Large-Scale Service Deployment,’ the proceedings from the 19th IFIP/IEEE DSOM 2008 workshop. This essential volume, part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, delves into the critical challenges and innovative solutions for managing complex, large-scale service deployments. Focusing on the themes of overlay networks and virtualised infrastructures, this book offers deep insights for researchers and practitioners in network, systems, and service management. Discover how abstract overlays and advanced management techniques enable flexible and high-quality service delivery. Ideal for understanding the state of the art in distributed systems operations and management from 2008, this book is a vital resource for anyone involved in scalable service deployment.