How iQIYI Chooses, Optimizes, and Manages Its Diverse Database Stack

This article walks through iQIYI's practical approach to database selection, covering key evaluation dimensions, a taxonomy of SQL/NoSQL and OLTP/OLAP workloads, detailed optimizations for MySQL, Redis, Couchbase and the internally built HiKV, as well as multi‑stage operational management and concrete selection recommendations.

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How iQIYI Chooses, Optimizes, and Manages Its Diverse Database Stack

Architecture Digest

Dec 16, 2019 · Databases

iQIYI’s Database Selection, Optimization, and Management Practices

This article discusses iQIYI’s approach to database selection, covering evaluation criteria, the variety of databases used—including MySQL, TiDB, Redis, Couchbase, and the in‑house HiKV—along with detailed optimization, high‑availability, auditing, and operational management techniques for each system.

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iQIYI’s Database Selection, Optimization, and Management Practices

dbaplus Community

Dec 3, 2019 · Databases

How iQIYI Selects, Optimizes, and Manages Its Diverse Database Stack

This article explains iQIYI's multi‑dimensional approach to database selection, details the practical use and optimization of MySQL, TiDB, Redis, Couchbase, and the internally built HiKV, and offers concrete recommendations for choosing the right database in different scenarios.

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How iQIYI Selects, Optimizes, and Manages Its Diverse Database Stack

iQIYI Technical Product Team

Nov 15, 2019 · Databases

Database Selection Strategies and iQIYI's Implementation of MySQL, Redis, Couchbase, and HiKV

The article outlines practical database selection criteria—cost, stability, performance, scalability, security—and details iQIYI’s concrete implementations of MySQL, Redis, Couchbase, and the custom HiKV store, describing their architectures, backup and scaling mechanisms, operational tooling evolution, and a decision‑tree guide for matching workloads to the appropriate database technology.

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Database Selection Strategies and iQIYI's Implementation of MySQL, Redis, Couchbase, and HiKV