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Oct 29, 2025 · Big Data

How Huolala Scaled to 40PB: Inside Their Evolving Big Data Storage Architecture

Huolala, founded in 2013, runs a massive cross‑cloud hybrid big‑data storage platform of over 40 PB across 3,000+ machines, evolving through four online‑storage phases, robust HA design, performance‑cost optimizations, AI vector storage, and a cost‑governance system that saved more than half of its storage expenses.