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Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Oct 2, 2019 · Operations

Understanding Disaster Tolerance, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery: Concepts, Differences, and Implementation Strategies

This article explains the definitions of disaster tolerance, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery, compares their purposes, discusses backup versus disaster‑tolerance solutions, outlines key metrics such as RTO and RPO, and presents common architectural and investment considerations for building resilient enterprise systems.

BackupDisaster RecoveryFault Tolerance
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Understanding Disaster Tolerance, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery: Concepts, Differences, and Implementation Strategies
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Sep 25, 2019 · Databases

Master MySQL Backup & Disaster Recovery: Strategies, Tools, and Automation

Effective MySQL backup and disaster recovery are essential for protecting critical business data; this guide explains backup types, tools like Percona XtraBackup, scheduling, local and remote strategies, incremental processes, preparation and restoration steps, and introduces a platform for automated backup management.

AutomationBackupDatabase Management
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Master MySQL Backup & Disaster Recovery: Strategies, Tools, and Automation
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Jul 31, 2019 · Databases

Overview of Five Common Data Replication Technologies

This article introduces the global data replication market, explains synchronous and asynchronous replication, and details five typical replication techniques—host‑based, application/middleware‑based, database‑based, storage‑gateway‑based, and storage‑media‑based—highlighting their principles, advantages, and trade‑offs for disaster‑recovery planning.

Asynchronous ReplicationData ReplicationDatabase
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Overview of Five Common Data Replication Technologies
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jun 18, 2019 · Operations

Why Designing for Failure Is the Key to Resilient Systems

The article explains how anticipating and engineering for diverse failure scenarios—from hardware faults and software bugs to traffic spikes and external attacks—can dramatically improve system reliability, reduce downtime, and protect business continuity in modern distributed and cloud environments.

Disaster RecoveryFailure DesignMonitoring
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Why Designing for Failure Is the Key to Resilient Systems
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
May 24, 2019 · Cloud Computing

How Tencent Cloud Elasticsearch Enables Multi‑AZ Disaster Recovery

Tencent Cloud Elasticsearch now supports cross‑availability‑zone deployment, requiring even‑numbered data nodes, dedicated master nodes, and replica settings to ensure continuous service when a zone fails, with detailed steps for quick setup and region limitations explained.

Cloud ComputingDisaster RecoveryElasticsearch
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How Tencent Cloud Elasticsearch Enables Multi‑AZ Disaster Recovery
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Apr 1, 2019 · Operations

How Dual‑Mode IT Is Redefining Disaster Recovery in Banking

The article examines how the rise of financial technology and dual‑mode IT is reshaping banking disaster‑recovery strategies, comparing active‑active and two‑site‑three‑center architectures, and proposing an integrated solution to improve resource utilization, reduce risk, and ensure continuous service.

BankingDisaster Recoverybusiness continuity
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How Dual‑Mode IT Is Redefining Disaster Recovery in Banking
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 23, 2019 · Operations

How to Build a Bank Ops SWAT Team for 5‑Minute Incident Recovery

This article explains how a bank can create a specialized Operations SWAT team, define its role, adopt seven essential “weapons” such as layered monitoring, intelligent alerts, communication protocols, automation, and disaster‑recovery tactics, and continuously train the team to meet strict five‑minute recovery targets.

AutomationDisaster RecoveryMonitoring
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How to Build a Bank Ops SWAT Team for 5‑Minute Incident Recovery
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 18, 2019 · Operations

How to Build a Bank Ops SWAT Team for Rapid Incident Recovery

This article explains how a bank can create a specialized SWAT‑style operations team, define its roles, adopt seven essential "weapons" such as monitoring and intelligent alerts, and apply ten tactical processes—from communication to automation—to meet strict five‑minute recovery and regulatory requirements.

AutomationDisaster RecoveryMonitoring
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How to Build a Bank Ops SWAT Team for Rapid Incident Recovery
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 17, 2019 · Operations

Why Cold-Standby Disaster Recovery Fails and How Active‑Active Architecture Wins

Modern cloud outages reveal that cold‑standby or simple multi‑cloud promises often provide only psychological comfort; achieving true high availability requires active‑active designs with local traffic handling, data partitioning, and low‑latency synchronization, while balancing cost, complexity, and physical distance constraints.

Active-ActiveData synchronizationDisaster Recovery
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Why Cold-Standby Disaster Recovery Fails and How Active‑Active Architecture Wins
Xianyu Technology
Xianyu Technology
Mar 14, 2019 · Operations

Ensuring High Availability of Search Engine Services: A Case Study of Xianyu's Search System

The article explains how Xianyu guarantees high‑availability of its core Ha3‑based search engine through independent gateway deployment, multi‑datacenter disaster recovery, traffic isolation, comprehensive monitoring, pressure testing, gray releases, and automated/manual failover, enabling rapid issue detection, recovery, and continuous service stability.

Disaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityMonitoring
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Ensuring High Availability of Search Engine Services: A Case Study of Xianyu's Search System
ITPUB
ITPUB
Jan 28, 2019 · Databases

How to Prevent Redis Single‑Point Failures with Sentinel and Master‑Slave Replication

This article explains Redis’s key features and common use cases, highlights the risks of single‑node deployments, compares two master‑slave replication architectures, and outlines their pros and cons, and details how Redis Sentinel provides automated monitoring, failover, and configuration to achieve high availability.

DatabaseDisaster RecoveryHigh Availability
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How to Prevent Redis Single‑Point Failures with Sentinel and Master‑Slave Replication
Ctrip Technology
Ctrip Technology
Nov 8, 2018 · Databases

Evolution of Ctrip's Database High‑Availability and Disaster‑Recovery Architecture (1999‑2018)

This article chronicles Ctrip's database high‑availability and disaster‑recovery evolution—from simple SQL Server mirroring in the early years, through SAN‑based clustering and AlwaysOn, to the adoption of MySQL, Redis, MHA, and a one‑click DR automation tool—highlighting architectural decisions, challenges, and operational lessons learned.

AlwaysOnDatabase HADisaster Recovery
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Evolution of Ctrip's Database High‑Availability and Disaster‑Recovery Architecture (1999‑2018)
ITPUB
ITPUB
Aug 24, 2018 · Information Security

How Dell EMC RecoverPoint Achieves Millisecond‑Level Data Recovery for Enterprise Continuity

This article details how Dell EMC’s SC series storage, VPLEX and RecoverPoint were tested by E Enterprise Research Institute across multiple failure scenarios, demonstrating automatic failover, rapid point‑in‑time restores, flexible backup granularity and millisecond‑level recovery to ensure uninterrupted business operations.

Dell EMCDisaster RecoveryEnterprise Continuity
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How Dell EMC RecoverPoint Achieves Millisecond‑Level Data Recovery for Enterprise Continuity
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Aug 11, 2018 · Databases

Achieving Multi‑Active Disaster Recovery with Distributed Databases in Finance

Amid rising cloud outages and strict financial regulations, this article examines traditional multi‑active database solutions such as Oracle RAC and IBM GDPS, contrasts them with modern distributed database designs, and details SequoiaDB’s multi‑active architecture and concrete disaster‑recovery procedures for single‑node, site‑wide, and network failures.

DatabasesDisaster RecoveryFinancial Services
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Achieving Multi‑Active Disaster Recovery with Distributed Databases in Finance
AntTech
AntTech
Jul 31, 2018 · Databases

High Availability and Disaster Recovery Strategies for OceanBase Distributed Database

This article reviews traditional database high‑availability techniques, explains the advantages of distributed multi‑replica consistency (Paxos/Raft) used by OceanBase, and compares various deployment topologies—from single‑site three‑replica to multi‑city five‑replica designs—highlighting their trade‑offs and best‑practice recommendations.

Disaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityOceanBase
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High Availability and Disaster Recovery Strategies for OceanBase Distributed Database
Meituan Technology Team
Meituan Technology Team
May 31, 2018 · Mobile Development

High Availability Architecture for Meituan Waimai Mobile Client

Meituan Waimai’s mobile client employs a high‑availability architecture built on loosely‑coupled teams, comprehensive monitoring, encrypted logging, multi‑layer disaster recovery, gray‑release strategies, and an incident‑response workflow, enabling rapid detection and resolution of failures while supporting 20 million daily orders.

Disaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityMonitoring
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High Availability Architecture for Meituan Waimai Mobile Client
21CTO
21CTO
May 9, 2018 · Operations

How Alipay Built Seamless High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Millions of Transactions

This article examines Alipay's evolution from a simple single‑datacenter setup to a multi‑active‑active, unit‑based architecture, detailing the technical challenges of high availability, disaster recovery, failover design, blue‑green deployment, and how these solutions enable continuous service during massive traffic spikes like Double 11.

AlipayBlue-Green DeploymentDisaster Recovery
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How Alipay Built Seamless High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Millions of Transactions
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
May 9, 2018 · Operations

High Availability and Disaster Recovery Architecture: The Evolution of Alipay’s System Design

This article examines the importance of high‑availability and disaster‑recovery architectures, tracing Alipay’s evolution from a simple load‑balanced setup through multi‑datacenter, failover, and unit‑based designs that address scalability, data consistency, and continuous service delivery challenges.

Disaster RecoveryFailoverHigh Availability
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High Availability and Disaster Recovery Architecture: The Evolution of Alipay’s System Design
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
May 1, 2018 · Operations

Comprehensive Guide to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning

This article provides a comprehensive overview of disaster recovery and business continuity planning, covering essential concepts, DRI best‑practice steps, risk and business impact analysis, design options, implementation phases, and practical exercise methods to ensure resilient IT operations.

DRI best practicesDisaster RecoveryIT Operations
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Comprehensive Guide to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Mar 17, 2018 · Industry Insights

Why Continuous Data Protection Is Redefining Enterprise Backup Strategies

The article examines how Continuous Data Protection (CDP) transforms traditional backup and disaster‑recovery approaches by offering near‑real‑time recovery points, finer granularity, and flexible implementation models across applications, files, and storage blocks, while comparing its benefits and trade‑offs with conventional methods.

BackupCDMContinuous Data Protection
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Why Continuous Data Protection Is Redefining Enterprise Backup Strategies
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Mar 14, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Business Continuity Solutions on Tencent Cloud: High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Tencent Cloud’s business continuity solutions combine high‑availability clusters, multi‑AZ load balancing, and cross‑region disaster‑recovery architectures—such as CLB‑CVM‑MySQL configurations, CDB hot‑standby instances, DNS‑based failover, and data‑sync services—to ensure continuous operation and rapid recovery from localized or regional failures.

DatabaseDisaster RecoveryHA
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Business Continuity Solutions on Tencent Cloud: High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Dada Group Technology
Dada Group Technology
Nov 29, 2017 · Backend Development

How Dada Delivery Platform Scaled to 8 Million Orders per Day for Double‑11

This article explains how Dada's order platform was refactored from a Python Flask service to a Java‑based microservice architecture, employing load testing, circuit breaking with Hystrix, and multi‑datacenter disaster recovery to reliably handle eight million orders in a single day during the Double‑11 shopping festival.

Disaster RecoveryLoad TestingMicroservices
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How Dada Delivery Platform Scaled to 8 Million Orders per Day for Double‑11
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 5, 2017 · Databases

Comparing Oracle RAC and MySQL MHA: High‑Availability Architectures Explained

This article provides a detailed comparison of Oracle RAC and MySQL MHA high‑availability solutions, covering architecture overviews, network requirements, failover methods, configuration examples, disaster‑recovery options, performance trade‑offs, and practical considerations for choosing the right approach.

Disaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityMHA
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Comparing Oracle RAC and MySQL MHA: High‑Availability Architectures Explained
JD Retail Technology
JD Retail Technology
Oct 30, 2017 · Operations

Ensuring High Availability and Scalability for Large‑Scale Promotions: Insights from a JD Senior Architect

The article explains how JD’s senior architect prepares for the 11.11 shopping festival by defining high‑availability goals, discussing scalability strategies, disaster‑recovery planning, performance optimization, and system resilience to ensure reliable service under massive traffic spikes.

Disaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityOperations
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Ensuring High Availability and Scalability for Large‑Scale Promotions: Insights from a JD Senior Architect
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Oct 1, 2017 · Operations

Alibaba Global Operations Center Wins DRI International Award for Business Continuity Management Innovation

Alibaba's Global Operations Center (GOC) was honored with the DRI International "Best BCM Innovation Practice" award for its industry‑leading, end‑to‑end business continuity solution that ensures 99.99% service availability through proactive fault prevention, rapid detection, automated recovery, and thorough post‑incident analysis.

AlibabaAwardBCM
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Alibaba Global Operations Center Wins DRI International Award for Business Continuity Management Innovation
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Sep 30, 2017 · Operations

How Alibaba’s Global Operations Center Achieved 99.99% Uptime and Won the DRI Award

Alibaba’s Global Operations Center (GOC) showcases a comprehensive business continuity solution that combines fault prevention, AI‑driven detection, rapid recovery, and automated post‑mortem processes, enabling 99.99% service availability and earning the DRI International Annual Best BCM Innovation Practice Award.

AlibabaDisaster RecoveryGOC
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How Alibaba’s Global Operations Center Achieved 99.99% Uptime and Won the DRI Award
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Sep 27, 2017 · Databases

Qunar Database High Availability and Backup Recovery Architecture

The article describes Qunar's 99.99% high‑availability goal for MySQL databases, outlines its HA designs (MMM, PXC, QMHA), compares hot and cold backup methods, discusses common backup challenges, and details Qunar's comprehensive backup and recovery solution including Percona XtraBackup, dedicated backup nodes, centralized management, and consistency verification.

BackupDatabaseDisaster Recovery
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Qunar Database High Availability and Backup Recovery Architecture
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 ComputingDisaster Recovery
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How Alibaba Cloud SLB Achieves High Availability Across Four Layers
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 13, 2017 · Operations

22 Essential Ops Manager Tips for Building Resilient Web Infrastructure

This article compiles 22 practical recommendations from an operations manager covering domain management, CDN usage, image servers, data center selection, monitoring, security, redundancy, high‑availability architecture, disaster‑recovery planning, and team coordination to help ensure stable and secure online services.

Disaster RecoveryInfrastructureMonitoring
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22 Essential Ops Manager Tips for Building Resilient Web Infrastructure
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jun 8, 2017 · Operations

From Taobao to the Cloud: Proven High‑Availability Strategies for Massive Traffic

This talk shares practical high‑availability designs learned from Alibaba's Taobao platform and Alibaba Cloud, covering traditional IDC stability mechanisms, modern cloud‑native fault‑tolerance, caching tricks, performance tuning, limit‑and‑degrade tactics, disaster‑recovery planning, and multi‑region deployment for handling billions of requests during peak events.

Disaster Recoverycachingcapacity planning
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From Taobao to the Cloud: Proven High‑Availability Strategies for Massive Traffic
21CTO
21CTO
May 4, 2017 · Operations

How Taobao Built High‑Availability: From Double‑11 Peaks to Cloud‑Native Resilience

This article shares practical high‑availability techniques—from Taobao's massive Double‑11 traffic handling and IDC‑based stability measures to cloud‑native designs, caching tricks, performance tuning, disaster‑recovery planning, and multi‑region architectures—offering engineers actionable insights for building resilient systems.

Disaster RecoveryTraffic Engineeringcaching
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How Taobao Built High‑Availability: From Double‑11 Peaks to Cloud‑Native Resilience
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
May 4, 2017 · Operations

From Taobao to the Cloud: Proven High‑Availability Strategies for Massive Traffic

In this talk, Alibaba expert Mu Jian shares how the massive Taobao e‑commerce platform achieved high availability through layered networking, cache design, OS‑level tuning, rate limiting, disaster‑recovery planning, and cloud‑native architectures, offering practical guidance for building resilient systems at scale.

AlibabaDisaster RecoveryHigh Availability
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From Taobao to the Cloud: Proven High‑Availability Strategies for Massive Traffic
Ctrip Technology
Ctrip Technology
Apr 20, 2017 · Backend Development

XPipe: Multi‑Data‑Center Redis Replication, High Availability and Disaster‑Recovery Switching

This article introduces XPipe, a framework designed by Ctrip to enable Redis multi‑data‑center replication, ensure high availability through keeper and MetaServer components, and provide reliable disaster‑recovery (DR) switching while maintaining low latency and data consistency.

Disaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityMulti-Data Center
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XPipe: Multi‑Data‑Center Redis Replication, High Availability and Disaster‑Recovery Switching
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Feb 27, 2017 · Backend Development

Comprehensive Overview of Web System Architecture Layers and Design Considerations

This article presents a detailed walkthrough of a typical web system architecture, covering layered components, load‑balancing strategies, business service and communication layers, storage options from file to object stores, and key criteria for evaluating architecture such as cost, scalability, security, and disaster recovery.

Disaster RecoveryLoad Balancingbackend
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Comprehensive Overview of Web System Architecture Layers and Design Considerations
360 Zhihui Cloud Developer
360 Zhihui Cloud Developer
Feb 2, 2017 · Databases

Mastering Database Backup: Strategies, Retention, and Rapid Recovery

This article explains a comprehensive database backup workflow—including daily full backups with xtrabackup, real‑time binlog incremental backups, multi‑level retention policies, automated failure detection, disaster‑recovery across multiple data centers, and fast table‑level restoration—to help prevent prolonged outages.

Data RecoveryDisaster Recoverybackup retention
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Mastering Database Backup: Strategies, Retention, and Rapid Recovery
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jan 19, 2017 · Databases

What Really Caused Blizzard’s Hearthstone Outage? Inside Oracle RAC Failure

An in‑depth look at Blizzard’s Hearthstone outage reveals that a power interruption likely triggered storage failures in an Oracle RAC cluster, leading to corrupted blocks, incomplete recovery, and a reliance on backups, while highlighting broader lessons on database backup, disaster recovery, and operational decision‑making.

Database OperationsDisaster RecoveryOracle
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What Really Caused Blizzard’s Hearthstone Outage? Inside Oracle RAC Failure
Ctrip Technology
Ctrip Technology
Dec 9, 2016 · Operations

Design and Implementation of Ctrip Call Center's Active‑Active Architecture and Unified Login

The article details Ctrip's call‑center architecture evolution, describing the multi‑layer active‑active design, public access, application and client layers, unified login mechanisms, operational challenges, disaster‑recovery drills, and future plans for software‑only and mobile agents, illustrating practical SRE principles in a large‑scale telephony system.

Active-ActiveDisaster RecoveryHigh Availability
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Design and Implementation of Ctrip Call Center's Active‑Active Architecture and Unified Login
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Dec 8, 2016 · Operations

From DR 1.0 to DR 3.0: The Evolution of Disaster Recovery and Its Future

This article traces the history of disaster recovery from its 1970s origins through the rise of hot‑standby sites, the impact of internet expansion, and the shift to cloud‑based DRaaS, while forecasting future trends such as integrated business‑as‑disaster solutions, automated management platforms, and social‑media‑driven emergency communication.

DRaaSData ReplicationDisaster Recovery
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From DR 1.0 to DR 3.0: The Evolution of Disaster Recovery and Its Future
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 17, 2016 · Operations

Understanding VMware Site Recovery Manager: Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery, and Comparison with Azure Site Recovery

This article explains VMware Site Recovery Manager's architecture, its hybrid and private cloud disaster‑recovery approaches using vSphere Replication and storage‑array replication, compares it with Microsoft Azure Site Recovery, and outlines the use cases for vSAN Stretched Cluster solutions.

Disaster RecoverySRASite Recovery Manager
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Understanding VMware Site Recovery Manager: Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery, and Comparison with Azure Site Recovery
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 12, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Microsoft Azure Site Recovery for Hybrid and Private Cloud Disaster Recovery

This article explains Microsoft Azure Site Recovery’s hybrid and private‑cloud disaster‑recovery solutions, covering basic concepts, architecture, configuration steps, integration with SCVMM, and recent feature enhancements for continuous VM replication, failover testing, and customizable recovery workflows.

AzureCloud ComputingDisaster Recovery
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Understanding Microsoft Azure Site Recovery for Hybrid and Private Cloud Disaster Recovery
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Sep 7, 2016 · Cloud Computing

How Shandong Mobile Achieved Zero‑Downtime Dual‑Active Disaster Recovery in the Cloud

This article details Shandong Mobile's cloud‑based dual‑active architecture, covering virtualization, VMware HA/DRS, Oracle GoldenGate and ADG optimizations, large Layer‑2 network designs, heartbeat mechanisms to avoid split‑brain, comprehensive testing scenarios, and the resulting reductions in downtime and hardware costs.

Database ReplicationDisaster RecoveryNetwork Design
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How Shandong Mobile Achieved Zero‑Downtime Dual‑Active Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 1, 2016 · Operations

How Tencent Shifted 70M Users During Tianjin Explosion – A Multi‑Active Ops Playbook

This article details how Tencent's operations team orchestrated a seamless, zero‑impact migration of over 70 million users across three data centers during the 2015 Tianjin explosion, highlighting the four key capabilities—distribution, scheduling, data synchronization, and automated operations—that enabled multi‑active disaster recovery at massive scale.

Data synchronizationDisaster RecoveryLoad Balancing
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How Tencent Shifted 70M Users During Tianjin Explosion – A Multi‑Active Ops Playbook
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Jun 15, 2016 · Operations

Design and Implementation of Multi‑Site Active‑Active Disaster Recovery for Call Centers

The article describes how a large‑scale call center evolves to a multi‑site architecture and implements system‑level active‑active disaster recovery using Ctrip's contact‑center and unified login platforms, detailing the login flow, fault‑detection logic, key features, and future extensions.

Active-ActiveDisaster RecoveryHigh Availability
0 likes · 6 min read
Design and Implementation of Multi‑Site Active‑Active Disaster Recovery for Call Centers
Tencent Music Tech Team
Tencent Music Tech Team
May 27, 2016 · Databases

Cross‑IDC Disaster Recovery Solution for KV Storage via a Proxy Layer

The article proposes a cross‑IDC disaster‑recovery architecture for key‑value stores that uses a storage proxy layer to record write logs in the primary data center, forward them to a read‑only backup center for replay, and route reads via load‑balancing, while noting current limitations such as complex configuration, low synchronization concurrency, and lack of multi‑write support.

DatabaseDisaster RecoveryHigh Availability
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Cross‑IDC Disaster Recovery Solution for KV Storage via a Proxy Layer
ITPUB
ITPUB
May 12, 2016 · Databases

How a Chinese FinTech Built a Scalable MySQL Cloud Platform for Billions of Transactions

Facing rapid growth and regulatory pressure in 2015, a leading Chinese internet finance firm partnered with Shanghai Aikesheng to design a multi‑stage, MySQL‑based cloud database solution—starting with a private cloud trial, then disaster‑recovery, distributed clustering for massive red‑packet traffic, and finally evolving into an enterprise‑grade PaaS offering.

DBaaSDatabase CloudDisaster Recovery
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How a Chinese FinTech Built a Scalable MySQL Cloud Platform for Billions of Transactions
ITPUB
ITPUB
Apr 19, 2016 · Databases

Mastering SQL Server Log Shipping: Setup, Jobs, and Troubleshooting

This comprehensive guide explains how SQL Server log shipping works, details the roles of primary, secondary, and monitor servers, walks through each job type, discusses execution intervals and data‑loss implications, and provides step‑by‑step failover and troubleshooting procedures.

Backup JobsDisaster RecoveryFailover
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Mastering SQL Server Log Shipping: Setup, Jobs, and Troubleshooting
Big Data and Microservices
Big Data and Microservices
Apr 12, 2016 · Backend Development

WeChat’s Backend Journey: From Zero to Billions with Scalable Architecture

This article chronicles how WeChat’s backend evolved from a simple messaging prototype to a globally distributed, multi‑data‑center system, detailing its message model, unified sync protocol, three‑layer architecture, platformization, disaster‑recovery design, performance tuning, and emerging resource‑scheduling challenges.

Backend ArchitectureData synchronizationDisaster Recovery
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WeChat’s Backend Journey: From Zero to Billions with Scalable Architecture
Java High-Performance Architecture
Java High-Performance Architecture
Mar 9, 2016 · Cloud Computing

How Large‑Scale Elastic Architecture Powers Peak Traffic Events

This article explains how large‑scale elastic architecture designs achieve high availability and scalability by automatically allocating resources during traffic spikes such as Spring Festival ticket sales and Double‑11 shopping festivals, and outlines key techniques, trends, and disaster‑recovery strategies.

Cloud ComputingDisaster RecoveryElastic Architecture
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How Large‑Scale Elastic Architecture Powers Peak Traffic Events
Architect
Architect
Jan 22, 2016 · Operations

System Reliability and Availability: Insights from the Alipay Outage and YunOS

The article examines system reliability concepts such as availability, MTBF, MTTR, and outage classifications, analyzes the Alipay service interruption, discusses various redundancy and failover strategies, and explores YunOS reliability testing and design practices to improve overall system robustness.

Cloud ComputingDisaster RecoveryMTBF
0 likes · 15 min read
System Reliability and Availability: Insights from the Alipay Outage and YunOS
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jan 18, 2016 · Operations

How Tencent Migrated 200M QQ Users After a Tianjin Explosion

When a massive container explosion threatened Tencent's Tianjin data center, the operations team executed a 24‑hour, continent‑wide user migration that moved over 200 million QQ users to Shenzhen and Shanghai without service interruption, showcasing unprecedented disaster‑recovery capabilities.

Disaster RecoveryOperationsTencent
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How Tencent Migrated 200M QQ Users After a Tianjin Explosion
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Dec 7, 2015 · Information Security

How to Build Robust Database Security: Logical and Physical Protection Strategies

This article explains why protecting database‑stored sensitive data is critical, analyzes common attack vectors and breach statistics, and provides detailed logical and physical security measures—including user and permission management, auditing, encryption, disaster‑recovery planning, and Oracle replication technologies—to help organizations achieve comprehensive database protection.

Database SecurityDisaster RecoveryOracle
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How to Build Robust Database Security: Logical and Physical Protection Strategies
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 3, 2015 · Cloud Computing

How XenServer Handles Data Protection, Backup, and Disaster Recovery

This article explains XenServer's high‑performance virtualization features, OVF/OVA export capabilities, snapshot‑based backup methods, disaster‑recovery replication, XenCenter management console functions, integration with Microsoft System Center, and the open XenAPI that enables third‑party automation.

BackupCloud ComputingDisaster Recovery
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How XenServer Handles Data Protection, Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Sep 24, 2015 · Operations

How to Scientifically Evaluate Whether a Cloud Service Is Truly Reliable

This article explains how to objectively assess cloud service reliability by examining three key aspects—availability, access control, and disaster recovery—and provides practical strategies such as redundancy design, gradual deployment, automation, and robust backup to improve overall cloud service trustworthiness.

Disaster Recoveryaccess controlavailability
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How to Scientifically Evaluate Whether a Cloud Service Is Truly Reliable
Architect
Architect
Sep 17, 2015 · Frontend Development

Fallback and Disaster Recovery Strategies for High‑Traffic Web Pages

The article explains why high‑traffic web pages need robust fallback and disaster‑recovery mechanisms, outlines common failure scenarios, and presents practical solutions such as request retries, local caching, backup interfaces, and hard‑coded data with illustrative JavaScript code.

AJAXDisaster RecoveryFallback
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Fallback and Disaster Recovery Strategies for High‑Traffic Web Pages
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Apr 13, 2015 · Operations

Alibaba's Multi‑Active Data Center Architecture: Design, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

This interview with Alibaba's Lin Hao (aka Bi Xuan) explains why the company pursued a multi‑active, geographically distributed data‑center architecture, how it was deployed for the 2014 Double‑11 event, and the technical challenges—including latency, routing consistency, and data synchronization—that had to be solved to achieve high availability and low‑cost disaster recovery.

AlibabaData CenterDisaster Recovery
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Alibaba's Multi‑Active Data Center Architecture: Design, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
ITPUB
ITPUB
Aug 11, 2014 · Information Security

Inside China’s Social Security System: Architecture, Security, and Performance Secrets

In this interview, senior database engineer Eric shares the three‑layer J2EE architecture, Oracle and WebLogic stack, security measures, high‑concurrency handling, disaster‑recovery practices, and performance‑tuning techniques used in China’s social security systems.

Disaster RecoveryWebLogicperformance optimization
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Inside China’s Social Security System: Architecture, Security, and Performance Secrets
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jun 25, 2014 · Operations

Mastering Linux LVM: From Basics to Disaster Recovery Strategies

This guide introduces Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM), explains its core concepts such as physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes, and provides step‑by‑step procedures for checking versions, handling common failures, and performing disaster‑recovery operations on both server and desktop systems.

Disaster RecoveryLVMLinux
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Mastering Linux LVM: From Basics to Disaster Recovery Strategies