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Meitu Technology
Meitu Technology
Jan 24, 2018 · Cloud Native

Optimization Practices of Meipai Live Streaming Architecture

Over two years, Meipai Live has continuously refined its live‑streaming architecture by building full‑chain monitoring, optimizing the push‑stream SDK and player, deploying a multi‑source, multi‑CDN and container‑based platform, integrating cloud storage, live‑streaming and instant‑messaging services, and now pursues intelligent scheduling driven by data analysis.

Cloud NativeStreaming Infrastructure
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Optimization Practices of Meipai Live Streaming Architecture
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Jan 15, 2018 · Cloud Native

Automate Safe Database Migrations on Kubernetes with Spinnaker

Learn how to build a repeatable, secure Spinnaker pipeline that automatically runs database migrations and deploys a Go‑based API service to Kubernetes, using Docker images, Run Job stages, and environment variables, without writing custom scripts.

Cloud NativeDevOpsKubernetes
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Automate Safe Database Migrations on Kubernetes with Spinnaker
Architect's Tech Stack
Architect's Tech Stack
Jan 3, 2018 · Cloud Native

Docker Container Operations: Creating, Starting, Stopping, and Managing Containers

This guide explains Docker container fundamentals and provides step‑by‑step instructions for creating, launching (both new and stopped containers), running containers in the background, attaching or executing commands inside them, viewing logs, exporting/importing snapshots, and cleaning up containers using Docker CLI commands.

Cloud NativeContainer ManagementContainers
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Docker Container Operations: Creating, Starting, Stopping, and Managing Containers
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
Dec 29, 2017 · Cloud Native

Inside JD’s ‘Moon Landing’ ML Platform: Cloud‑Native Architecture Secrets

JD’s Moon Landing Machine Learning Platform, built on Docker and Kubernetes, showcases a cloud‑native architecture that integrates AI services, multi‑tenant security, GPU management, big‑data scheduling, and advanced networking and storage solutions for high‑performance inference and training workloads.

Cloud NativeGPU ManagementKubernetes
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Inside JD’s ‘Moon Landing’ ML Platform: Cloud‑Native Architecture Secrets
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Dec 19, 2017 · Databases

Interview with Liu Qi, Co‑founder and CEO of PingCAP, on TiDB’s Origin, Roadmap, and Database Trends

PingCAP co‑founder and CEO Liu Qi discusses the motivation behind creating TiDB, its evolution into a HTAP NewSQL database, key development priorities such as SQL enhancements, storage engine innovation, cloud‑native integration, and shares insights on open‑source project management and future database trends.

Cloud NativeHTAPNewSQL
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Interview with Liu Qi, Co‑founder and CEO of PingCAP, on TiDB’s Origin, Roadmap, and Database Trends
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Dec 13, 2017 · Cloud Native

How Google Deploys Microservices with Kubernetes: A Practical Guide

Google Cloud’s engineers explain how microservice architectures benefit from small, fast-deployable containers, using Docker, Docker‑Compose, and Kubernetes features such as Pods, Replication Controllers, Services, Labels, and canary releases to achieve automated, high‑availability deployments at Google’s massive scale.

Cloud NativeDockerKubernetes
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How Google Deploys Microservices with Kubernetes: A Practical Guide
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Dec 5, 2017 · Cloud Native

Why Alibaba’s Open‑Source Pouch Is Changing the Container Landscape

Alibaba has open‑sourced its lightweight container runtime Pouch under Apache 2.0, detailing its evolution from early LXC experiments to a million‑scale deployment, highlighting strong isolation, rich “rich container” features, P2P image distribution, and its integration with Kubernetes and other cloud‑native ecosystems.

AlibabaCloud NativeKubernetes
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Why Alibaba’s Open‑Source Pouch Is Changing the Container Landscape
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 3, 2017 · Cloud Native

How Netflix’s Spinnaker Powers Cloud‑Native Continuous Delivery

Spinnaker, Netflix’s open‑source continuous‑delivery platform, enables cloud‑native microservice teams to automate, test, and deploy applications across multiple clouds with features like blue‑green and canary releases, a modular microservice architecture, Slack notifications, Chaos Monkey integration, and Artifactory package management.

Cloud NativeDeployment StrategiesSpinnaker
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How Netflix’s Spinnaker Powers Cloud‑Native Continuous Delivery
21CTO
21CTO
Nov 24, 2017 · Cloud Native

What Is Istio? An Open‑Source Service Mesh from IBM, Google, and Lyft

Istio, an open-source service mesh created by IBM, Google, and Lyft, offers a uniform platform for integrating microservices, managing traffic, enforcing policies, and collecting telemetry, with a control plane that abstracts underlying cluster platforms like Kubernetes, illustrated through developer presentations and slide decks.

Cloud NativeIstioKubernetes
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What Is Istio? An Open‑Source Service Mesh from IBM, Google, and Lyft
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Nov 17, 2017 · Cloud Native

Tencent Cloud Container Service Becomes Early Member of CNCF Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program

Tencent Cloud Container Service has joined the inaugural CNCF Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program, confirming its Kubernetes platform meets the foundation’s consistency, portability and reliability standards, and giving enterprises such as Wall Street Snippets and Xiaohongshu confidence that workloads will run seamlessly across any certified Kubernetes environment.

CNCFCloud NativeConformance Certification
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Tencent Cloud Container Service Becomes Early Member of CNCF Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Nov 14, 2017 · Cloud Native

Dragonfly: Alibaba's P2P Large‑Scale File and Container Image Distribution System

Dragonfly is Alibaba's P2P‑based infrastructure that dramatically accelerates massive file and container image distribution by forming peer networks, applying smart compression and flow‑control, and reducing registry traffic by over 99%, enabling tens of thousands of servers to receive multi‑gigabyte files simultaneously during peak events.

AlibabaCloud NativeFile Distribution
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Dragonfly: Alibaba's P2P Large‑Scale File and Container Image Distribution System
Suning Technology
Suning Technology
Nov 13, 2017 · Backend Development

How Suning Scaled Its Membership System for Double‑11: From Legacy POS to Multi‑Active Architecture

This article examines Suning's evolution of its membership platform—from an early offline POS system to a vertically split, cloud‑native architecture—detailing capacity planning, performance testing, data migration with Spark, multi‑active deployment, and future plans for cross‑region high availability.

Big DataCloud NativeData Migration
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How Suning Scaled Its Membership System for Double‑11: From Legacy POS to Multi‑Active Architecture
Zhuanzhuan Tech
Zhuanzhuan Tech
Oct 31, 2017 · Cloud Native

Key Technologies and Design Patterns for Implementing Microservices: Architecture Characteristics, Patterns, and Data Consistency

This article explains microservice architecture fundamentals, typical design patterns such as chain, aggregator, data‑sharing and asynchronous messaging, and presents practical solutions for service splitting, data consistency, and distributed transaction management based on real‑world experience at the ZhaiZhai platform.

Cloud NativeData ConsistencyDesign Patterns
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Key Technologies and Design Patterns for Implementing Microservices: Architecture Characteristics, Patterns, and Data Consistency
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Oct 19, 2017 · Cloud Native

Why OpenMessaging Could Redefine Cloud‑Native Messaging Standards

The OpenMessaging project, launched by Alibaba with partners like Yahoo and Didi, aims to create a vendor‑neutral, cloud‑native messaging standard, detailing its value, current implementation in RocketMQ, and a three‑year roadmap covering open‑source releases, cloud platform integration, and ecosystem expansion.

Apache RocketMQCloud NativeDistributed Messaging
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Why OpenMessaging Could Redefine Cloud‑Native Messaging Standards
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Oct 15, 2017 · Cloud Native

Why Alibaba’s Pouch Container Runtime Is Shaping the Future of Cloud Native

At the 2017 Hangzhou Cloud Expo, Alibaba announced the open‑source release of its internally‑developed container runtime Pouch, detailing its seven‑year evolution, unique security and scalability features, collaborations with Zhejiang University, and the company’s strategy to foster an ecosystem‑driven, standards‑focused container technology future.

AlibabaCloud NativeContainer
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Why Alibaba’s Pouch Container Runtime Is Shaping the Future of Cloud Native
vivo Internet Technology
vivo Internet Technology
Oct 14, 2017 · Cloud Native

Implementation of a Container Web Console Using GoTTY

The article explains how to build a browser‑based container web console with GoTTY by wrapping docker exec in a WebSocket‑driven backend, detailing static asset handling, dual‑goroutine I/O, deployment options for distributed or centralized agents, security logging, and automatic cleanup of orphaned shell processes.

Cloud NativeContainer ManagementDocker
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Implementation of a Container Web Console Using GoTTY
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Oct 13, 2017 · Cloud Native

Spock: Qiniu's Continuous Delivery Platform – Architecture, Business Flow, and Best Practices

The article presents Qiniu's Spock continuous delivery platform, detailing its business and technical architecture, pipeline stages from self‑test to release, automation practices, microservice challenges, quality gates, and operational metrics that enable fast, reliable cloud‑native software delivery.

AutomationCloud NativeContinuous Delivery
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Spock: Qiniu's Continuous Delivery Platform – Architecture, Business Flow, and Best Practices
DevOps
DevOps
Sep 21, 2017 · Cloud Native

Microservices in Practice – Part 2: Harnessing Linux Containers for Faster, Smaller Deployments

This article explains how Linux containers, especially Docker, complement microservices by providing lightweight, portable, and easily managed runtime environments, and discusses key concepts such as logging and monitoring, zero‑downtime continuous delivery, and dynamic service registries for scalable cloud‑native applications.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
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Microservices in Practice – Part 2: Harnessing Linux Containers for Faster, Smaller Deployments
360 Zhihui Cloud Developer
360 Zhihui Cloud Developer
Aug 31, 2017 · Cloud Native

Demystifying Kubernetes: Architecture, Core Components, and Custom Controllers Explained

The article offers a clear, beginner‑friendly overview of Kubernetes architecture—including master‑slave roles, key components like etcd and kube‑apiserver, the registration‑watch workflow, and custom controllers such as lb‑controller and log‑controller—while inviting readers to share feedback and explore deeper implementation details.

Cloud NativeCustom ControllersKubernetes
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Demystifying Kubernetes: Architecture, Core Components, and Custom Controllers Explained
21CTO
21CTO
Aug 20, 2017 · Cloud Native

How JD Built a Scalable AI Platform on Kubernetes: Architecture, Networking, and Storage Insights

This article details JD's AI platform built on Docker and Kubernetes, covering its high‑availability architecture, network plugin choices, storage solutions like GlusterFS and SeaweedFS, GPU management, CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and native Spark on Kubernetes, illustrating how a cloud‑native stack supports large‑scale AI services.

AI PlatformCloud NativeGPU Management
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How JD Built a Scalable AI Platform on Kubernetes: Architecture, Networking, and Storage Insights
21CTO
21CTO
Aug 13, 2017 · Backend Development

Splitting Monoliths into Microservices with DDD: Real Cases & Tips

This article explains how to transform a classic layered monolithic architecture into microservices using Domain‑Driven Design, illustrates real‑world cases from Alibaba Cloud's EDAS platform, and shares practical best‑practice guidance on development, deployment, networking, and common microservice patterns.

Cloud NativeDDDMicroservices
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Splitting Monoliths into Microservices with DDD: Real Cases & Tips
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
Jun 20, 2017 · Cloud Native

How Uber Built Jaeger: From In‑House Tracing to a Cloud‑Native Open‑Source Platform

Uber’s engineering team chronicles the evolution of its distributed tracing system—from the early Merckx pull‑based solution and TChannel integration to the open‑source Jaeger platform—detailing architectural shifts, sampling strategies, multi‑language client libraries, and the move toward a fully cloud‑native, end‑to‑end observability stack.

Cloud NativeDistributed TracingMicroservices
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How Uber Built Jaeger: From In‑House Tracing to a Cloud‑Native Open‑Source Platform
DevOps
DevOps
Jun 11, 2017 · Operations

REA Group’s End‑to‑End DevOps Practice for Microservices on AWS

This article details how REA Group implements a comprehensive DevOps workflow for its micro‑service architecture on AWS, covering the 12‑Factor principles, toolchain components, automated deployment with rea‑shipper, monitoring, alerting, and the collaborative processes that enable continuous delivery at scale.

AWSCloud NativeContinuous Delivery
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REA Group’s End‑to‑End DevOps Practice for Microservices on AWS
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Jun 5, 2017 · Cloud Native

How to Tackle Performance Optimization in Large‑Scale Kubernetes PaaS Platforms

This article examines the daunting performance‑optimization challenges of a complex PaaS architecture, breaks the system into control, data, and monitoring subsystems, defines concrete metrics, demonstrates testing with Prometheus and other tools, and shares practical automation techniques to accelerate iterative improvements.

Cloud NativeKubernetesPaaS
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How to Tackle Performance Optimization in Large‑Scale Kubernetes PaaS Platforms
DevOps
DevOps
May 3, 2017 · Cloud Native

Understanding Docker’s Rebranding to Moby and the Role of LinuxKit

The article analyzes Docker’s controversial rename of its core project to Moby, the community backlash it sparked, the strategic motives behind the move, and how related initiatives like LinuxKit fit into the evolving cloud‑native container ecosystem.

Cloud NativeDockerLinuxKit
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Understanding Docker’s Rebranding to Moby and the Role of LinuxKit
21CTO
21CTO
May 2, 2017 · Backend Development

How Toutiao Scaled to Millions of QPS with Go‑Powered Microservices

This article chronicles Toutiao’s evolution from a monolithic Python/C++/PHP stack to a large‑scale Go‑based microservice architecture, detailing the reasons for adopting Go, the design of the kite framework, concurrency models, timeout control, performance tuning, monitoring, and a reusable DAO component for efficient RPC aggregation.

BackendCloud NativeMicroservices
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How Toutiao Scaled to Millions of QPS with Go‑Powered Microservices
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Apr 27, 2017 · Cloud Native

Why Docker Rebranded to Moby: Inside the Controversial Container Split

An in‑depth look at Docker’s transformation into the Moby project reveals how the company repackaged its flagship container platform, the community’s backlash over the split, the strategic motives behind the move, and what it means for the future of container‑based cloud native development.

Cloud NativeContainersDocker
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Why Docker Rebranded to Moby: Inside the Controversial Container Split
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Apr 25, 2017 · Cloud Native

How CaaS Transforms Microservice Development and Operations with Docker

This article explains the differences between monolithic and microservice architectures, introduces Docker as a key tool for microservices, and details how a Container‑as‑a‑Service (CaaS) platform can provide service discovery, routing, logging, monitoring, auto‑scaling, SLA enforcement, and deployment strategies to simplify development and operations.

Auto ScalingCloud NativeDocker
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How CaaS Transforms Microservice Development and Operations with Docker
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Apr 5, 2017 · Backend Development

Understanding Microservice Architecture: From Traditional SOA to Modern Practices

This article explains the evolution from heavyweight traditional SOA with enterprise service buses to lightweight, distributed microservice architectures, covering service design patterns, deep microservice principles, and a detailed e‑commerce inventory microservice case study, while illustrating a complete microservice system hierarchy.

Backend ArchitectureCloud NativeSOA
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Understanding Microservice Architecture: From Traditional SOA to Modern Practices
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Mar 31, 2017 · Cloud Native

From Zero to Cloud‑Native: Practical Steps to Build Scalable Cloud Systems

This article outlines how to transform cloud computing from a barrier into a foundation for business success by defining Cloud‑Native principles, recommending public‑cloud adoption, project engineering practices, service‑oriented thinking, micro‑service implementation with Kubernetes, and DevOps integration, providing concrete guidance and trade‑offs for each step.

Cloud NativeKubernetesMicroservices
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From Zero to Cloud‑Native: Practical Steps to Build Scalable Cloud Systems
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Mar 20, 2017 · Cloud Native

Baidu Code Development Collaboration Platform: Architecture, Evolution, and Enterprise SaaS Practices

The article describes Baidu's comprehensive code development collaboration platform, detailing its multi‑stage architecture evolution, five‑level code management model, challenges of massive scale, and the enterprise‑grade SaaS solutions that enable high availability, scalability, security, and multi‑tenant isolation.

Cloud NativeMicroservicesScalability
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Baidu Code Development Collaboration Platform: Architecture, Evolution, and Enterprise SaaS Practices
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Mar 7, 2017 · Cloud Native

Tencent Games’ 3‑Year Journey of Kubernetes Adoption and Optimization for Large‑Scale Online Gaming

This article details how Tencent Games built, customized, and continuously optimized a Kubernetes‑based container platform over three years to support tens of thousands of game containers, covering deployment modes, scheduler enhancements, network solutions, resource quotas, monitoring, storage, and the transition to micro‑service architectures.

Cloud NativeKubernetesMicroservices
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Tencent Games’ 3‑Year Journey of Kubernetes Adoption and Optimization for Large‑Scale Online Gaming
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 6, 2017 · Operations

Tencent Game Ops: Turning Service Delivery into Smart, Automated Microservices

This article details how Tencent's game operations team redefined operational services, introduced micro‑service architecture, applied big‑data driven recommendations, and built intelligent, automated pipelines for server opening, merging, version releases, and download services, achieving significant efficiency and cost gains.

AutomationBig DataCloud Native
0 likes · 26 min read
Tencent Game Ops: Turning Service Delivery into Smart, Automated Microservices
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 5, 2017 · Cloud Native

How Rancher Implements Overlay and Flat Networks with CNI

This article explains Rancher's use of the CNI specification to build IPsec and VXLAN overlay networks, details the evolution of container networking models, and describes how to configure a flat network using custom bridges and ebtables rules for seamless container communication.

CNICloud NativeOverlay Network
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How Rancher Implements Overlay and Flat Networks with CNI
DevOps
DevOps
Feb 23, 2017 · Cloud Native

JD's Migration from OpenStack to Kubernetes: Lessons and Architecture of JDOS 2.0

Since the end of 2016, JD has been transitioning its infrastructure from OpenStack to Kubernetes, completing 20% of the migration and aiming for full conversion by Q2, and shares detailed experiences, architectural evolution, operational practices, and future directions for large‑scale container platforms.

Cloud NativeInfrastructureJDOS
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JD's Migration from OpenStack to Kubernetes: Lessons and Architecture of JDOS 2.0
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Feb 13, 2017 · Cloud Native

Comprehensive Overview of Docker: Architecture, Components, Orchestration, Storage, and Ecosystem

This article provides an extensive overview of Docker, covering its open‑source origins, client‑server architecture, container isolation, image management, orchestration tools such as Compose, Swarm and Machine, networking solutions, storage strategies, integration with PaaS/IaaS platforms, Kubernetes, OpenStack, DevOps practices, micro‑service architecture, and the broader Docker ecosystem.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
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Comprehensive Overview of Docker: Architecture, Components, Orchestration, Storage, and Ecosystem
Meituan Technology Team
Meituan Technology Team
Jan 23, 2017 · Cloud Native

Meituan-Dianping Docker Container Platform: Architecture and Practices

Meituan‑Dianping’s Docker Container Platform, built on a four‑layer architecture that integrates API orchestration, host‑side management, a hybrid image registry, OVS‑DPDK networking, LVM‑backed storage, and low‑overhead monitoring, enables seconds‑level scaling, live resource adjustments, and major cost savings across dozens of business units by combining containers with traditional VMs.

Cloud NativeDockerInfrastructure
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Meituan-Dianping Docker Container Platform: Architecture and Practices
DevOps
DevOps
Jan 12, 2017 · Cloud Native

What Is Docker? Understanding Containers and Their Role in Cloud‑Native Computing

The article explains Docker’s rapid rise, clarifies the difference between Docker and containers, compares containers with virtual machines, and describes how Docker streamlines application deployment by packaging code and its dependencies into portable containers within the cloud‑native ecosystem.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 9 min read
What Is Docker? Understanding Containers and Their Role in Cloud‑Native Computing
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Jan 3, 2017 · Cloud Native

How JD Built and Scaled Its First‑Generation Container Engine (JDOS) from Zero to 150k Containers

This article chronicles JD.com's journey from early OpenStack experiments in 2013 to the development, large‑scale deployment, and evolution of its first‑generation container engine (JDOS), highlighting architectural choices, performance challenges, operational practices, and the open‑source projects that emerged from the experience.

Cloud NativeKubernetesLarge‑Scale Deployment
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How JD Built and Scaled Its First‑Generation Container Engine (JDOS) from Zero to 150k Containers
Hujiang Technology
Hujiang Technology
Dec 19, 2016 · Cloud Native

Architects' Roundtable: Container Practice and Orchestration Experiences

In this architects' roundtable, leading engineers from companies such as Hujiang, Didi, Mogujie, Qiniu, and Shanbay share practical experiences and challenges of adopting Docker, Mesos, Marathon, and Kubernetes for container deployment, orchestration, networking, storage, and auto‑scaling in production environments.

Cloud NativeMesoscontainer orchestration
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Architects' Roundtable: Container Practice and Orchestration Experiences
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 18, 2016 · Operations

Introduction to DevOps and Docker: Concepts, Components, and Implementation

This article explains the principles of DevOps, its technical, process, and organizational considerations, and introduces Docker as a key tool, detailing its architecture, components, native utilities, suitable scenarios, and how it enables continuous integration, delivery, and efficient operations.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
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Introduction to DevOps and Docker: Concepts, Components, and Implementation

Why Combining Microservices with Docker Amplifies Agility and Adaptability

The article analyzes how the rapid adoption of microservices and container virtualization, especially Docker, boosts software agility and adaptability, while highlighting the critical role of stateful services, the challenges of storage in containers, and the concrete benefits of running both stateless and stateful components within containers.

Cloud NativeContainersDevOps
0 likes · 23 min read
Why Combining Microservices with Docker Amplifies Agility and Adaptability
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 14, 2016 · Cloud Native

Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Mesos + Marathon Cluster on macOS with Docker

This article walks through installing a Mesos‑based distributed scheduling platform on macOS using Docker containers, covering custom image creation, registry configuration, Docker‑VM quirks, environment‑variable setup for Zookeeper, Mesos master and slaves, Marathon deployment, and practical tips for accessing containers via socat, Portainer, chroot, and nsenter.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 16 min read
Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Mesos + Marathon Cluster on macOS with Docker
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Dec 12, 2016 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Built a Decade-Long Microservice Architecture: Challenges and Lessons

This article chronicles Alibaba's ten‑year journey from monolithic Java EE deployments to a cloud‑native microservice ecosystem, detailing the technical challenges, the evolution of its EDAS RPC frameworks, comprehensive monitoring, capacity planning, and the strategies that enabled resilient large‑scale services during massive traffic events.

Cloud Nativecapacity planningmonitoring
0 likes · 11 min read
How Alibaba Built a Decade-Long Microservice Architecture: Challenges and Lessons
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Nov 14, 2016 · Cloud Computing

From Virtualization to Cloudification: What Wireless Networks Need to Know

Virtualization transforms a single physical machine into multiple logical computers, improving resource utilization, while cloudification extends these concepts to create elastic, automated, and distributed infrastructures; the article explores their definitions, benefits, industry adoption, and specific challenges for wireless network products transitioning to cloud-native architectures.

Cloud NativeVirtualizationWireless Networks
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From Virtualization to Cloudification: What Wireless Networks Need to Know
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Nov 10, 2016 · Cloud Native

Why Microservices Accelerate Development: Core Principles and Implementation Guide

This article explains the origins, key characteristics, speed advantages, and step‑by‑step implementation of microservice architecture, showing how small, independent, loosely‑coupled services enable rapid development, continuous delivery, and productized deployment in modern cloud‑native environments.

Cloud NativeMicroservicesSoftware Architecture
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Why Microservices Accelerate Development: Core Principles and Implementation Guide
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Oct 27, 2016 · Cloud Native

How to Build a Smarter Microservice Platform: From Classic Pitfalls to a “Micro‑Intelligent” Design

This article examines the shortcomings of classic microservice architectures, introduces a “micro‑intelligent” design philosophy and a pseudo‑social distributed model, and outlines three foundational elements—service registration, discovery, and monitoring—required to construct a robust, adaptive microservice computing platform.

Cloud NativeService Registrationdistributed design
0 likes · 23 min read
How to Build a Smarter Microservice Platform: From Classic Pitfalls to a “Micro‑Intelligent” Design
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Oct 6, 2016 · Cloud Native

Enterprise Adoption of Container Technology: Standardization, Efficiency, and Competitive Advantage

The article examines how Docker‑based container technology can be standardized and applied in enterprises to improve resource utilization, streamline software delivery, and create competitive advantages, while also discussing ecosystem standards, selection criteria, and the broader impact on modern IT development.

Cloud NativeContainerDevOps
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Enterprise Adoption of Container Technology: Standardization, Efficiency, and Competitive Advantage
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Sep 23, 2016 · Cloud Native

What Are Docker’s Biggest Drawbacks? A Critical Look at Its Limitations

While Docker revolutionizes application deployment with lightweight containers, it also suffers from significant limitations such as network configuration constraints, restricted library control, lack of clear audit trails, platform incompatibilities, limited isolation, and challenges in storage, logging, and resource management.

Cloud NativeContainersDevOps
0 likes · 5 min read
What Are Docker’s Biggest Drawbacks? A Critical Look at Its Limitations
GF Securities FinTech
GF Securities FinTech
Aug 31, 2016 · Cloud Native

How Containerization Transformed a Securities Trading Platform: Lessons from OpenTrading

This article explains how a securities firm adopted Docker and cloud‑native practices to overcome scaling, upgrade, and reliability challenges, detailing its four‑layer platform architecture, massive container deployments, orchestration strategies, and immutable DevOps best practices for high‑frequency trading environments.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 15 min read
How Containerization Transformed a Securities Trading Platform: Lessons from OpenTrading
ITPUB
ITPUB
Aug 31, 2016 · Cloud Native

Master Decentralized Governance, Service Discovery, and Fault Tolerance in Cloud‑Native Microservices

This article explains how microservices adopt decentralized governance, outlines service registration and discovery mechanisms, details Docker and Kubernetes deployment strategies, describes security using OAuth2/OpenID, discusses transaction handling and fault‑tolerance patterns such as circuit breaking and timeouts, providing practical guidance for building robust cloud‑native systems.

Cloud NativeDockerKubernetes
0 likes · 12 min read
Master Decentralized Governance, Service Discovery, and Fault Tolerance in Cloud‑Native Microservices
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Aug 11, 2016 · Cloud Native

Understanding Docker Native Networking Architecture

This article explains Docker's native networking model, covering Linux namespaces, veth pairs, the docker0 bridge, container IP assignment, port exposure, Docker links, Libcontainer versus LXC, and the need for advanced network optimization solutions for complex cloud environments.

Cloud NativeDockerLinux Namespaces
0 likes · 9 min read
Understanding Docker Native Networking Architecture
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 3, 2016 · Operations

How Harbor Enables Seamless Container Image Replication Across Registries

This article explains the design and implementation of Harbor's policy‑based Docker image replication, detailing its architecture, job service workflow, state‑machine handling, and how it reduces storage‑specific dependencies while simplifying large‑scale container registry synchronization.

Cloud NativeContainer RegistryHarbor
0 likes · 8 min read
How Harbor Enables Seamless Container Image Replication Across Registries
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Aug 2, 2016 · Cloud Native

Benefits and Challenges of Containerizing OpenStack

The article explains the growing trend of containerizing OpenStack, describes how projects like Kolla achieve this, and outlines the advantages such as easier upgrades, greater flexibility, simplified configuration management, reduced OS vendor lock‑in, faster deployment, and improved monitoring and innovation.

Cloud NativeDockerKolla
0 likes · 11 min read
Benefits and Challenges of Containerizing OpenStack
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jul 23, 2016 · Cloud Native

Unlock Docker: Core Concepts, Architecture, and Practical Commands

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Docker, covering its definition, client‑server architecture, differences from traditional virtual machines, key advantages, essential terminology, installation steps, repository and image concepts, common Docker commands, Dockerfile instructions, container management, and volume handling, all illustrated with diagrams and code examples.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 20 min read
Unlock Docker: Core Concepts, Architecture, and Practical Commands
DevOps
DevOps
Jul 17, 2016 · Cloud Native

10 Things You Should Know About Docker

This article outlines ten essential facts about Docker—from its role as a software packaging and deployment tool and its roots in long‑standing container technology, to its cross‑platform support, performance advantages, rapid evolution, competition, and the cautions enterprises should consider before adopting it.

Cloud NativeDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 9 min read
10 Things You Should Know About Docker
DevOps Coach
DevOps Coach
Jul 13, 2016 · Cloud Native

Unlocking DevOps 2.0: Key Insights from the ‘Black Treasure’ Book

This article provides a detailed reading note of the DevOps 2.0 toolset book, summarizing its chapters on DevOps concepts, micro‑service architecture, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, orchestration tools such as Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes, and practical advice for building immutable, automated deployment pipelines.

Cloud NativeDevOpsMicroservices
0 likes · 10 min read
Unlocking DevOps 2.0: Key Insights from the ‘Black Treasure’ Book
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Jun 27, 2016 · Cloud Native

Comparing Microservices Architecture with Service‑Oriented Architecture (SOA) and API Management

This article examines the contentious debate between microservices and SOA, explains their differing definitions, explores how API management bridges the two, and outlines the advantages, challenges, and key considerations for adopting microservices in modern, agile, and scalable enterprise architectures.

API ManagementCloud NativeMicroservices
0 likes · 23 min read
Comparing Microservices Architecture with Service‑Oriented Architecture (SOA) and API Management
21CTO
21CTO
May 14, 2016 · Backend Development

How We Scaled a Billion‑User System: From Monolith to Microservices

This article recounts how a rapidly growing online platform transformed a tightly coupled, fragile architecture into a scalable, high‑availability system by applying dynamic/static separation, read‑write splitting, caching, load‑balancing, intelligent monitoring, and finally migrating to a micro‑service architecture.

Backend ArchitectureCloud NativeMicroservices
0 likes · 11 min read
How We Scaled a Billion‑User System: From Monolith to Microservices
21CTO
21CTO
Apr 30, 2016 · Cloud Computing

How Cloud Computing Evolved from Grid Computing to a Public Resource

This article traces cloud computing’s history from early grid and parallel computing concepts, through the rise of service-oriented models and virtualization, to today’s cloud‑native architectures, highlighting its transformation into a fine‑grained, on‑demand public resource.

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How Cloud Computing Evolved from Grid Computing to a Public Resource
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Apr 29, 2016 · Cloud Computing

The Evolution of Cloud Computing: From Early Grid Computing to Cloud‑Native Architectures

This article traces the historical and technical evolution of cloud computing—from its early grid‑computing roots and the shift to service models, through the progression of isolation layers (physical machines, virtual machines, PaaS, containers), to the emergence of cloud‑native microservice architectures and their resource‑centric characteristics.

Cloud NativeContainersMicroservices
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The Evolution of Cloud Computing: From Early Grid Computing to Cloud‑Native Architectures
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Apr 19, 2016 · Cloud Native

Unlocking Container Success: 5 Ways Application Design Drives Performance

This article, derived from the Efficient Operations Community Talk, explains how thoughtful application design—covering startup time, node placement, data structures, middleware choices, and architecture—determines the true performance and stability benefits when deploying containers.

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Unlocking Container Success: 5 Ways Application Design Drives Performance

How Netflix’s EVCache Enables Global Low‑Latency Caching at Massive Scale

The article explains Netflix’s EVCache—a cloud‑native, memcached‑based distributed cache that provides low‑latency, high‑reliability data access across multiple regions using asynchronous Kafka‑driven replication, detailing its architecture, performance optimizations, and remaining challenges.

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How Netflix’s EVCache Enables Global Low‑Latency Caching at Massive Scale
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Apr 10, 2016 · Cloud Native

Why Docker Became the Core of Modern Cloud‑Native Computing

Docker, built on Linux container technologies, offers a portable, cross‑platform runtime environment and a rich ecosystem—including image registries, orchestration tools, and cloud integrations—that simplifies development, deployment, and management of distributed applications, while providing resource isolation, high utilization, and DevOps automation.

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Why Docker Became the Core of Modern Cloud‑Native Computing
Big Data and Microservices
Big Data and Microservices
Apr 10, 2016 · Industry Insights

How Meituan Scaled Its Tech Architecture from LAMP to a Cloud‑Native O2O Platform

In this interview, Meituan’s technology committee chair Xia Huaxia explains how the company’s architecture evolved from a simple LAMP stack to a multi‑layer, cloud‑native system, detailing the separation of infrastructure, business, and front‑end components, the use of open‑source tools, and the systematic simplification, standardization, automation, and quantification of business processes to support rapid O2O growth.

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How Meituan Scaled Its Tech Architecture from LAMP to a Cloud‑Native O2O Platform
Big Data and Microservices
Big Data and Microservices
Apr 8, 2016 · Industry Insights

How VIPshop Evolved Its E‑Commerce Architecture from Monolith to Service‑Oriented Platform

This article examines VIPshop’s business model evolution and the technical transformation of its e‑commerce platform, detailing the shift from a single‑application LAMP monolith through vertical and distributed architectures to a cloud‑native, service‑oriented design, and outlines the key governance, scalability and operational challenges addressed along the way.

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How VIPshop Evolved Its E‑Commerce Architecture from Monolith to Service‑Oriented Platform

Typical Use Cases and Implementation Details of etcd in Distributed Systems

This article introduces etcd, a highly‑available key‑value store based on the Raft algorithm, and explores its classic use cases such as service discovery, messaging, load balancing, distributed coordination, locks, queues, monitoring, leader election, and compares it with ZooKeeper, highlighting its simplicity, security, and cloud‑native advantages.

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Typical Use Cases and Implementation Details of etcd in Distributed Systems
Architect
Architect
Mar 11, 2016 · Cloud Native

Mainstream Container SDN Technologies and Microservice Practice Analysis

The article reviews the challenges Docker introduces to traditional virtualization networks, explains the concepts of SDN, compares three open‑source container SDN solutions (Flannel, Calico, Weave), and details Qiniu's practical implementation of overlay networking, OpenFlow control, service discovery, load balancing, and security groups for microservice architectures.

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Mainstream Container SDN Technologies and Microservice Practice Analysis
Java High-Performance Architecture
Java High-Performance Architecture
Mar 2, 2016 · Backend Development

Centralized, In‑Process, or Independent: Which Microservice Load‑Balancing Works Best?

The article explains three primary load‑balancing and service‑discovery patterns for microservice architectures—centralized external load balancers, client‑side soft load balancing, and independent LB processes—detailing their mechanisms, advantages, drawbacks, and real‑world examples such as Netflix Eureka, Dubbo, and Airbnb SmartStack.

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Centralized, In‑Process, or Independent: Which Microservice Load‑Balancing Works Best?
21CTO
21CTO
Jan 25, 2016 · Cloud Native

Why Docker Still Dominates: 2016 Tech Awards Highlights & Key Container Projects

InfoWorld’s 2016 Technology of the Year Awards spotlight Docker’s dominance, listing top container‑related projects such as Docker, Kubernetes, CoreOS, Mesos and others, while also covering a broad range of languages, tools, cloud services and big‑data platforms that shaped the tech landscape.

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Why Docker Still Dominates: 2016 Tech Awards Highlights & Key Container Projects
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Dec 9, 2015 · Cloud Native

What Is Kubernetes? A Beginner’s Guide to Core Concepts and Components

This article introduces Kubernetes, Google's open‑source container orchestration platform, explaining its core concepts such as Pods, ReplicationControllers, Services, and Labels, and detailing the main components like kubectl, kube‑apiserver, controller‑manager, scheduler, proxy, and kubelet, along with their OpenStack equivalents.

Cloud NativeDevOpscontainer orchestration
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What Is Kubernetes? A Beginner’s Guide to Core Concepts and Components
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Dec 3, 2015 · Cloud Native

Build a MySQL MHA Cluster with Docker: Complete Step‑by‑Step Guide

This article walks through constructing a MySQL MHA high‑availability cluster using Docker, comparing traditional installation with two Docker‑based versions, detailing container setup, configuration steps, Dockerfile composition, pros and cons, and automation scripts for rapid, repeatable deployments.

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Build a MySQL MHA Cluster with Docker: Complete Step‑by‑Step Guide
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Dec 1, 2015 · Cloud Native

How Docker-Driven Development Powers Continuous Integration in Modern Enterprises

The talk explains how Docker’s container‑based development model transforms traditional development‑operations workflows, addressing issues such as opaque release pipelines, poor deployability, and monolithic architectures, and shows how Docker combined with CI/CD, microservices, and Kubernetes can streamline testing, accelerate delivery, and reduce operational complexity in enterprise environments.

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How Docker-Driven Development Powers Continuous Integration in Modern Enterprises
21CTO
21CTO
Nov 23, 2015 · Cloud Native

Unveiling Docker 1.2: Deep Dive into Its Architecture and Core Components

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of Docker 1.2's architecture, detailing each module's function, the internal workflow of key commands, and how Docker's design enables lightweight, secure container virtualization for modern cloud‑native applications.

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Unveiling Docker 1.2: Deep Dive into Its Architecture and Core Components
21CTO
21CTO
Nov 19, 2015 · Cloud Computing

How Mango TV Built a Hybrid Cloud Platform to Scale Video Services

The article examines how Mango TV leveraged its broadcast assets and a hybrid cloud architecture—combining private and public cloud services, Docker‑based scheduling, Redis‑Cluster, and a custom PaaS called ProjectEru—to support IPTV, OTT, and web content at massive scale while maintaining stability and low operational cost.

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How Mango TV Built a Hybrid Cloud Platform to Scale Video Services