Big Data Technology & Architecture

Jan 29, 2020 · Operations

Capacity Planning, Full‑Link Stress Testing, and Traffic Control for Alibaba's Double‑11 Mega‑Event

The article explains how Alibaba introduced systematic capacity planning, four‑stage capacity assessment, various single‑machine stress‑test techniques, and a full‑link stress‑testing platform to reliably handle the massive traffic spikes of the Double‑11 shopping festival, while also describing a flexible traffic‑control framework to prevent overload and avalanche effects.