Design and Evolution of Ctrip Flight Search System: High‑Throughput Caching, Real‑Time Computing, Load Balancing and AI

Ctrip’s flight search service processes two billion daily queries by employing a multi‑level Redis cache, machine‑learning‑driven TTLs, distributed pooling and overload protection, AI‑based anti‑scraping, and robust load‑balancing across three data centers, delivering sub‑second latency, up to three‑fold throughput gains and significant cost reductions.

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Design and Evolution of Ctrip Flight Search System: High‑Throughput Caching, Real‑Time Computing, Load Balancing and AI

Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure

Nov 17, 2015 · Backend Development

Alipay Sets Record 85,900 Transactions per Second During 2015 Double‑11, Leveraging OceanBase and Hybrid Cloud Architecture

During the 2015 Double‑11 shopping festival, Alipay processed a peak of 85,900 transactions per second—more than double the previous year and surpassing Visa—thanks to its self‑developed OceanBase database, multi‑active data‑center deployment, and hybrid cloud infrastructure, showcasing China’s leading payment‑system technology.

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Alipay Sets Record 85,900 Transactions per Second During 2015 Double‑11, Leveraging OceanBase and Hybrid Cloud Architecture