1. A computer-implemented method, operable in a system comprising a plurality of computers, each computer comprising hardware including memory and at least one processor, each computer configured to run at least two content delivery (CD) services of a plurality of CD services, wherein said CD services include: adaptation services and control services, and wherein at least some of said plurality of computers run control services, and wherein said CD services further include collector services, and wherein at least some of said CD services produce event output relating to their respective operation; and wherein at least some of said computers run collector services, and wherein said at least some of said computers running collector services comprise a collector services network; the method comprising, on a particular computer of said plurality of computers, and using hardware, including memory and at least one processor, of said particular computer: (a) by a first CD service on said particular computer: (a)(1) generating first information relating to operation of said first service; and (a)(2) providing at least some of said first information to at least one collector service in said collector services network; and (b) by a second CD service on said particular computer: (b)(1) obtaining service configuration information from said control services; (b)(2) controlling CD services on said device based on said service configuration information, wherein said second service controls said first service based on first service configuration information obtained by said second service, wherein said first service configuration information is based on said first information provided by said first service in (a)(2), wherein (A) at least some of said event output from at least some of said CD services is provided to at least one other CD service, said at least one other CD service comprising at least one collector service in said collector services network; and wherein (B) said collector services network provides state information to said control services, said state information being based on said event input from said CD services, and wherein (C) at least some of said control services provide control information to said CD services, at least some of said control information being based on state information from the collector services network.