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Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 25, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Key Capabilities and Emerging Trends of Multi‑Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Management

The article explains why enterprises adopt multi‑cloud strategies, outlines essential multi‑cloud management functions, discusses cloud‑network collaboration and security measures, and highlights future trends such as deep cloud‑network integration, data‑layer unification, consistent management, and edge‑cloud adoption.

Cloud Managementcloud trendshybrid cloud
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Key Capabilities and Emerging Trends of Multi‑Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Management
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Sep 18, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Why Hybrid Multi‑Cloud Is the Future of Enterprise IT – Lessons, Pitfalls, and Best Practices

This article explores the origins, architecture, and real‑world implementation experience of enterprise hybrid multi‑cloud, covering security solutions, resource pooling, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS layers, and common challenges such as data placement, network reliability, traffic routing, and standardization.

DevOpsInfrastructurecloud security
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Why Hybrid Multi‑Cloud Is the Future of Enterprise IT – Lessons, Pitfalls, and Best Practices
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Aug 13, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Tencent's Internal Business Migration to Public Cloud: Strategies, Practices, and Lessons

Tencent’s internal migration from isolated private data centers to a unified public‑cloud environment—driven by the need to eliminate siloed “chimney” architectures, boost development speed, engineer experience, and customer value—was executed in three staged phases using refactor‑or‑migrate strategies, comprehensive testing, security integration, database‑migration patterns, hybrid‑cloud management, and cloud‑native DevOps practices, yielding a scalable, cost‑effective platform.

DevOpsTencentcloud migration
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Tencent's Internal Business Migration to Public Cloud: Strategies, Practices, and Lessons
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 6, 2019 · Cloud Native

Why Multi-Cluster Architecture Is the Future of Cloud‑Native Applications

This article explains the rise of multi‑cluster designs, outlines three common scenarios—cloud burst, disaster recovery, and active‑active—examines the complexities of application delivery across clusters, and details how Kubernetes and Alibaba Cloud’s ACK implement unified APIs, tunnel mechanisms, and high‑availability to enable true multi‑cloud operations.

ACKCluster TunnelFederation
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Why Multi-Cluster Architecture Is the Future of Cloud‑Native Applications
vivo Internet Technology
vivo Internet Technology
Jul 29, 2019 · Big Data

Is Hadoop Dead? An Analysis of Cloudera’s Move Toward an Enterprise Data Cloud

While Hadoop remains a powerful but complex batch‑processing engine, Cloudera’s merger with Hortonworks and its pivot toward an enterprise data cloud—offering hybrid, multi‑cloud analytics, security, and governance—signals a strategic shift that keeps Hadoop relevant yet no longer central amid rising competitors like MongoDB and Elasticsearch.

ClouderaData GovernanceEnterprise Data Cloud
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Is Hadoop Dead? An Analysis of Cloudera’s Move Toward an Enterprise Data Cloud
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jul 25, 2019 · Cloud Native

Accelerate Your Cloud Migration with Alibaba ACK: Best Practices & Tools

The article outlines Alibaba Cloud's ACK migration solution, detailing how ACK ensures reliability and security, the three key questions to address, comprehensive migration design—including cluster planning, data transfer, monitoring, and traffic switching—along with open‑source tools, hybrid management 2.0, edge integration, and real‑world case studies.

ACKEdge ComputingKubernetes
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Accelerate Your Cloud Migration with Alibaba ACK: Best Practices & Tools
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jun 30, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Why Cloud Computing Is the New Strategic Resource: A Philosophical Journey

This reflective essay explores the philosophical roots, historical evolution, and future trends of cloud computing, comparing public, private, and hybrid models, highlighting operational transformations, talent needs, and the strategic role of cloud as the next essential resource for technology and society.

IT transformationcloud computinghybrid cloud
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Why Cloud Computing Is the New Strategic Resource: A Philosophical Journey
UCloud Tech
UCloud Tech
Jun 12, 2019 · Cloud Native

Boost Hybrid Cloud Efficiency: Integrating Hosted Physical Machines into UK8S

This article explains how incorporating hosted‑cloud physical servers into UCloud's UK8S cluster enables seamless hybrid‑cloud operation by improving resource utilization during low‑traffic periods, simplifying network, storage, and load‑balancing configurations, and reducing the operational overhead of managing separate Kubernetes clusters.

KubernetesUK8Shybrid cloud
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Boost Hybrid Cloud Efficiency: Integrating Hosted Physical Machines into UK8S
NetEase Game Operations Platform
NetEase Game Operations Platform
May 17, 2019 · Cloud Computing

NetEase Games' AWS Cloud Operations and Practices for Global Game Deployment

This presentation details NetEase Games' journey of moving its mobile titles overseas onto AWS, covering the challenges of performance, elasticity, security and global connectivity, the systematic cloud evaluation framework they built, and the architectural and operational practices they adopted to achieve reliable, cost‑effective worldwide game services.

AWScloud computinggame operations
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NetEase Games' AWS Cloud Operations and Practices for Global Game Deployment
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
May 14, 2019 · Operations

How to Master Multi‑Cloud Operations: Lessons from a Gaming Company’s Hybrid Architecture

This talk shares a senior director’s experience building a hybrid multi‑cloud infrastructure for a game company, covering stability, efficiency, cost challenges, design‑for‑failure principles, standardization, resource automation, and the cultural and organizational factors that affect successful cloud operations.

Cost OptimizationDevOpsOperations
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How to Master Multi‑Cloud Operations: Lessons from a Gaming Company’s Hybrid Architecture
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
May 4, 2019 · Cloud Native

From VLAN to Cloud‑Native: Ctrip’s Multi‑Generation Network Evolution

This article chronicles Ctrip’s network architecture evolution—from early VLAN‑based private‑cloud designs, through SDN‑enabled large‑layer‑2 solutions, to container‑aware hybrid‑cloud and cloud‑native approaches like Cilium—offering practical insights and lessons for large‑scale network engineers and teams.

CiliumSDNcloud networking
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From VLAN to Cloud‑Native: Ctrip’s Multi‑Generation Network Evolution
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Apr 3, 2019 · Cloud Computing

What Alibaba Cloud’s New President Reveals About the Future of Cloud Computing

In a candid interview, Alibaba Cloud’s new president discusses how pricing is just a starting point, the shift from open‑source to self‑developed data platforms, the rapid growth of hybrid cloud, security priorities, the role of AI, the evolution of the middle‑platform concept, ecosystem integration, and the strategic focus on scaling, public‑cloud share, and partner collaboration to drive Alibaba Cloud’s future growth.

AIAlibaba CloudBig Data
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What Alibaba Cloud’s New President Reveals About the Future of Cloud Computing
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Apr 3, 2019 · Cloud Computing

What’s Next for Cloud Computing? Insights from Alibaba Cloud’s New President

In a detailed interview, Alibaba Cloud’s new president discusses the future of cloud computing, emphasizing the shift from price competition to core value, the importance of hybrid cloud, data processing platforms, open‑source challenges, AI integration, ecosystem strategy, and the evolving role of the cloud as a platform and integrated service.

Alibaba CloudArtificial IntelligenceBig Data
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What’s Next for Cloud Computing? Insights from Alibaba Cloud’s New President
Ctrip Technology
Ctrip Technology
Feb 21, 2019 · Cloud Native

Building a Custom Kubernetes Cluster on AWS for Hybrid‑Cloud Container Deployment at Ctrip

The article describes Ctrip's motivation, design choices, and implementation details for deploying a self‑managed Kubernetes cluster on AWS, covering network architecture with VPC and ENI, custom image distribution, logging and monitoring, data synchronization, and operational challenges such as ELB loopback and kubelet configuration.

AWSCloud NativeDevOps
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Building a Custom Kubernetes Cluster on AWS for Hybrid‑Cloud Container Deployment at Ctrip
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Dec 17, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Cloud Computing Infrastructure: Components, Benefits, and Challenges

The article explains cloud computing infrastructure, covering internal vs public cloud, core components of compute, network and storage, IaaS benefits, hybrid cloud strategies, networking changes like SD‑WAN, and challenges such as noisy neighbors and latency, providing a comprehensive overview for enterprises transitioning to cloud environments.

IaaSSD-WANcloud computing
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Understanding Cloud Computing Infrastructure: Components, Benefits, and Challenges
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Dec 1, 2018 · Cloud Native

What Red Hat Revealed About Cloud‑Native Development and Hybrid Cloud at Forum 2018

The Red Hat Forum 2018 recap explains Red Hat's cloud‑native application development approach, hybrid‑cloud infrastructure strategy, OpenShift platform details, NetApp integration, and a step‑by‑step migration solution, offering practical guidance for enterprises adopting modern cloud technologies.

Cloud NativeContainersInfrastructure Migration
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What Red Hat Revealed About Cloud‑Native Development and Hybrid Cloud at Forum 2018
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Nov 7, 2018 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cut Double‑11 Transaction Costs to One‑Quarter with Cloud‑Native Architecture

Over a decade of Alibaba's infrastructure evolution—from early stability fixes, through full‑link stress testing and multi‑active deployments, to containerized hybrid‑cloud scheduling—enabled a dramatic reduction of per‑transaction costs to just 25% of the 2015 level for the massive Double 11 sales events.

Cost OptimizationDouble 11Unified Scheduling
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How Alibaba Cut Double‑11 Transaction Costs to One‑Quarter with Cloud‑Native Architecture
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Nov 7, 2018 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cut Double‑11 Transaction Costs by 75% with Cloud‑Native Architecture

This article chronicles Alibaba's ten‑year evolution of foundational infrastructure—from early stability struggles to mature full‑link testing, then rapid containerization, unified scheduling, and hybrid‑cloud deployment—that slashed the incremental cost of each ten‑thousand‑transaction spike to one‑quarter of its original level.

Cost OptimizationUnified Schedulingcloud-native
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How Alibaba Cut Double‑11 Transaction Costs by 75% with Cloud‑Native Architecture
AntTech
AntTech
Nov 5, 2018 · Cloud Native

Container and Cloud‑Native Technologies for Financial‑Grade Distributed Architecture

This article explains how Ant Financial addresses the challenges of adopting containers in financial‑grade distributed systems by detailing cloud‑native fundamentals, the CAFE platform’s three‑step solution, custom pod lifecycle, SOFAMesh integration, and hybrid‑cloud capabilities for scalable, resilient operations.

Containerscloud-nativefinancial technology
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Container and Cloud‑Native Technologies for Financial‑Grade Distributed Architecture
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 8, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Why China's Public Cloud Market Is Growing Over 50% and What It Means for the Future

China’s 2018 Cloud Computing Development White Paper reveals that the public cloud market grew over 50% in 2017, predicts continued rapid expansion, highlights fierce competition among industry clouds, the rise of hybrid and multi‑cloud strategies, growing security concerns, open‑source adoption, and evolving policy and technology trends.

Market Trendscloud computinghybrid cloud
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Why China's Public Cloud Market Is Growing Over 50% and What It Means for the Future
ITPUB
ITPUB
May 7, 2018 · Cloud Computing

How to Seamlessly Transition HPC Workloads to a Hybrid Cloud Strategy

This article explains why enterprises are finally embracing hybrid cloud for high‑performance computing, outlines the security and technical concerns that previously held them back, and provides concrete strategies—such as automation, cloud bursting, workflow preservation, and custom images—to achieve a smooth migration.

HPChybrid cloudstrategy
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How to Seamlessly Transition HPC Workloads to a Hybrid Cloud Strategy
UCloud Tech
UCloud Tech
Mar 29, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Mastering VPC: Layered Isolation and Four Real‑World Connectivity Solutions

This article explains how VPC enables component layering and isolation, covering four typical scenarios—enabling internet access for subnets, separating internal and external resources, inter‑connecting multiple cloud VPCs, and linking on‑premises networks with cloud VPCs—along with step‑by‑step implementation guidance.

NAT gatewaySubnet IsolationVPC
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Mastering VPC: Layered Isolation and Four Real‑World Connectivity Solutions
Tongcheng Travel Technology Center
Tongcheng Travel Technology Center
Nov 14, 2017 · Backend Development

Highlights of the First Tongcheng Technology Conference in Suzhou: Serverless, Microservices, Go, NewSQL, Hybrid Cloud, and Ticket Search Architecture

The two‑day Tongcheng Technology Conference in Suzhou featured six technical sessions covering serverless architecture, microservices with Go, Facebook‑style development tools, NewSQL database practices, hybrid cloud management at Sina Weibo, and high‑performance ticket search systems, offering practical insights for backend engineers.

Backend ArchitectureGoMicroservices
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Highlights of the First Tongcheng Technology Conference in Suzhou: Serverless, Microservices, Go, NewSQL, Hybrid Cloud, and Ticket Search Architecture
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Oct 11, 2017 · Operations

When Celebrities Crash Weibo: Inside the Ops Battle and Hybrid Cloud Solution

A sudden surge of traffic triggered by a celebrity relationship announcement caused a Weibo outage, prompting frantic reactions from developers, operations, and management, and leading to an in‑depth analysis of high‑availability architecture, elastic scaling, hybrid‑cloud DCP platforms, and Docker‑based service deployment.

Operationshigh availabilityhybrid cloud
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When Celebrities Crash Weibo: Inside the Ops Battle and Hybrid Cloud Solution
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Apr 10, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Why SDN Is the Key to Elastic Hybrid Cloud Networks

The article explains how hybrid cloud adoption demands on‑demand, elastic networking and argues that Software‑Defined Networking (SDN) provides the scalability, multi‑vendor interoperability, reliability and intelligence needed to seamlessly connect private and public clouds.

Elastic NetworkingSDNcloud computing
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Why SDN Is the Key to Elastic Hybrid Cloud Networks
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 21, 2017 · Operations

Rethinking Operations: The “Third Kind” of SRE at Lianjia

The article shares the author’s experience transitioning from private to public and hybrid clouds at Lianjia, introduces a “third kind” of operations that blends traditional and internet‑based practices, and discusses containers, DNS‑based naming, and automation tools to build adaptable, cost‑effective infrastructure.

InfrastructureNaming ServiceSRE
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Rethinking Operations: The “Third Kind” of SRE at Lianjia
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.

SRASite Recovery ManagerVMware
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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.

AzureSite Recoverycloud computing
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Understanding Microsoft Azure Site Recovery for Hybrid and Private Cloud Disaster Recovery
21CTO
21CTO
Mar 18, 2016 · R&D Management

Inside Lianjia’s Tech Team: How a Former PHP Star Drives R&D Culture and Management

In this interview, former PHP core developer Hui Xincheng shares how he leads Lianjia’s growing tech team, discusses the company’s product and hybrid‑cloud architecture, and offers insights on management, talent development, and the evolving role of technical communities in today’s software industry.

PHPSoftware ArchitectureTeam Culture
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Inside Lianjia’s Tech Team: How a Former PHP Star Drives R&D Culture and Management
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Feb 3, 2016 · Backend Development

Motan RPC Framework: Architecture, Hybrid‑Cloud Enhancements, and Traffic Management

This article introduces Sina Weibo's Motan RPC framework, compares RPC with other remote‑call technologies, explains Motan's modular architecture and high‑availability features, and details recent hybrid‑cloud adaptations such as traffic compression, dynamic group‑based routing, and extensible command‑driven traffic control.

RPCTraffic Compressionbackend-development
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Motan RPC Framework: Architecture, Hybrid‑Cloud Enhancements, and Traffic Management
21CTO
21CTO
Dec 8, 2015 · Cloud Computing

How 1hao Store Built a Scalable Hybrid Cloud for E‑Commerce Success

An in‑depth interview with 1hao Store’s senior tech director reveals the evolution of its e‑commerce architecture, hybrid‑cloud strategy, performance‑driven culture, and practical steps for achieving high availability, elasticity, and cost efficiency during massive traffic spikes.

architecturecloud computinge‑commerce
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How 1hao Store Built a Scalable Hybrid Cloud for E‑Commerce Success
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.

Cloud NativeDockerVideo Streaming
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How Mango TV Built a Hybrid Cloud Platform to Scale Video Services
21CTO
21CTO
Sep 2, 2015 · Cloud Computing

What I Learned Building a Hybrid Cloud System: Restful APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis & More

After two months of deep involvement in a distributed hybrid‑cloud project, I share practical insights on using Restful APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis, logging, component‑based development, testing strategies, coding standards, and cross‑team communication, highlighting challenges and solutions encountered while integrating C#, Java, and Python services.

Distributed SystemsREST APIRabbitMQ
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What I Learned Building a Hybrid Cloud System: Restful APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis & More
21CTO
21CTO
Aug 18, 2015 · Cloud Computing

What I Learned Building a Hybrid Cloud System: Architecture, Tools, and Best Practices

Over the past two months I helped develop a distributed hybrid‑cloud platform, tackling challenges from OS differences and network ports to message queues, logging, multi‑language integration, and testing, and I share the architectural decisions, tooling choices, and practical lessons learned for building robust backend systems.

Backend ArchitectureDistributed SystemsRabbitMQ
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What I Learned Building a Hybrid Cloud System: Architecture, Tools, and Best Practices
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 17, 2015 · Cloud Computing

From Cloud 1.0 to 2.0: How Docker and Data Services Are Redefining the Cloud

This article traces the seven‑year evolution of cloud computing from the early public‑vs‑private debate and open‑source battles to the Docker‑driven 2.0 era, highlighting shifts in business models, data as a core asset, and emerging trends in data‑center design.

Business ModelVirtualizationhybrid cloud
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From Cloud 1.0 to 2.0: How Docker and Data Services Are Redefining the Cloud
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Mar 14, 2015 · Cloud Computing

Hybrid Cloud Architecture and Scalability Analysis of China’s 12306 Railway Ticketing System

The article examines the technical challenges of the 12306 railway ticketing platform, comparing it with e‑commerce systems, and proposes a hybrid‑cloud solution that leverages private and public cloud resources to handle massive, unpredictable traffic while ensuring security, high availability, and elastic scalability.

high concurrencyhybrid cloudsecurity
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Hybrid Cloud Architecture and Scalability Analysis of China’s 12306 Railway Ticketing System
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Mar 11, 2015 · Cloud Computing

Building a Scalable Cloud Application Platform for the 12306 Railway Ticketing System with Pivotal Gemfire

The article analyzes the rapid growth of China’s 12306 online ticketing platform, the challenges of extreme traffic and concurrency during peak travel periods, and how a cloud‑native, memory‑centric architecture based on Pivotal Gemfire enabled scalable, high‑performance, and highly available ticketing services.

Pivotal Gemfiredistributed cachinghigh concurrency
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Building a Scalable Cloud Application Platform for the 12306 Railway Ticketing System with Pivotal Gemfire
ITPUB
ITPUB
Feb 4, 2015 · Databases

How SQL Server 2014 Powers Hybrid Cloud and Big Data Solutions

In this interview, Microsoft experts explain how SQL Server 2014 integrates with Azure to provide hybrid‑cloud backup, disaster recovery, scalable workloads, memory‑optimized processing, robust security, and high‑performance benchmarks, illustrating its pivotal role in the company's big‑data platform.

AzureDatabase SecuritySQL Server
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How SQL Server 2014 Powers Hybrid Cloud and Big Data Solutions
Baidu Tech Salon
Baidu Tech Salon
May 19, 2014 · Cloud Computing

Redefining Multi-Tenancy in the Hybrid Cloud Era

Redefining multi‑tenancy for the hybrid cloud era, the article explains how enterprises can combine private, public, and carrier clouds using Microsoft’s Cloud OS vision and Windows Azure Pack to deliver flexible, self‑service tenant management, unified billing, and consistent user experiences across diverse infrastructures.

Cloud ManagementWindows Azure Packcloud computing
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Redefining Multi-Tenancy in the Hybrid Cloud Era