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Youzan Coder
Youzan Coder
Nov 23, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Transparent Multilevel Cache (TMC): Architecture, Hotspot Detection, and Local Cache in Youzan PaaS

Youzan’s Transparent Multilevel Cache (TMC) adds automatic hotspot detection and a 64 MB local cache to existing distributed caches via a Hermes‑SDK‑augmented Jedis client, delivering transparent Java integration, strong consistency, up to 80 % local‑hit rates, and improved QPS during high‑traffic events.

PaaScachedistributed systems
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Transparent Multilevel Cache (TMC): Architecture, Hotspot Detection, and Local Cache in Youzan PaaS
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 13, 2018 · Cloud Computing

What Is PaaS? Evolution, Key Features, and Leading Platforms Explained

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Platform as a Service (PaaS), covering its definition, service model distinctions, historical milestones, major vendors, technical characteristics, container foundations, and the most prominent open‑source and commercial PaaS platforms.

Cloud ComputingContainer TechnologyPaaS
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What Is PaaS? Evolution, Key Features, and Leading Platforms Explained
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Aug 29, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Cloud Platforms: From IaaS to FaaS

This article provides a comprehensive overview of cloud platforms—covering SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, CaaS, and FaaS—tracing their evolution, key features, and trade‑offs to help readers select the most appropriate solution for faster development and automated operations.

CaaSContainer PlatformsFaaS
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Understanding Cloud Platforms: From IaaS to FaaS
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Jun 17, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Understanding Cloud Foundry: Architecture, Core Components, and Deployment Strategies

Cloud Foundry is an open‑source PaaS that abstracts cloud, framework, and service choices, offering features such as multi‑cloud deployment, standard frameworks, built‑in services, and a modular, message‑driven architecture composed of Router, Cloud Controller, DEA, Health Manager, Service Broker, and NATS, with flexible deployment options for both private and public clouds.

Cloud ComputingCloud FoundryDevOps
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Understanding Cloud Foundry: Architecture, Core Components, and Deployment Strategies
21CTO
21CTO
Apr 19, 2018 · Cloud Computing

How Cloud Computing, Big Data, and AI Intertwine to Power Modern Services

This article explains the origins and goals of cloud computing, how virtualization and scheduling bring flexibility, the distinction between private and public clouds, the role of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, and how big data and artificial intelligence rely on cloud platforms to deliver scalable, intelligent applications.

IaaSPaaS
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How Cloud Computing, Big Data, and AI Intertwine to Power Modern Services
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Apr 19, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Understanding the Relationship Between Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence

This article explains how cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence are interrelated, describing the evolution from physical resource management to virtualized, elastic services, the roles of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and how each technology benefits the others in modern applications.

Artificial IntelligenceBig DataCloud Computing
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Understanding the Relationship Between Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Mar 30, 2018 · Cloud Native

Why Tencent Cloud Chose Kubernetes and Its Cloud‑Native PaaS Architecture

Tencent Cloud adopted Kubernetes in 2016 for its Borg‑derived design, extensive ecosystem, strong community, and stateful workload support, building a cloud‑native PaaS with managed Kubernetes, integrated monitoring, logging, Helm‑based configuration, high‑availability control‑plane containers, and a suite of container services, while planning broader runtimes and DevOps tools.

Cloud NativeDevOpsKubernetes
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Why Tencent Cloud Chose Kubernetes and Its Cloud‑Native PaaS Architecture
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 26, 2018 · Operations

How Tencent Scaled AIOps: Building a Unified Operations PaaS Platform

Tencent’s integrated AIOps platform, ZhiYun, demonstrates how a unified operations PaaS—leveraging CMDB-driven object modeling, layered monitoring, and AI-powered data banking—can transform massive-scale service management from manual, fragmented processes into automated, business‑value‑focused operations across hundreds of thousands of devices.

AIAIOpsCMDB
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How Tencent Scaled AIOps: Building a Unified Operations PaaS Platform
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 23, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Why Cloud Computing, Big Data, and AI Are Inseparable: A Beginner’s Guide

This article explains the origins and goals of cloud computing, how virtualization adds flexibility in time and space, the evolution from physical servers to public and private clouds, the role of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and how big data and artificial intelligence intertwine with cloud services to enable modern intelligent applications.

Artificial IntelligenceBig DataCloud Computing
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Why Cloud Computing, Big Data, and AI Are Inseparable: A Beginner’s Guide
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 30, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Will Cloud Computing Redefine Half of the IT Industry? A Bold Forecast

The author reflects on five years of cloud computing evolution, predicts that cloud services will replace half of IT's backend functions, outlines the upcoming consolidation of vendors, and examines how PaaS, staffing, and business models will reshape the industry over the next three to five years.

Cloud ComputingIT transformationIaaS
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Will Cloud Computing Redefine Half of the IT Industry? A Bold Forecast
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 14, 2017 · Cloud Computing

How Google App Engine and AWS Compare as PaaS Solutions for Game Developers

This article examines the concepts, strengths, and limitations of Google App Engine and Amazon AWS as Platform‑as‑a‑Service offerings, focusing on their application scenarios, development support, operations management, and associated services, and draws conclusions for game server development.

AWSCloud ComputingGame Development
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How Google App Engine and AWS Compare as PaaS Solutions for Game Developers
iQIYI Technical Product Team
iQIYI Technical Product Team
Sep 15, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Mesos and Chronos Deployment at iQIYI: Building a Private Cloud Platform and PaaS

At iQIYI, the author led a private‑cloud platform built on Mesos and Chronos that runs millions of weekly containers for transcoding and analytics, then layered a feature‑rich PaaS called QAE on Marathon, highlighting IaaS vs PaaS benefits and outlining future micro‑service, GPU, and scaling enhancements.

ChronosCloud ComputingMesos
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Mesos and Chronos Deployment at iQIYI: Building a Private Cloud Platform and PaaS
Tongcheng Travel Technology Center
Tongcheng Travel Technology Center
Jul 26, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Design and Implementation of Container Network Architecture for Tongcheng Travel PaaS Platform

This article details the evolution of Tongcheng Travel’s PaaS platform, describing its shift from Docker Swarm host networking to a custom container network using Calico and Contiv, the implementation of public‑IP allocation, and the monitoring solution built with OVS sFlow, Redis and ELK.

CalicoCloud ComputingContainer Networking
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Design and Implementation of Container Network Architecture for Tongcheng Travel PaaS Platform
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jul 2, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Why Azure’s Open‑Source Turn Is Redefining Cloud Computing and DevOps

The article examines how legacy, monolithic software struggles in modern IT, while cloud‑centric architectures—exemplified by Microsoft Azure’s embrace of open‑source, IaaS, PaaS, and DevOps tools—enable scalable, flexible development and operations, signaling an inevitable shift toward cloud‑native production.

AzureCloud ComputingDevOps
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Why Azure’s Open‑Source Turn Is Redefining Cloud Computing and DevOps
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
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
Jan 26, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Why PaaS Is the Strategic Core of Cloud Computing

This article explains the role of Platform as a Service (PaaS) as the foundational application infrastructure in cloud environments, its essential functions, multi‑tenant elasticity, strategic importance for enterprises, and why it is considered a future "silver bullet" for software development.

Multi-TenancyPaaSPlatform as a Service
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Why PaaS Is the Strategic Core of Cloud Computing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Jan 11, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Overview of Baidu App Engine (BAE) PaaS: Resource Isolation, Performance Evaluation, and Local Development Environment

This article explains Baidu App Engine's lightweight virtual‑machine based resource isolation, presents performance test results for PHP workloads, details the platform's features such as multi‑language support and automatic dependency installation, and provides step‑by‑step instructions for setting up the local development environment on Windows and Linux.

Cloud ComputingLocal DevelopmentPaaS
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Overview of Baidu App Engine (BAE) PaaS: Resource Isolation, Performance Evaluation, and Local Development Environment
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Dec 20, 2016 · Cloud Native

How Huawei’s FusionStage PaaS Empowers Cloud‑Native Enterprise Transformation

In an exclusive interview, Huawei PaaS chief engineer Yu Yue explains how the new FusionStage platform tackles fragmented PaaS limitations, introduces a layered, cloud‑native architecture with Docker, Kubernetes and multi‑cloud support, and enables agile, end‑to‑end enterprise application development.

Enterprise DevelopmentFusionStagePaaS
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How Huawei’s FusionStage PaaS Empowers Cloud‑Native Enterprise Transformation
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Nov 30, 2016 · Operations

How YY Interactive Built a Scalable PaaS Ops Platform: Lessons & Best Practices

YY Interactive’s operations team shares a comprehensive overview of their private PaaS platform, detailing the evolution from IaaS to automated DevOps-driven services, the value framework of quality, efficiency, cost, and security, and future plans for scalability, multi‑language support, and VDC integration.

DevOpsPaaS
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How YY Interactive Built a Scalable PaaS Ops Platform: Lessons & Best Practices
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Sep 19, 2016 · Backend Development

What Alibaba Architects Learned at SpringOne 2016: From ReactiveX to Serverless

Alibaba architects attended the SpringOne conference in Las Vegas, sharing insights on emerging technologies such as ReactiveX, Ratpack, Java 9 modules, Spring 5 and 1.4, Zipkin, XRebel, PaaS platforms, serverless computing, cloud‑native principles, Agile, DevOps, and microservices, highlighting both global trends and challenges for Chinese cloud providers.

DevOpsPaaSSpring
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What Alibaba Architects Learned at SpringOne 2016: From ReactiveX to Serverless
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Aug 10, 2016 · Cloud Native

Inside Huawei’s CloudOpera & PaaS: How Developers Can Leverage the New Ecosystem

The Hangzhou HDG salon showcased Huawei’s CloudOpera IES, PaaS platform and Fusion Video advances, with experts detailing open APIs, remote labs, Kubernetes‑based container management, multi‑screen architecture, and community‑driven developer support, highlighting practical benefits for telecom and cloud developers.

CloudOperaFusion VideoHuawei
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Inside Huawei’s CloudOpera & PaaS: How Developers Can Leverage the New Ecosystem
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Aug 2, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Inside Huawei CloudOpera IES: Architecture, Open Capabilities & Hands‑On Labs

The HDG Hangzhou event showcased Huawei’s CloudOpera IES architecture, north‑ and south‑bound open capabilities, hands‑on remote labs, plus deep dives into Huawei CCE hybrid‑cloud containers, Kubernetes design, and video UI integration, all wrapped in live streaming, audience interaction, and community networking.

Cloud ComputingCloudOperaHuawei
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Inside Huawei CloudOpera IES: Architecture, Open Capabilities & Hands‑On Labs
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jun 12, 2016 · Cloud Computing

What Is Cloud Computing? Types, Components, and OpenStack Overview

This article explains the fundamentals of cloud computing, why cloud servers are advantageous over traditional PCs, outlines public, private, and hybrid cloud models, describes IaaS/PaaS/SaaS layers, introduces key platforms like OpenStack, CloudStack, and OpenShift, and highlights virtualization as the core technology.

IaaSOpenStackPaaS
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What Is Cloud Computing? Types, Components, and OpenStack Overview
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
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
May 7, 2016 · Operations

400+ Free DevOps Tools & Resources Every Sysadmin Should Know

This article compiles a curated list of over 400 free DevOps and system administration resources—including CI/CD services, monitoring tools, crash handling platforms, IaaS, PaaS, and DBaaS solutions—to help engineers streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency.

CI/CDDevOpsIaaS
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400+ Free DevOps Tools & Resources Every Sysadmin Should Know
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
May 2, 2016 · Cloud Native

How Ping An Built a Scalable Mesos + Marathon PaaS for Financial Services

This article details how Ping An Technology designed and operated the Padis platform—an internal Docker‑based PaaS that evolved to Mesos + Marathon, providing independent container IPs, automated networking, load balancing, CMDB integration, monitoring, and log aggregation to support thousands of containers in production financial applications.

Container OrchestrationDevOpsMarathon
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How Ping An Built a Scalable Mesos + Marathon PaaS for Financial Services
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Apr 29, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Overview of Domestic Cloud Computing Providers in China

This article provides a comprehensive overview of China's cloud computing landscape, detailing the roles of platform and service providers, highlighting major domestic players such as Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent, and discussing the involvement of telecom operators and other emerging vendors.

ChinaCloud providersIaaS
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Overview of Domestic Cloud Computing Providers in China
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Apr 24, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Bridging the DevOps Gap: From IaaS Limitations to PaaS Solutions and Operational Automation

This article examines the DevOps dilemma caused by fragmented development and operations workflows, explains why IaaS alone cannot solve it, and outlines how PaaS combined with modern cloud-native tools such as Docker, Mesos, and YARN can automate resource allocation, deployment, service discovery, and monitoring to create a cohesive, scalable operations platform.

AutomationCloud ComputingDevOps
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Bridging the DevOps Gap: From IaaS Limitations to PaaS Solutions and Operational Automation
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Mar 12, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Public Cloud Market Overview and Provider Reliability Issues

The article reviews the evolution of the public cloud market, highlights Amazon AWS as the dominant player, discusses notable provider outages such as Nirvanix and AWS incidents, and offers guidance for enterprises on multi‑cloud strategies, data redundancy, and provider responsibilities.

AWSIaaSPaaS
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Public Cloud Market Overview and Provider Reliability Issues
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Feb 29, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Unlocking Cloudify: A Deep Dive into Open-Source Cloud Orchestration

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Cloudify, an open‑source cloud orchestration platform, covering its evolution from Java to Python, core components, architecture, integration with Docker and OpenStack, typical use cases, and practical deployment scenarios for efficient operations.

CloudifyDockerOpenStack
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Unlocking Cloudify: A Deep Dive into Open-Source Cloud Orchestration
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jan 12, 2016 · Operations

Mastering PaaS Operations: From Cloud1.0 to Resource‑Centric Architecture

This article explores the evolution of cloud platforms—from early virtualization (Cloud1.0) through resource‑centric Cloud2.0 to application‑centric PaaS (Cloud3.0)—detailing essential operations tasks such as resource allocation, deployment, service discovery, and log management, and outlining practical design choices using Docker, Mesos, and ELK.

Cloud ComputingDockerELK
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Mastering PaaS Operations: From Cloud1.0 to Resource‑Centric Architecture
Architects Research Society
Architects Research Society
Dec 31, 2015 · Cloud Computing

Cloud Foundry vs Docker: A High‑Level Comparison for Developers

The article compares IBM Bluemix's Cloud Foundry and Docker, outlining their core concepts, key advantages such as ease of use versus portability, differences in packaging, scalability, service integration, and provides guidance on choosing the right platform for various application needs.

Cloud ComputingCloud FoundryDocker
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Cloud Foundry vs Docker: A High‑Level Comparison for Developers
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jun 18, 2015 · Cloud Computing

What Drives China Mobile’s Cloud Computing Strategy? Insights and Lessons

This article summarizes a China Mobile cloud computing talk covering the company’s vision for private and public clouds, core technologies such as lightweight virtualization, distributed scheduling and coordination, the evolution from “small cloud” to “big cloud”, practical reflections on implementation, and strategic recommendations for future development.

EPaaSPaaSVirtualization
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What Drives China Mobile’s Cloud Computing Strategy? Insights and Lessons
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 17, 2015 · Cloud Computing

Understanding IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Through a Pizza Analogy

This article uses a pizza‑eating metaphor to demystify cloud computing’s three service models—Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service, Platform‑as‑a‑Service, and Software‑as‑a‑Service—explaining each layer, real‑world providers, and how they compare to on‑premises deployment, while walking through four pizza‑acquisition scenarios—home cooking, buying a ready‑made pizza, ordering delivery, and dining out—to illustrate the concepts.

Cloud ComputingIaaSPaaS
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Understanding IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Through a Pizza Analogy
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Dec 28, 2014 · Operations

Guidelines for Evolving System Architecture and PaaS Operations

This article outlines a comprehensive set of principles and practical components for evolving a large‑scale system architecture, covering rapid deployment, scalability, automation, framework standardization, monitoring, tracing, storage, resource control, and continuous integration to support reliable PaaS operations.

AutomationPaaSarchitecture
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Guidelines for Evolving System Architecture and PaaS Operations
Baidu Tech Salon
Baidu Tech Salon
Mar 10, 2014 · Cloud Computing

Building a Scalable App Engine Platform: Architecture, Open‑Source Tools & Best Practices

This article provides a comprehensive overview of App Engine as a PaaS solution, analyzes leading platforms such as CloudFoundry and SAE, outlines architectural requirements, and presents practical implementation guidance using open‑source tools like Nginx, Scribe, and Storm for elastic, scalable cloud services.

App EngineCloud ComputingElastic Scaling
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Building a Scalable App Engine Platform: Architecture, Open‑Source Tools & Best Practices