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ITPUB
ITPUB
Jun 1, 2018 · Cloud Computing

What Are OpenStack’s Real Strengths and Weaknesses? A Deep Dive into Cloud Security

The article examines OpenStack’s open‑source advantages—free licensing, broad compatibility, and extensibility—while also highlighting its drawbacks such as limited monitoring, billing, DNS, and storage features, vendor conflicts, high integration costs, frequent releases, and security concerns like authentication, password handling, token management, and data encryption.

Cloud ComputingOpenStackVirtualization
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What Are OpenStack’s Real Strengths and Weaknesses? A Deep Dive into Cloud Security
Java Architect Essentials
Java Architect Essentials
May 29, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Using Container Technology to Build a Microservices Architecture

This article explains how container technologies like Docker and Amazon ECS enable the transition from monolithic web applications to scalable microservices architectures by improving development agility, resource isolation, and deployment flexibility across cloud environments.

AWS ECSCloud ComputingContainers
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Using Container Technology to Build a Microservices Architecture
UCloud Tech
UCloud Tech
May 21, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence

How Cloud Computing Accelerates AI Adoption: Insights from Think in Cloud 2018

The Think in Cloud 2018 conference in Beijing showcased how cloud platforms enable rapid AI deployment across sectors such as autonomous driving, intelligent customer service, and education, highlighting challenges, platform‑centric solutions, and real‑world case studies that illustrate the growing synergy between cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

AIAI ApplicationsCloud Computing
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How Cloud Computing Accelerates AI Adoption: Insights from Think in Cloud 2018
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
May 16, 2018 · Cloud Computing

From Mall to Cloud: How Alibaba’s Tech Evolution Shaped Modern Cloud Computing

Senior Alibaba engineer Xiao Xie recounts his decade‑long journey from the early Taobao Mall project to leading the Cloud Computing “Flying‑Sky Eight” team, detailing pivotal initiatives like the Five‑Color Stone integration, full‑link stress testing for Double‑11, and the evolution toward self‑developed, distributed cloud technologies.

AlibabaCloud ComputingMiddleware
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From Mall to Cloud: How Alibaba’s Tech Evolution Shaped Modern Cloud Computing
UCloud Tech
UCloud Tech
May 15, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence

Cloud‑Powered AI & Blockchain: Key Takeaways from UCloud TIC 2018

The 2018 UCloud Think in Cloud conference showcased how cloud infrastructure accelerates AI applications in customer service, education, and embedded devices, while also presenting blockchain use cases and security challenges across finance, insurance, and IoT, highlighting practical solutions and emerging platforms.

AICloud ComputingMachine Learning
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Cloud‑Powered AI & Blockchain: Key Takeaways from UCloud TIC 2018
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
May 10, 2018 · Operations

How Ele.me Scaled to 10M+ Daily Orders with Multi‑Active Architecture

The talk details Ele.me’s rapid growth from 300k to over 10 million daily orders, describing the challenges of high‑concurrency, multi‑active micro‑service architecture, IDC planning, database refactoring, disaster‑recovery, NOC operations, and the systematic processes that enabled stable, scalable delivery across two data centers.

Cloud ComputingDatabaseIDC planning
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How Ele.me Scaled to 10M+ Daily Orders with Multi‑Active Architecture
360 Tech Engineering
360 Tech Engineering
Apr 25, 2018 · Fundamentals

A Guide to Qihoo 360’s Important Open‑Source Projects

This article surveys Qihoo 360’s notable open‑source projects—including distributed system testing tools, high‑performance storage services, AI scheduling platforms, database alternatives, frontend frameworks, mobile plugin solutions, and development utilities—highlighting their purposes, key features, and public GitHub repositories.

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingDevOps
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A Guide to Qihoo 360’s Important Open‑Source Projects
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Apr 23, 2018 · Fundamentals

Why Heterogeneous Parallel Computing Is the Future of High‑Performance Computing

The article explains how heterogeneous parallel computing—leveraging CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs and other specialized units—addresses the performance limits of traditional serial programming by distributing tasks across diverse hardware, detailing its concepts, architectures, development models, and relevance to AI and cloud workloads.

CPUCloud ComputingDeep Learning
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Why Heterogeneous Parallel Computing Is the Future of High‑Performance Computing
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Apr 23, 2018 · Industry Insights

How Tencent Cloud’s “Mi Master” Enables Scalable, Secure Mobile Payments

The article examines Tencent Cloud’s “Mi Master” payment platform, detailing its background, three‑tier system architecture, real‑time transaction consistency mechanisms, traffic‑scheduling strategies, scenario‑based stress testing, and multi‑dimensional risk‑control measures that together ensure high availability and security for large‑scale mobile payment services.

Cloud ComputingPayment Architectureindustry insights
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How Tencent Cloud’s “Mi Master” Enables Scalable, Secure Mobile Payments
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Apr 19, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Understanding the Relationship Between Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence

This article explains how cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence are interrelated, describing the evolution from physical resource management to virtualized, elastic services, the roles of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and how each technology benefits the others in modern applications.

Artificial IntelligenceBig DataCloud Computing
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Understanding the Relationship Between Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Apr 6, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence

Analysis of the Global HPC Market and Huawei’s High‑Performance Computing Solutions

This article reviews recent HPC market size and growth trends, highlights AI‑driven investment, and evaluates Huawei’s hardware, cloud, and industry‑specific solutions—including supercomputing, automotive, oil & gas, and entertainment—while offering personal insights on storage challenges and future directions.

Cloud ComputingHPCHuawei
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Analysis of the Global HPC Market and Huawei’s High‑Performance Computing Solutions
DevOps Coach
DevOps Coach
Apr 1, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Deploy a Production‑Ready Kubernetes Cluster on AWS with Kops

This step‑by‑step guide shows how to configure Route53 DNS, prepare a VM with required tools, create an S3 state store, provision a Kubernetes cluster on AWS using kops, validate it, expose a sample service, and clean up the resources.

AWSCloud ComputingKubernetes
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Deploy a Production‑Ready Kubernetes Cluster on AWS with Kops
AntTech
AntTech
Mar 29, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence

Ant Group CTO Cheng Li’s Money 20/20 Asia Presentation on FinTech Innovation: AI, Blockchain, Cloud and Mobile Payments

In his Money 20/20 Asia keynote, Ant Group CTO Cheng Li outlines the company’s fintech roadmap, highlighting AI‑driven risk engines, blockchain‑based trust mechanisms, cloud‑native infrastructure, and innovative mobile payment solutions that aim to make financial services more inclusive and efficient.

Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainCloud Computing
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Ant Group CTO Cheng Li’s Money 20/20 Asia Presentation on FinTech Innovation: AI, Blockchain, Cloud and Mobile Payments
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 27, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Why X86 Bare‑Metal Services Matter and How to Build Them in the Cloud

This article explains why X86 bare‑metal services are essential for high‑performance, security‑critical workloads, describes their architecture and management processes, and outlines the steps—standardization, automation, service‑orientation, and self‑service—used by Hengfeng Bank to implement and operate them.

Bare MetalCloud Computingautomation
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Why X86 Bare‑Metal Services Matter and How to Build Them in the Cloud
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 23, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Why Cloud Computing, Big Data, and AI Are Inseparable: A Beginner’s Guide

This article explains the origins and goals of cloud computing, how virtualization adds flexibility in time and space, the evolution from physical servers to public and private clouds, the role of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and how big data and artificial intelligence intertwine with cloud services to enable modern intelligent applications.

Artificial IntelligenceBig DataCloud Computing
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Why Cloud Computing, Big Data, and AI Are Inseparable: A Beginner’s Guide
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 17, 2018 · Operations

From Manual Ops to Automated Cloud: A 7‑Year Journey of a Game Ops Team

This article chronicles a game company's operations team evolution over seven years, detailing how it grew from a tiny manual crew to a large, automated, cloud‑native organization that built its own CDN, monitoring, and platform solutions while tackling scaling, reliability, and service‑orientation challenges.

Big DataCDNCloud Computing
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From Manual Ops to Automated Cloud: A 7‑Year Journey of a Game Ops Team
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 6, 2018 · Cloud Computing

How Alibaba Cuts Costs by 30% with Co‑Location Scheduling (Mix‑Deploy)

This article explains Alibaba's co‑location (混部) technology that mixes online services and batch compute on the same physical servers, detailing its background, key characteristics, scheduling architecture, resource isolation mechanisms, cost‑saving formulas, and future roadmap, showing how it boosts utilization and reduces expenses.

AlibabaCloud ComputingCo-location
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How Alibaba Cuts Costs by 30% with Co‑Location Scheduling (Mix‑Deploy)
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Feb 25, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Why Multi-Cloud Management Platforms Need Standards: Key Insights & Evaluation

Amid the rise of multi‑cloud strategies, China’s nascent multi‑cloud management platform market faces a lack of standards, prompting TrustCloud to launch the first domestic evaluation framework that assesses information authenticity, platform quality, and service completeness, with results to be revealed at the 2018 Cloud Computing Open‑Source Industry Conference.

Cloud ComputingCloud ManagementEvaluation
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Why Multi-Cloud Management Platforms Need Standards: Key Insights & Evaluation
21CTO
21CTO
Feb 25, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Serverless Architecture: Evolution, Pros, Cons, and Ideal Use Cases

Serverless computing, the latest cloud paradigm merging microservices and serverless architectures, evolves from on‑premise monoliths through SOA and containers, offering rapid deployment, cost efficiency, and scalability, while also presenting challenges such as vendor lock‑in, complexity, limited long‑running tasks, and security considerations.

Cloud ComputingServerlessarchitecture
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Serverless Architecture: Evolution, Pros, Cons, and Ideal Use Cases
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Feb 24, 2018 · Cloud Computing

How NB‑IoT Is Revolutionizing Smart Water Metering and Cutting Losses

This article examines the challenges faced by water utilities such as high leakage and meter errors, explains why traditional smart meters fall short, and details how NB‑IoT‑based smart water meters provide secure, low‑power, wide‑coverage solutions that enable real‑time analytics, cost reduction, and large‑scale digital transformation.

Cloud ComputingIoTNB-IoT
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How NB‑IoT Is Revolutionizing Smart Water Metering and Cutting Losses
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Feb 2, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Design and Implementation of an Elastic Scaling Service on Alibaba ECS

This article explains why elastic scaling is needed for variable web traffic, describes how to build a cost‑effective, automatically adjustable service on Alibaba ECS using message queues, service refactoring, Docker deployment, logging, and a real‑time allocation algorithm, and shares practical lessons learned.

Alibaba ECSAllocation AlgorithmAutoscaling
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Design and Implementation of an Elastic Scaling Service on Alibaba ECS
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Jan 22, 2018 · Fundamentals

Comprehensive Analysis of the Global High‑Performance Computing (HPC) Market, Trends, and Emerging Technologies (2016‑2021)

The article provides a detailed market analysis of high‑performance computing from 2016 to 2021, covering market size, budget allocation, regional shares, key applications, the rise of AI and cloud integration, and emerging hardware and networking technologies driving future growth.

Cloud ComputingHPChigh-performance computing
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Comprehensive Analysis of the Global High‑Performance Computing (HPC) Market, Trends, and Emerging Technologies (2016‑2021)
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
Jan 21, 2018 · Backend Development

How Server‑Side Service Discovery Simplifies Microservice Communication

This article explains how server‑side service discovery enables clients such as API gateways to locate dynamically changing microservice instances via a router or load balancer that queries a service registry, outlining requirements, solution architecture, examples like AWS ELB, benefits, drawbacks, and related patterns.

Cloud Computingload balancingmicroservices
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How Server‑Side Service Discovery Simplifies Microservice Communication
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Jan 18, 2018 · Big Data

Smart Flood Control: Donghua Software’s IoT, Big Data & Cloud Solution

The case study details Donghua Software’s smart flood‑control and drainage solution, which integrates IoT sensors, NB‑IoT/eLTE networks, Huawei’s FusionSphere cloud platform, big‑data analytics, and GIS to provide real‑time monitoring, predictive warnings, automated gate control, and efficient emergency dispatch for urban water management.

Big DataCloud ComputingFlood Management
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Smart Flood Control: Donghua Software’s IoT, Big Data & Cloud Solution
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 30, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Will Cloud Computing Redefine Half of the IT Industry? A Bold Forecast

The author reflects on five years of cloud computing evolution, predicts that cloud services will replace half of IT's backend functions, outlines the upcoming consolidation of vendors, and examines how PaaS, staffing, and business models will reshape the industry over the next three to five years.

Cloud ComputingIT transformationIaaS
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Will Cloud Computing Redefine Half of the IT Industry? A Bold Forecast
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Dec 28, 2017 · Operations

Intelligent Operations: Machine‑Learning‑Based AIOps – Lecture Summary by Prof. Pei Dan

In this lecture, Prof. Pei Dan of Tsinghua University outlines the evolution of intelligent operations from rule‑based automation to machine‑learning‑driven AIOps, discusses data, feedback loops, and practical challenges, and calls for stronger collaboration between industry and academia to accelerate research and deployment.

AIOpsBig DataCloud Computing
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Intelligent Operations: Machine‑Learning‑Based AIOps – Lecture Summary by Prof. Pei Dan
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Dec 27, 2017 · Databases

How Alibaba’s Next‑Gen Database Powered Double 11: Elasticity, Cloud & AI

Alibaba’s database team explains how their next‑generation X‑DB system achieved extreme elasticity, high performance, and cost efficiency during the Double 11 shopping festival by leveraging cloud‑native hybrid deployment, containerization, storage‑compute separation, Paxos‑based consistency, and AI‑driven self‑optimizing DBA tools, while outlining key challenges and solutions.

AI OpsCloud ComputingDatabase
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How Alibaba’s Next‑Gen Database Powered Double 11: Elasticity, Cloud & AI
Liulishuo Tech Team
Liulishuo Tech Team
Dec 7, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Highlights of AWS re:Invent 2017: Compute Updates and New Services

The AWS re:Invent 2017 conference in Las Vegas introduced a range of compute innovations—including Amazon EKS, AWS Fargate, new EC2 instance families, Spot Instance hibernation, Time Sync Service, and a Serverless Application Repository—while showcasing sessions from Netflix and other industry leaders.

AWSCloud ComputingContainers
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Highlights of AWS re:Invent 2017: Compute Updates and New Services
Meituan Technology Team
Meituan Technology Team
Dec 1, 2017 · Operations

Cloud SRE Development and Practice

The Meituan‑Dianping Technology Salon Online offers a recurring live‑streamed course where SRE experts, led by Zuo Pucun, discuss the challenges of high growth and concurrency, the evolution from firefighting to proactive stability, service availability, user‑experience optimization, and future automation in cloud SRE practice.

Cloud ComputingMeituan-DianpingSRE
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Cloud SRE Development and Practice
Suning Technology
Suning Technology
Nov 17, 2017 · Operations

How Suning Scaled Its API Platform: Standards, High Availability, and O2O Event Readiness

This article explains how Suning built a standardized, high‑availability API gateway, detailing naming conventions, documentation practices, protocol choices, error‑code design, dynamic configuration, SDK automation, system refactoring, monitoring, intelligent alerting, and the specific preparations made for the O2O shopping festival.

API designCloud Computinghigh availability
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How Suning Scaled Its API Platform: Standards, High Availability, and O2O Event Readiness
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Nov 15, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How Tencent Cloud Storage Evolved Through Three Eras: From Data Access to Activation

The article traces Tencent Cloud Storage's evolution from basic data access in the early 2010s, through a data‑processing phase driven by video and image workloads, to the current data‑activation era focused on big‑data analytics and cost‑effective cloud migration, highlighting technical features and real‑world use cases.

Cloud ComputingData Processingcloud storage
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How Tencent Cloud Storage Evolved Through Three Eras: From Data Access to Activation
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 14, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How Google App Engine and AWS Compare as PaaS Solutions for Game Developers

This article examines the concepts, strengths, and limitations of Google App Engine and Amazon AWS as Platform‑as‑a‑Service offerings, focusing on their application scenarios, development support, operations management, and associated services, and draws conclusions for game server development.

AWSCloud ComputingGame Development
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How Google App Engine and AWS Compare as PaaS Solutions for Game Developers
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Nov 5, 2017 · Operations

Scaling Ele.me’s Infrastructure: Operations, Automation, and Private Cloud Insights

This article recounts Ele.me's rapid growth from 2014 onward, detailing the challenges of network and server management, the evolution of their operations through standardization, process automation, and platform building, and how private cloud solutions like ZStack enabled fine‑grained, data‑driven infrastructure management.

Cloud Computingautomationinfrastructure
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Scaling Ele.me’s Infrastructure: Operations, Automation, and Private Cloud Insights
UCloud Tech
UCloud Tech
Oct 27, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How to Debug Windows I/O Performance Issues in Virtualized Cloud Environments

This article walks through diagnosing and fixing severe Windows I/O performance degradation in a virtualized cloud host by using perf, systemtap, QEMU tracing, and kernel tweaks, revealing that excessive ACPI timer and APIC accesses cause costly VM exits and how enabling the Hyper‑V timer restores expected IOPS.

Cloud ComputingIO performanceKVM
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How to Debug Windows I/O Performance Issues in Virtualized Cloud Environments
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Oct 27, 2017 · Operations

How Alibaba Scales DevOps with StarOps: Inside Their Operations Platform

This article explains how Alibaba has evolved its DevOps practice over a decade, detailing the layered architecture of its StarOps suite—including the foundational StarAgent, the Fortress (jump server), the Qingting file‑distribution system, and intelligent AIOps features—showing how automation, scalability, and AI‑driven monitoring enable stable, low‑cost operations for massive workloads such as Double 11.

AIOpsCloud Computingautomation
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How Alibaba Scales DevOps with StarOps: Inside Their Operations Platform
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 25, 2017 · Information Security

Securing Cloud‑Era Network Boundaries: Practices and Automated Operations

This article presents a comprehensive overview of cloud‑era network boundary management, detailing security challenges, unified access control concepts, endpoint protection, traffic analysis, and how automated operations and visualization platforms can reduce risk while maintaining efficient network operations.

Cloud Computingaccess controlautomation
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Securing Cloud‑Era Network Boundaries: Practices and Automated Operations
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Oct 21, 2017 · Cloud Computing

High‑Performance Load Balancing Design and Implementation Using LVS and Tengine

This article reviews Alibaba Cloud's high‑performance load‑balancing solution, explaining the evolution from basic load‑balancing concepts to the architecture of LVS and Tengine, detailing their modes, optimizations, high‑availability designs across groups, AZs and regions, and outlining current use cases and future directions.

Cloud ComputingLVSTengine
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High‑Performance Load Balancing Design and Implementation Using LVS and Tengine
UCloud Tech
UCloud Tech
Oct 20, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Inside UCloud’s Compute Factory: Scaling VMs and Containers with Mesos

UCloud’s Compute Factory enables rapid provisioning of massive VM resources for compute‑intensive services by leveraging a Mesos‑based resource management platform that unifies multi‑region data centers, supports both VMs and containers, and addresses challenges in scheduling, networking, storage, and operational reliability.

Cloud ComputingContainer OrchestrationMesos
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Inside UCloud’s Compute Factory: Scaling VMs and Containers with Mesos
Hulu Beijing
Hulu Beijing
Oct 20, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Inside Hulu’s Cloud Architecture: A 1,000‑Foot View of Microservices and Scale

Chief architect at Hulu shares a high‑level overview of the company’s tech ecosystem, detailing its microservice‑based backend on the Donki PaaS, cloud‑flexible deployments, extensive machine‑learning pipelines, VOD and live‑streaming services, multilingual codebases, and the operational challenges of scaling a global streaming platform.

Cloud Computingarchitecturemicroservices
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Inside Hulu’s Cloud Architecture: A 1,000‑Foot View of Microservices and Scale
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Oct 18, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Gome Group’s Cloud Computing and Operations Automation Practices

This article details Gome Group’s transition to cloud computing and operations automation, describing its corporate background, new operational strategies, the establishment of Gome Cloud, IAAS product architecture, monitoring solutions, automation standards, and deployment practices such as gray releases and Docker integration.

Cloud ComputingDevOpsIaS
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Gome Group’s Cloud Computing and Operations Automation Practices
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 16, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How Gome Used Cloud Computing & Automation to Revolutionize IT Ops

At Gome Group, a traditional retailer with over 30,000 employees, the IT team built a unified cloud platform and automated operations, consolidating resources across dozens of subsidiaries to cut costs, boost efficiency, and enable rapid service delivery through IAAS, standardized processes, and custom monitoring tools.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise ITMonitoring
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How Gome Used Cloud Computing & Automation to Revolutionize IT Ops
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 10, 2017 · Operations

WeChat’s 900M MAU Scaling: Secrets of Efficient Operations

The talk outlines WeChat’s approach to handling rapid user growth through disciplined operational standards, cloud‑native management, precise capacity planning, and automated scaling, detailing configuration file conventions, name‑service design, hardware metric evaluation, stress‑testing methods, and dynamic resource allocation to maintain high efficiency and low cost.

Capacity ManagementCloud Computingautomation
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WeChat’s 900M MAU Scaling: Secrets of Efficient Operations
21CTO
21CTO
Oct 1, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Inside Alibaba Cloud Live Streaming: Architecture, Key Concepts & Best Practices

This article explains the fundamentals of video live streaming, covering terminology, bitrate, frames, key vs. non‑key frames, CDN caching strategies, and the end‑to‑end live streaming pipeline—including capture, preprocessing, encoding, pushing, transcoding, distribution, and playback—along with typical use‑case scenarios.

CDNCloud ComputingVideo Architecture
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Inside Alibaba Cloud Live Streaming: Architecture, Key Concepts & Best Practices
JD Tech
JD Tech
Sep 26, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Impact of RDMA Technology on High‑Performance Data Centers and Its Adoption at JD.com

The article explains how RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) reduces CPU involvement, lowers latency, and increases bandwidth in data‑center networks, describes JD.com’s practical deployments across AI, big‑data, storage, and HPC workloads, and highlights industry trends toward broader RDMA adoption.

Cloud ComputingData CenterNetworking
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Impact of RDMA Technology on High‑Performance Data Centers and Its Adoption at JD.com
vivo Internet Technology
vivo Internet Technology
Sep 26, 2017 · Databases

Redis Technology Salon - Shenzhen Event Report

On September 23 2017, the CRUG Redis Technology Salon in Shenzhen, hosted by vivo, gathered about one hundred developers and five experts from Tencent, Sina and Vivo to share practical Redis experiences, discuss its memory‑store advantages, enjoy prizes, live Q&A, and receive a downloadable PPT via the official WeChat account.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper EventRedis
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Redis Technology Salon - Shenzhen Event Report
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Sep 19, 2017 · Artificial Intelligence

Inside Alibaba’s 2017 Tech Forum: AI, Big Data, and Cloud Innovations Unveiled

At the inaugural 2017 Alibaba Technology Forum held at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, senior executives highlighted Alibaba’s cutting‑edge AI, machine learning, big‑data, and cloud breakthroughs, showcasing how data‑driven technologies power billions of users across e‑commerce, finance, logistics, healthcare, and entertainment.

Big DataCloud Computing
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Inside Alibaba’s 2017 Tech Forum: AI, Big Data, and Cloud Innovations Unveiled
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Sep 18, 2017 · Operations

How Meizu Built a Continuous Delivery Platform to Boost Ops Efficiency

This article details Meizu's journey from early internet eras to a mature continuous delivery platform, outlining the operational challenges, platform components, standardization, automation, and future intelligent operations to achieve high quality, efficiency, cost control, and security.

Cloud ComputingContinuous DeliveryPlatform Engineering
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How Meizu Built a Continuous Delivery Platform to Boost Ops Efficiency
iQIYI Technical Product Team
iQIYI Technical Product Team
Sep 15, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Mesos and Chronos Deployment at iQIYI: Building a Private Cloud Platform and PaaS

At iQIYI, the author led a private‑cloud platform built on Mesos and Chronos that runs millions of weekly containers for transcoding and analytics, then layered a feature‑rich PaaS called QAE on Marathon, highlighting IaaS vs PaaS benefits and outlining future micro‑service, GPU, and scaling enhancements.

ChronosCloud ComputingMesos
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Mesos and Chronos Deployment at iQIYI: Building a Private Cloud Platform and PaaS
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 9, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Analysis of Chinese Company Contributions to the OpenStack Pike Release and Feature Updates

An in‑depth review of the OpenStack Pike release highlights its new features across core services and presents detailed statistics on Chinese enterprises’ code contributions, showing top contributors per component and the overall growth of China’s participation in the OpenStack community.

Chinese ContributionsCloud ComputingOpenStack
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Analysis of Chinese Company Contributions to the OpenStack Pike Release and Feature Updates
DevOps
DevOps
Sep 7, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Cloud Computing, ALM, and DevOps Best Practices

The article explains how cloud computing supports Application Lifecycle Management, outlines the benefits and risks of various cloud service models, and describes DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code, automated provisioning, continuous integration, and knowledge sharing that help mitigate cloud‑related challenges.

ALMCloud ComputingDevOps
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Understanding Cloud Computing, ALM, and DevOps Best Practices
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 7, 2017 · Industry Insights

How SDN Bridges Networks and Cloud Platforms: An In‑Depth Look

This article explains the relationship between Software‑Defined Networking (SDN) and cloud platforms, detailing cloud service models, OpenStack core services, OpenDaylight controller architecture, and the integration mechanisms that enable unified management of network, compute, and storage resources.

Cloud ComputingNetwork VirtualizationOpenDaylight
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How SDN Bridges Networks and Cloud Platforms: An In‑Depth Look
21CTO
21CTO
Sep 6, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How Alibaba Cloud SLB Achieves High Availability Across Four Layers

This article explains Alibaba Cloud's Server Load Balancer (SLB) architecture and its four-tier high‑availability design—application processing, cluster forwarding, cross‑zone disaster recovery, and cross‑region disaster recovery—detailing both product features and user‑side best practices.

Alibaba CloudCloud ComputingSLB
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How Alibaba Cloud SLB Achieves High Availability Across Four Layers
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 6, 2017 · Industry Insights

How NFV Is Redefining Data Centers and Complementing SDN

This article explains the definition, origins, business benefits, and future of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), its relationship with Software‑Defined Networking (SDN), and how industry groups like ETSI and OPNFV are shaping its adoption in modern data centers.

Cloud ComputingNFVNetwork Virtualization
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How NFV Is Redefining Data Centers and Complementing SDN
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 5, 2017 · Fundamentals

A Comprehensive History of SDN (Software-Defined Networking) from Its Origins to 2017

This article traces the evolution of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) from its early research roots at Stanford through key academic breakthroughs, industry milestones, major open‑source projects, and the rise of SDN‑related startups, highlighting both scholarly and commercial developments up to 2017.

Cloud ComputingNetwork VirtualizationNetworking History
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A Comprehensive History of SDN (Software-Defined Networking) from Its Origins to 2017
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Sep 4, 2017 · Fundamentals

The Ultimate Technical Knowledge Map: 50+ Skill Charts for Architects & Developers

This article presents a comprehensive collection of technical knowledge maps compiled over years, covering architecture, Java, microservices, consistency, big data, cloud computing, mobile development, front‑end, back‑end, DevOps, and more, aiming to help engineers and architects master essential skills and best practices.

Big DataCloud ComputingJava
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The Ultimate Technical Knowledge Map: 50+ Skill Charts for Architects & Developers
网易UEDC
网易UEDC
Aug 28, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Essential Skills Every Cloud Computing Interaction Designer Should Master

This article outlines the unique knowledge and abilities required for interaction designers working on cloud computing products, covering core UX competencies, essential front‑end and back‑end development concepts, cloud‑specific technical fundamentals, and vital soft skills, plus a curated reading list for continuous growth.

Cloud ComputingUXbackend
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Essential Skills Every Cloud Computing Interaction Designer Should Master
21CTO
21CTO
Aug 23, 2017 · Fundamentals

The Ultimate Technical Knowledge Map: A Complete Guide for Architects

This article compiles an extensive set of technical knowledge maps—covering architecture, JVM, Java concurrency, big data, cloud computing, mobile, frontend, backend, DevOps and more—to help engineers and architects quickly locate and master essential concepts across the software development spectrum.

Cloud ComputingSoftware Architectureknowledge map
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The Ultimate Technical Knowledge Map: A Complete Guide for Architects
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Aug 15, 2017 · Artificial Intelligence

Why AI Engineers Must Understand Basic Infrastructure: From Big Data to Deep Learning

The article explains why AI engineers need foundational infrastructure knowledge—covering big‑data processing, cloud services, containerization, MapReduce, and deep‑learning platforms—to effectively solve real‑world problems, collaborate with teams, and build scalable, maintainable AI solutions.

AI infrastructureBig DataCloud Computing
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Why AI Engineers Must Understand Basic Infrastructure: From Big Data to Deep Learning
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Aug 9, 2017 · Fundamentals

Understanding NVIDIA GRID vGPU Virtualization and Its Allocation Modes

This article explains NVIDIA GRID vGPU virtualization, detailing how GPUs are partitioned by memory size, the supported hypervisors, the operation of virtual GPU resources, differences between full‑allocation vGPU and GPU pass‑through, licensing requirements, and performance considerations for cloud and data‑center environments.

Cloud ComputingGPU virtualizationGrid
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Understanding NVIDIA GRID vGPU Virtualization and Its Allocation Modes
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 4, 2017 · Operations

How Tencent’s ZhiYun Platform Powered the “Military Photo” Campaign with 4,000 Servers

This article details how Tencent's SNG operations team leveraged the ZhiYun intelligent operations platform—through standardized processes, massive IaaS provisioning, CMDB management, automated workflows, and real‑time capacity monitoring—to support the high‑traffic “Military Photo” H5 campaign, scaling up to 4,000 servers and 24 GB bandwidth.

CMDBCloud ComputingIaS
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How Tencent’s ZhiYun Platform Powered the “Military Photo” Campaign with 4,000 Servers
Tongcheng Travel Technology Center
Tongcheng Travel Technology Center
Jul 26, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Design and Implementation of Container Network Architecture for Tongcheng Travel PaaS Platform

This article details the evolution of Tongcheng Travel’s PaaS platform, describing its shift from Docker Swarm host networking to a custom container network using Calico and Contiv, the implementation of public‑IP allocation, and the monitoring solution built with OVS sFlow, Redis and ELK.

CalicoCloud ComputingContainer Networking
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Design and Implementation of Container Network Architecture for Tongcheng Travel PaaS Platform
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jul 16, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Why PB‑Level Object Storage Is Essential and How to Choose the Right Solution

With data volumes soaring to petabyte scales, the article explains why object storage is the only viable solution for massive storage needs, outlines procurement considerations, design principles, and operational challenges, and offers practical guidance for building, evaluating, and scaling PB‑level storage systems.

Big DataCloud ComputingObject Storage
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Why PB‑Level Object Storage Is Essential and How to Choose the Right Solution
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 16, 2017 · Artificial Intelligence

Why Every AI Engineer Must Master Infrastructure Basics

In the AI era, engineers need more than cutting‑edge algorithms—they must understand infrastructure, deployment, scalability, and team collaboration, as illustrated by four practical reasons and Google’s architectural breakthroughs that bridge big data, machine learning, and deep learning.

AI infrastructureCloud ComputingGoogle
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Why Every AI Engineer Must Master Infrastructure Basics
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Jul 13, 2017 · Operations

Comprehensive Architecture and DevOps Tool Knowledge Map

This article compiles an extensive collection of architecture knowledge maps and a detailed overview of DevOps tools, categorizing them by development, deployment, and maintenance functions while also presenting related big‑data and cloud‑computing skill maps for engineers seeking a holistic view of modern software infrastructure.

Big DataCloud ComputingDevOps
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Comprehensive Architecture and DevOps Tool Knowledge Map
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 11, 2017 · Fundamentals

From Mainframes to Cloud‑Native OS: How Elastos Envisions the Next Generation of Operating Systems

This extensive essay traces the evolution of computer operating systems from the 1940s to today, analyzes the limitations of current OS architectures, and proposes a cloud‑native, container‑based future exemplified by the open‑source Elastos platform, highlighting security, interoperability, and new business models.

Cloud ComputingIoTOperating Systems
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From Mainframes to Cloud‑Native OS: How Elastos Envisions the Next Generation of Operating Systems
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 6, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Can Facebook Run on AWS? Analyzing Server Capacity, Costs & Feasibility

This article explores whether Facebook could be hosted on AWS by estimating Facebook's server count, comparing hardware performance, evaluating software compatibility, and calculating the massive cost implications, ultimately concluding that while technically possible, it would be far more expensive than maintaining its own data centers.

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Can Facebook Run on AWS? Analyzing Server Capacity, Costs & Feasibility
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jul 5, 2017 · Artificial Intelligence

Is This the New Golden Age of Visual AI? Insights from Alibaba Cloud

The article reviews the three historic AI booms, explains why today’s cloud‑based visual intelligence represents a distinct era, outlines five key factors for successful visual AI, and showcases real‑world Alibaba Cloud applications such as product search, city‑wide monitoring, medical diagnosis, and visual advertising.

AI ApplicationsAlibaba CloudBig Data
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Is This the New Golden Age of Visual AI? Insights from Alibaba Cloud
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jul 2, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Why Azure’s Open‑Source Turn Is Redefining Cloud Computing and DevOps

The article examines how legacy, monolithic software struggles in modern IT, while cloud‑centric architectures—exemplified by Microsoft Azure’s embrace of open‑source, IaaS, PaaS, and DevOps tools—enable scalable, flexible development and operations, signaling an inevitable shift toward cloud‑native production.

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Why Azure’s Open‑Source Turn Is Redefining Cloud Computing and DevOps
21CTO
21CTO
Jun 26, 2017 · Operations

From Lab Chemist to KVM Guru: A Veteran Ops Leader’s Journey

This interview chronicles Xiao Li’s unconventional path from a petroleum chemistry graduate to a senior operations director, highlighting his hands‑on experience with system administration, virtualization, cloud computing, and team management across major Chinese tech firms.

Cloud ComputingKVMProject Management
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From Lab Chemist to KVM Guru: A Veteran Ops Leader’s Journey
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jun 22, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How to Choose the Right Cloud Host: Inside Trusted Cloud’s Rating System

This article explains the Trusted Cloud host rating framework, detailing its star‑based levels, evaluation criteria such as availability, security and disaster recovery, and how enterprises can use the standards to select the most suitable cloud host provider.

Cloud ComputingCloud HostStability
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How to Choose the Right Cloud Host: Inside Trusted Cloud’s Rating System
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jun 19, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How Alibaba Built a Cloud‑Native HR System That Cut Costs 100× and Boosted Speed 6×

This article details Alibaba's migration from Oracle PeopleSoft HCM to a self‑developed, cloud‑native eHR platform, describing the technical challenges, phased development using Groovy and MaxCompute, and the resulting six‑fold speed increase, hundred‑fold cost reduction, and enhanced employee experience.

Big DataCloud ComputingGroovy
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How Alibaba Built a Cloud‑Native HR System That Cut Costs 100× and Boosted Speed 6×
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
Jun 18, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Inside Alibaba’s Middleware: Career Paths, Tech Stack, and Architecture Challenges

This article explores why Alibaba's middleware is dubbed the architect's cradle, outlines career development routes within the team, details the extensive technology stack, and examines the major technical challenges such as massive data processing, real‑time analytics, and large‑scale deployment during peak events.

Big DataCloud ComputingSoftware Architecture
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Inside Alibaba’s Middleware: Career Paths, Tech Stack, and Architecture Challenges
21CTO
21CTO
Jun 16, 2017 · Fundamentals

11 Bold Predictions Shaping the Future of Programming

This article surveys eleven forward‑looking predictions—from cloud computing eclipsing Moore's law to IoT security challenges, video‑centric web experiences, AI‑driven features, evolving UI design, autonomous transport, legal constraints, and the rise of containers—highlighting how programmers must adapt to stay competitive.

Cloud ComputingIoT securityMachine Learning
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11 Bold Predictions Shaping the Future of Programming
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Jun 8, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Mellanox InfiniBand Technology Overview: Architecture, Protocol Stack, and Product Portfolio

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Mellanox's InfiniBand solutions, covering the company's background, network architecture, routing algorithms, Fat‑Tree topology, the OFED software stack, management tools, MPI support, adapters, switches, routers, cables, and related products for high‑performance computing and cloud data centers.

Cloud ComputingData Center NetworkingFat-Tree
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Mellanox InfiniBand Technology Overview: Architecture, Protocol Stack, and Product Portfolio