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Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Sep 3, 2023 · Cloud Native

Master Knative’s Request‑Based Autoscaling: KPA, Scale‑to‑Zero, and Advanced Strategies

This article explains how Knative implements request‑based autoscaling with KPA, details the scale‑to‑zero mechanism, shows how to handle burst traffic using stable and panic windows, and demonstrates advanced extensions such as resource pools, precise MPA scaling, and predictive AHPA configurations with concrete YAML examples.

Cloud NativeKPAKnative
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Master Knative’s Request‑Based Autoscaling: KPA, Scale‑to‑Zero, and Advanced Strategies
Baidu Geek Talk
Baidu Geek Talk
Aug 28, 2023 · Cloud Native

Baidu Search Vertical Offline Computing System Architecture Evolution

Baidu's search vertical offline computing system evolved through four stages—from a fragmented pre‑2018 processing setup to a unified business framework, then serverless functions, and finally a data‑intelligent architecture with multi‑layer abstraction, graph and multi‑language engines, achieving 5‑10× efficiency gains and dramatically reducing failures.

Baidu SearchCloud NativeDAG Processing
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Baidu Search Vertical Offline Computing System Architecture Evolution
DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Aug 20, 2023 · Databases

Best Practices for Building Low‑Cost Data Lake Analytics with AnalyticDB MySQL and Serverless Spark

This article presents a comprehensive technical overview of Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB MySQL and its Serverless Spark integration, detailing architecture, core optimizations, security enhancements, and real‑world case studies that demonstrate how to achieve cost‑effective, high‑performance data lake analytics.

AnalyticDBBig DataData Lake
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Best Practices for Building Low‑Cost Data Lake Analytics with AnalyticDB MySQL and Serverless Spark
Ant R&D Efficiency
Ant R&D Efficiency
Aug 17, 2023 · Cloud Computing

How Ant Group’s FaaS Architecture Boosts Performance and Security

Ant Group’s FaaS platform redefines serverless computing by eliminating infrastructure overhead, offering rapid function deployment, high‑throughput low‑latency scheduling, robust security isolation, and cost‑effective scaling, while detailing its architectural components, performance optimizations, and future AI‑driven enhancements.

Cloud ComputingFaaSPerformance Optimization
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How Ant Group’s FaaS Architecture Boosts Performance and Security
Tencent Database Technology
Tencent Database Technology
Aug 10, 2023 · Databases

Optimizing Buffer Pool Memory Management in TDSQL-C Serverless

This article explains the architecture of TDSQL-C Serverless buffer pool, details how InnoDB buffer pool resize works, analyzes performance bottlenecks such as IO and mutex contention, and presents optimization techniques like chunk pre‑allocation, delayed release, and hash‑resize improvements that make serverless scaling more stable.

Buffer PoolMemory ManagementOptimization
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Optimizing Buffer Pool Memory Management in TDSQL-C Serverless
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jul 28, 2023 · Cloud Native

Deploy a Web App on Alibaba Cloud SAE: Step-by-Step Guide for the Cloud Native Challenge

This guide walks you through claiming a free SAE trial, creating a Serverless application, configuring public access, and submitting your deployment for the 4th Cloud Native Programming Challenge, providing practical steps and essential links for a successful migration to Alibaba Cloud's Serverless Application Engine.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeSAE
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Deploy a Web App on Alibaba Cloud SAE: Step-by-Step Guide for the Cloud Native Challenge
AI Cyberspace
AI Cyberspace
Jul 24, 2023 · Cloud Native

What Is Cloud Native? A Simple City Analogy and Evolution Explained

An accessible Chinese-to-English guide demystifies cloud native by likening it to a city, outlines its definition, core traits, evolution through three philosophical questions, practical “Wang’s Four Rules,” development stages from cloud‑hosted VMs to containers and serverless, and discusses applicability in private and traditional enterprises.

Cloud ComputingServerlesscontainerization
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What Is Cloud Native? A Simple City Analogy and Evolution Explained
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 16, 2023 · Frontend Development

What’s Driving Web Development in 2023? Key Trends You Must Know

The 2023 web development landscape is shifting toward meta‑frameworks with server‑side rendering, edge‑computing and serverless functions, revived databases, modern JavaScript runtimes, monorepos, utility‑first CSS, end‑to‑end type safety, new build tools, and AI‑assisted coding, reshaping how developers build full‑stack applications.

AIJavaScriptSSR
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What’s Driving Web Development in 2023? Key Trends You Must Know
ByteFE
ByteFE
Jul 12, 2023 · Cloud Native

Design and Implementation of ByteFaaS Worker: A Lightweight WebAssembly‑Based Serverless Solution

ByteFaaS, ByteDance’s internal function compute platform, leverages WebAssembly to create a lightweight, cloud‑edge integrated serverless solution called ByteFaaS Worker, detailing classic versus lightweight FaaS, the WebAssembly runtime, simplified architecture, traffic scheduling, edge support, developer SDKs, and performance benefits.

Cloud NativeFunction as a ServiceGo SDK
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Design and Implementation of ByteFaaS Worker: A Lightweight WebAssembly‑Based Serverless Solution
Ant R&D Efficiency
Ant R&D Efficiency
Jun 26, 2023 · Cloud Native

Serverless Function Compute for Mini Programs: Architecture, Security, and Performance Optimizations

Alipay’s serverless Function Compute platform empowers mini‑program developers with a four‑stage architecture—mini program, Alipay app, gateway, and function—offering automatic elastic scaling, sub‑20 ms scheduling, sub‑100 ms cold‑starts, multi‑layer isolation, DDoS protection, and the ability to sustain 10 k QPS for reliable, low‑latency user experiences.

Cloud NativeFunction ComputeMini Program
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Serverless Function Compute for Mini Programs: Architecture, Security, and Performance Optimizations
Selected Java Interview Questions
Selected Java Interview Questions
May 26, 2023 · Backend Development

Amazon Prime Video Case Study: Moving from Serverless Microservices to a Monolith Cuts Costs by Over 90%

The Prime Video engineering team replaced a costly, scaling‑limited serverless microservice architecture with a streamlined monolithic solution on EC2/ECS, achieving more than a 90% reduction in infrastructure expenses while improving scalability, sparking widespread debate about the true value of microservices and serverless approaches.

AWSServerlessbackend-architecture
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Amazon Prime Video Case Study: Moving from Serverless Microservices to a Monolith Cuts Costs by Over 90%
Baidu Geek Talk
Baidu Geek Talk
May 25, 2023 · Cloud Native

OpenFaaS Product Background, Business Scenario, Architecture Design and Implementation

To replace wasteful physical‑machine scripts on Baidu’s Aladdin search platform, the team adopted OpenFaaS on a Kubernetes cluster, using its event‑connector, Prometheus‑driven autoscaling, and high‑availability gateway to run synchronous, scheduled, and asynchronous functions, achieving stable deployments with only 14 % CPU and 8 % memory of the original.

Serverlesskubernetesopenfaas
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OpenFaaS Product Background, Business Scenario, Architecture Design and Implementation
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
May 17, 2023 · Frontend Development

QTest & QClient Technical Journey: Event Overview and Talk Summaries

The QTest and QClient technical journey event on May 23, 2023 features multiple expert talks on performance testing, AI‑enhanced frontend engineering, Serverless visualisation, user‑behavior replay, and a new React framework, along with registration details, promotional items, and recruitment information.

AIQTestServerless
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QTest & QClient Technical Journey: Event Overview and Talk Summaries
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
May 12, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Deploy Stable Diffusion on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in Minutes

This guide walks you through registering for Alibaba Cloud, enabling Function Compute and NAS, creating a Stable Diffusion application from a template, configuring the admin console, uploading the model, optionally building a custom Docker image, and troubleshooting common issues, all with step‑by‑step instructions and code examples.

AIAlibaba CloudDocker
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Deploy Stable Diffusion on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in Minutes
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
May 9, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Why Amazon Prime Video Cut Costs 90% by Dropping Serverless for a Monolith

A Prime Video case study shows that moving from a costly serverless micro‑service architecture to a streamlined monolith on EC2/ECS reduced infrastructure expenses by over 90% while improving scalability, sparking a heated debate about the true value of microservices and serverless in large‑scale video streaming.

AWSServerlesscloud architecture
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Why Amazon Prime Video Cut Costs 90% by Dropping Serverless for a Monolith
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
May 5, 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

Deploy Stable Diffusion on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in Minutes

This guide shows how to map a Stable Diffusion container's dynamic paths to Alibaba Cloud NAS, configure Serverless Devs, deploy the application, and upload model files via a visual admin UI or NAS commands, enabling fast AI image generation on a cloud‑native platform.

AI DeploymentAlibaba CloudFunction Compute
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Deploy Stable Diffusion on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in Minutes
Architects Research Society
Architects Research Society
May 2, 2023 · Cloud Computing

What Is Apache OpenWhisk? An Overview of the Open‑Source Serverless Platform

Apache OpenWhisk is an open‑source, distributed serverless platform that runs functions in Docker containers, supports multiple programming languages, can be deployed on various cloud or on‑premise environments such as Kubernetes, and offers seamless integration with popular services, scalable execution, and resource‑efficient operation.

Apache OpenWhiskCloudDocker
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What Is Apache OpenWhisk? An Overview of the Open‑Source Serverless Platform
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
May 1, 2023 · Cloud Native

Deploy FastChat on Alibaba Cloud ASK: A Serverless AI Model Tutorial

This guide shows how to quickly deploy the open‑source FastChat AI assistant on Alibaba Cloud ASK's serverless Kubernetes platform, covering prerequisites, YAML configuration, GPU handling, verification steps, and three usage scenarios including web UI, API calls, and a VSCode extension.

AIASKFastChat
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Deploy FastChat on Alibaba Cloud ASK: A Serverless AI Model Tutorial
JD Retail Technology
JD Retail Technology
Apr 28, 2023 · Backend Development

Node.js: Advantages, Disadvantages, Architecture, and Future Trends

This article examines Node.js’s strengths and weaknesses, its event‑driven architecture, practical code examples, middleware usage, impact on front‑end development, and forecasts its role in future trends such as cloud‑native, serverless, IoT, and AI applications.

Backend DevelopmentFull-StackNode.js
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Node.js: Advantages, Disadvantages, Architecture, and Future Trends
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Apr 24, 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

Deploy Stable Diffusion WebUI on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute in One Command

This guide walks you through deploying the open‑source Stable Diffusion WebUI on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute using Serverless Devs, covering prerequisites, a single‑line deployment command, configuration details, access URL, and practical tips for handling GPU rendering and cold‑start latency.

AI DeploymentCloud NativeFunction Compute
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Deploy Stable Diffusion WebUI on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute in One Command
HelloTech
HelloTech
Apr 19, 2023 · Cloud Native

How FaaS Transforms AI Platforms: Lessons from Haro’s Cloud‑Native Journey

The article analyzes the operational, stability, and cost challenges of Haro’s AI platform, explains why a serverless FaaS architecture—specifically Knative—was selected, and details the implementation steps, performance gains, and future scenarios for AI workloads.

AI platformCloud NativeFaaS
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How FaaS Transforms AI Platforms: Lessons from Haro’s Cloud‑Native Journey
Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform
Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform
Apr 13, 2023 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cloud Made Elasticsearch Fully Serverless: Architecture & Performance Gains

Alibaba Cloud unveiled the fully serverless Elasticsearch architecture at the 2023 Elastic China Developer Conference, highlighting cloud‑native upgrades, the OpenStore storage engine, and TimeStream time‑series enhancements that dramatically improve cost efficiency, scalability, and query performance.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeElasticsearch
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How Alibaba Cloud Made Elasticsearch Fully Serverless: Architecture & Performance Gains
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Apr 10, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Serverless Architecture for Homework Photo Processing at Hangzhou Mingshitang Using Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

This case study describes how Hangzhou Mingshitang transformed its homework photo evaluation system from a Kubernetes‑based solution to an Alibaba Cloud Function Compute serverless architecture, achieving higher elasticity, lower latency, and reduced costs while handling peak traffic of over one million daily images.

Cloud ComputingEducation TechnologyFunction Compute
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Serverless Architecture for Homework Photo Processing at Hangzhou Mingshitang Using Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Architects Research Society
Architects Research Society
Apr 2, 2023 · Cloud Computing

When Serverless Architecture Is the Right Choice: Pros, Cons, and Practical Considerations

This article examines the advantages and disadvantages of serverless web development, including vendor lock‑in, cost predictability, scalability, and integration challenges, and outlines the scenarios where serverless is the optimal architectural choice versus when traditional approaches are preferable.

Cloud ComputingServerlessarchitecture
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When Serverless Architecture Is the Right Choice: Pros, Cons, and Practical Considerations
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Mar 30, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Deploy an OpenAI Proxy on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute in Minutes

This guide walks developers through setting up a stable overseas OpenAI API proxy using Alibaba Cloud Function Compute, covering prerequisite installations, command‑line and Application Center deployments, and how to integrate the proxy with existing ChatGPT projects.

API ProxyAlibaba CloudFunction Compute
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Deploy an OpenAI Proxy on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute in Minutes
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 29, 2023 · Cloud Native

6 Must‑Know Cloud‑Native Trends Shaping the Future of Development

From multi‑cloud and distributed cloud to low‑code/no‑code platforms, serverless computing, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps, this article outlines the six pivotal cloud‑native trends that enterprises must watch to accelerate product releases, enhance security, and stay competitive in the evolving digital landscape.

Multi-CloudServerlessinfrastructure as code
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6 Must‑Know Cloud‑Native Trends Shaping the Future of Development
Baidu Geek Talk
Baidu Geek Talk
Mar 28, 2023 · Cloud Computing

How Baidu Builds a Unified Edge‑to‑Cloud Distributed Architecture

This article analyzes Baidu Intelligent Cloud's evolution from edge computing to a fully integrated distributed cloud, detailing the driving trends, four critical architectural paths, and concrete implementations such as multi‑chip clouds, same‑source stacks, hyper‑converged infrastructure, and cloud‑native serverless solutions.

Baidu Intelligent CloudCloud NativeServerless
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How Baidu Builds a Unified Edge‑to‑Cloud Distributed Architecture
ByteDance Web Infra
ByteDance Web Infra
Mar 28, 2023 · Cloud Native

WebAssembly (WASM) Usage Scenarios and Future Trends

This article surveys the diverse scenarios where WebAssembly is applied—from accelerating web applications and providing sandboxed plugins to powering cloud‑native workloads, edge computing, serverless functions, mobile/IoT devices, and blockchain—while also outlining current challenges and future development directions.

Cloud NativeServerlessWASM
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WebAssembly (WASM) Usage Scenarios and Future Trends
DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Mar 28, 2023 · Big Data

Big Data Challenges and Serverless Data Solutions: Insights from an AWS Data Architect

The article examines the evolution of big‑data technologies, outlines the operational, cost and security challenges enterprises face, and presents serverless data—particularly AWS’s cloud‑native services—as a scalable, low‑cost solution that eliminates maintenance while enabling real‑time processing and advanced analytics.

AWSBig DataCloud Computing
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Big Data Challenges and Serverless Data Solutions: Insights from an AWS Data Architect
ByteFE
ByteFE
Mar 27, 2023 · Cloud Native

WebAssembly (WASM) Usage Scenarios and Future Trends

This article surveys WebAssembly's diverse application scenarios—from accelerating browser apps and enabling sandboxed plugins to powering cloud‑native, edge, and blockchain workloads—while highlighting current adoption statistics, key examples, and future development directions.

Cloud NativeServerlessWASM
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WebAssembly (WASM) Usage Scenarios and Future Trends
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 26, 2023 · Cloud Computing

What Is Serverless? Definition, History, Architecture, and Real-World Use Cases

This comprehensive guide explains Serverless computing—from its CNCF definition and evolution through MVC, SOA, and microservices to modern cloud-native platforms—detailing its core FaaS and BaaS primitives, ecosystem tools, typical applications, challenges like vendor lock‑in and cold starts, and future market trends.

BaaSFaaSServerless
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What Is Serverless? Definition, History, Architecture, and Real-World Use Cases
NetEase Cloud Music Tech Team
NetEase Cloud Music Tech Team
Mar 24, 2023 · Cloud Native

Serverless Adoption at NetEase Cloud Music: Architecture, Migration, and Benefits

NetEase Cloud Music transitioned from public FaaS to a private Knative‑based serverless platform, delivering elastic audio‑video processing, multi‑language support, event‑driven scaling across hybrid private and public clouds, boosting resource utilization and cutting costs, though cold‑starts and container expertise remain challenges.

Cloud NativeEvent-Driven ArchitectureKnative
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Serverless Adoption at NetEase Cloud Music: Architecture, Migration, and Benefits
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Mar 21, 2023 · Cloud Native

How We Cut Dagster Cloud Deployments from 3 Minutes to 40 Seconds

This article explains how the team streamlined Dagster Cloud's serverless deployment pipeline by replacing slow Docker‑image builds with a fast‑path using PEX files, S3 storage, and optimized GitHub Actions, reducing end‑to‑end deployment time from over three minutes to just forty seconds.

CI/CDDagsterDocker
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How We Cut Dagster Cloud Deployments from 3 Minutes to 40 Seconds
21CTO
21CTO
Mar 20, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Mastering Cloud Computing: Roles, Services, Security, and Migration Guide

This comprehensive guide explores cloud computing fundamentals, key professional roles, essential skills, service models, migration planning, security considerations, operations, governance, serverless computing, and how the cloud fuels AI adoption, offering developers a complete roadmap for success.

AICloud ComputingCloud Migration
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Mastering Cloud Computing: Roles, Services, Security, and Migration Guide
DataFunSummit
DataFunSummit
Mar 20, 2023 · Backend Development

Unified UDF Implementation on Cloud Platform: Architecture, Features, and Open‑Source Contributions

This article introduces a unified User‑Defined Function (UDF) solution on a cloud data platform, detailing its remote execution architecture, compatibility with Hive UDFs, resource isolation, hot‑update capabilities, internal platform implementation, open‑source contributions to PrestoDB, and future work plans.

HiveServerlessUDF
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Unified UDF Implementation on Cloud Platform: Architecture, Features, and Open‑Source Contributions
Architecture & Thinking
Architecture & Thinking
Mar 19, 2023 · Cloud Native

How Baidu Feed Achieved Serverless Scaling with Multi‑Dimensional Service Profiles

This article explains how Baidu's Feed recommendation backend adopted a serverless approach, building elastic, traffic, and capacity portraits for each micro‑service to enable predictive, load‑feedback, and timed scaling, thereby reducing resource waste and operational costs in a cloud‑native environment.

Cloud NativeElastic ScalingServerless
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How Baidu Feed Achieved Serverless Scaling with Multi‑Dimensional Service Profiles
Baidu Tech Salon
Baidu Tech Salon
Mar 15, 2023 · Industry Insights

How Baidu Feed Scales Millions of Users with Serverless: A Multi‑Dimensional Elasticity Blueprint

This article details Baidu Feed's serverless transformation, describing how multi‑dimensional service profiling (elasticity, traffic, capacity) and three elastic strategies—predictive, load‑feedback, and timed—enable automatic scaling that reduces resource waste while maintaining 24/7 stability for billions of users.

Baidu FeedCloud NativeElastic Scaling
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How Baidu Feed Scales Millions of Users with Serverless: A Multi‑Dimensional Elasticity Blueprint
Baidu Geek Talk
Baidu Geek Talk
Mar 15, 2023 · Industry Insights

How Baidu Feed Scaled to Serverless with Multi‑Dimensional Service Profiles

This article explains how Baidu Feed’s backend services were transformed to a serverless model by building elastic, traffic, and capacity profiles for each service, enabling predictive, load‑feedback, and timed scaling strategies that automatically adjust resources with traffic fluctuations, reduce costs, and maintain stability.

Cloud NativeElastic ScalingServerless
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How Baidu Feed Scaled to Serverless with Multi‑Dimensional Service Profiles
ITPUB
ITPUB
Mar 13, 2023 · Databases

10 Years of Amazon Redshift: From MPP to Serverless and Real‑Time Data Warehousing

This article traces a decade of Amazon Redshift’s evolution, detailing its shift from a traditional MPP warehouse to a fully cloud‑native Serverless architecture, exploring its underlying innovations, key features such as Concurrency Scaling, built‑in ML, Data Sharing, and offering practical best‑practice guidance for real‑time analytics across diverse industry scenarios.

Amazon RedshiftCloud ComputingConcurrency Scaling
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10 Years of Amazon Redshift: From MPP to Serverless and Real‑Time Data Warehousing
Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform
Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform
Mar 13, 2023 · Big Data

Unlocking Big Data with Alibaba Cloud’s Native Data Lake Solution

Alibaba Cloud’s cloud‑native data lake analysis solution combines fully managed storage (OSS‑HDFS), a one‑stop lake management platform (Data Lake Formation), and multimodal compute capabilities, delivering high performance, massive scalability, and low cost for big‑data and AI workloads across offline, real‑time, and lake‑house scenarios.

AnalyticsBig DataCloud Native
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Unlocking Big Data with Alibaba Cloud’s Native Data Lake Solution
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Mar 12, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Build a ChatGPT‑Powered App in 3 Minutes with Laf’s Serverless Cloud

This tutorial shows how to quickly create a ChatGPT‑enabled web application using the open‑source Laf cloud platform, covering API key setup, serverless cloud functions, frontend SDK integration, context tracking, and one‑click deployment to a live site.

API integrationChatGPTCloud Functions
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Build a ChatGPT‑Powered App in 3 Minutes with Laf’s Serverless Cloud
Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform
Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform
Feb 8, 2023 · Big Data

How Alibaba Cloud EMR 2.0 Redefines Open‑Source Big Data Platforms

This article summarizes Alibaba Cloud senior product expert He Yuan's presentation on EMR 2.0, outlining the challenges of open‑source big data, the evolution of EMR, and the new features—including cloud‑native architecture, enhanced performance, diverse resource models, and expanded analysis scenarios—aimed at reducing cost and complexity.

Alibaba CloudBig DataCloud Native
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How Alibaba Cloud EMR 2.0 Redefines Open‑Source Big Data Platforms
Airbnb Technology Team
Airbnb Technology Team
Jan 11, 2023 · Cloud Native

Viaduct: A Data‑Oriented Service Mesh for Modern SOA

Viaduct, Airbnb’s data‑oriented service mesh built on GraphQL, replaces traditional procedural meshes by centralizing a schema that routes queries across thousands of micro‑services, enabling fine‑grained data access, serverless derived fields, automatic schema propagation, and improved observability, now handling most of Airbnb’s API traffic.

Data-Oriented ArchitectureGraphQLMicroservices
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Viaduct: A Data‑Oriented Service Mesh for Modern SOA
ITPUB
ITPUB
Jan 9, 2023 · Databases

How MatrixOne’s Hyper‑Converged Architecture Redefines Cloud‑Native Databases

The article examines MatrixOne, a cloud‑native hyper‑converged database, detailing its storage‑compute separation, unified file service, resource isolation, HTAP streaming capabilities, and emerging serverless features, while outlining future directions such as CXL memory integration and broader cloud storage support.

DatabasesDistributedHTAP
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How MatrixOne’s Hyper‑Converged Architecture Redefines Cloud‑Native Databases
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jan 3, 2023 · Cloud Native

How KubeVela Workflow Transforms SAE’s Serverless Architecture for Faster Cloud‑Native Upgrades

This article explains how Alibaba Cloud's Serverless Application Engine (SAE) leverages the open‑source KubeVela Workflow to overcome operational, scaling, and integration challenges, detailing the workflow design, step definitions, and three real‑world use cases that illustrate automated ops, release optimization, and rapid feature rollout.

AutomationCloud NativeKubeVela
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How KubeVela Workflow Transforms SAE’s Serverless Architecture for Faster Cloud‑Native Upgrades
DaTaobao Tech
DaTaobao Tech
Dec 28, 2022 · Cloud Native

How Taobao’s Homepage Migrated to Serverless: Architecture Upgrade and Quality Assurance

This article details Taobao’s serverless architecture upgrade for its homepage, covering the background of the Cloud Native 2.0 initiative, the three‑pronged system transformation, risk analysis, and a comprehensive quality‑assurance plan that includes pre‑release verification, traffic switching, and stress testing.

Cloud NativeServerlessTaobao
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How Taobao’s Homepage Migrated to Serverless: Architecture Upgrade and Quality Assurance
Volcano Engine Developer Services
Volcano Engine Developer Services
Dec 15, 2022 · Cloud Native

How ByteDance Scaled Cloud‑Native Infrastructure: Lessons in Multi‑Cluster Scheduling

ByteDance’s cloud‑native transformation details a layered technical system, multi‑year Kubernetes‑based evolution, unified multi‑cluster resource management, and hierarchical scheduling, illustrating how the company achieves high development speed, resource efficiency, and prepares for next‑generation serverless infrastructure.

Cloud NativeResource SchedulingServerless
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How ByteDance Scaled Cloud‑Native Infrastructure: Lessons in Multi‑Cluster Scheduling
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Dec 9, 2022 · Cloud Native

How to Build a Low‑Cost, High‑Throughput Serverless Message Consumer on Alibaba Cloud

This guide explains how to use Alibaba Cloud's Serverless Function Compute together with Message Service and Connector to create a cost‑effective, high‑throughput, low‑latency message‑consumption pipeline, covering architecture, key features, step‑by‑step configuration, code examples, and best‑practice recommendations.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeConnector
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How to Build a Low‑Cost, High‑Throughput Serverless Message Consumer on Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Dec 3, 2022 · Cloud Native

How to Build Cloud‑Native Modern Web Apps with Serverless Function Compute

This article explains how front‑end engineers can transition from traditional static‑site deployment to fully cloud‑native web applications by leveraging Alibaba Cloud’s Serverless services—OSS, CDN, and Function Compute—to achieve automatic scaling, zero‑ops maintenance, cost efficiency, and enhanced security for dynamic APIs, tasks, and media processing.

Cloud NativeFunction ComputeServerless
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How to Build Cloud‑Native Modern Web Apps with Serverless Function Compute
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Nov 22, 2022 · Cloud Computing

How Alibaba Cloud’s Function Compute Self‑Select Specs Slash Serverless Costs

Alibaba Cloud’s Function Compute introduced a self‑select specification feature that decouples CPU, memory, disk, and GPU limits, enabling granular resource allocation, high‑density deployment, and scheduling optimizations that can cut serverless function costs by up to 56% while maintaining performance.

Alibaba CloudCloud ComputingFunction Compute
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How Alibaba Cloud’s Function Compute Self‑Select Specs Slash Serverless Costs
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Nov 18, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Optimizing Qunar's Serverless Platform: Parallel Computation, Thread‑Pool Design, and Cache Governance

This article details how Qunar improved its Serverless FAAS platform by introducing Node.js worker_threads for parallel computation, designing a thread‑pool with shared buffers and postMessage communication, and implementing comprehensive cache pre‑heating and governance, resulting in a 72% reduction in P99 latency and more stable service performance.

CachingCloud FunctionsNode.js
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Optimizing Qunar's Serverless Platform: Parallel Computation, Thread‑Pool Design, and Cache Governance
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Nov 11, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Design and Implementation of the Seras Serverless BFF/FAAS Platform for Front‑End Efficiency

This article describes the background, design decisions, architecture, core concepts (Serverless, BFF, FAAS), implementation details, performance results, and future plans of the internally built Seras platform that enables front‑end teams to write cloud functions without managing servers, improving code reuse, traceability, and deployment speed.

BFFCloudFaaS
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Design and Implementation of the Seras Serverless BFF/FAAS Platform for Front‑End Efficiency
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Nov 2, 2022 · Cloud Native

Integrate Serverless Devs with CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Gitee, Jenkins & CloudEffect

This article explains the fundamentals of CI/CD, why it is critical for Serverless architectures, and provides step‑by‑step guidance with code snippets for integrating Serverless Devs into GitHub Actions, Gitee Go, Jenkins pipelines, and CloudEffect, including tool installation, secret configuration, and deployment commands.

CI/CDCloud NativeGitHub Actions
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Integrate Serverless Devs with CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Gitee, Jenkins & CloudEffect
AI Cyberspace
AI Cyberspace
Nov 1, 2022 · Cloud Native

10 Essential Cloud‑Native Tools Every Agile Team Should Use

This article outlines ten indispensable cloud‑native tools—from Docker and Kubernetes to Serverless, Helm, Ansible, and Wireshark—explaining how each supports modern agile development, improves infrastructure stability, and accelerates digital transformation in post‑pandemic enterprises.

AutomationCloud NativeDocker
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10 Essential Cloud‑Native Tools Every Agile Team Should Use
DaTaobao Tech
DaTaobao Tech
Oct 31, 2022 · Cloud Native

Introducing Noslate: A Cloud‑Native Serverless JavaScript Runtime

Noslate is Alibaba’s new open‑source, cloud‑native serverless JavaScript runtime that combines a custom cold‑start‑optimized Node.js distribution, the Aworker container with Warmfork and V8 startup snapshots for sub‑millisecond launches, a Noslated control plane for flexible worker orchestration, and a Corefile‑based debugger for low‑impact diagnostics.

Cloud NativeNode.jsServerless
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Introducing Noslate: A Cloud‑Native Serverless JavaScript Runtime
DataFunSummit
DataFunSummit
Oct 30, 2022 · Big Data

Integrating Apache Spark with Cloud‑Native Technologies: Principles, Kubernetes Deployments, EMR on ACK, and Serverless Spark on DLF

This article examines the challenges of traditional Spark clusters and explains how integrating Spark with cloud‑native platforms—through Kubernetes deployment modes, EMR on ACK practices, Remote Shuffle Service, and serverless Spark on DLF—provides elastic scaling, lower operational costs, and advanced features such as executor rolling and custom scheduler support.

Big DataDLFServerless
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Integrating Apache Spark with Cloud‑Native Technologies: Principles, Kubernetes Deployments, EMR on ACK, and Serverless Spark on DLF
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Oct 21, 2022 · Cloud Native

Master Serverless on Alibaba Cloud: Create, Deploy, Debug Functions Step‑by‑Step

This guide walks you through the entire lifecycle of a Serverless application on Alibaba Cloud, covering function creation via the console, project initialization and deployment with Serverless Devs, various debugging techniques—including online, breakpoint, proxy, and local debugging—and best practices for dependency management and performance testing.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeFunction Compute
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Master Serverless on Alibaba Cloud: Create, Deploy, Debug Functions Step‑by‑Step
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Oct 20, 2022 · Cloud Native

Why Kubernetes Remains Complex and How Serverless Designs Aim to Simplify It

The article examines the inherent and accidental complexities of Kubernetes as a distributed cluster manager, discusses challenges in resource scheduling, infrastructure diversity, and operational overhead, and explores how cloud‑native solutions such as managed services, nodeless and serverless Kubernetes architectures attempt to reduce these complexities while introducing new trade‑offs.

Cloud NativeOperationsResource Scheduling
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Why Kubernetes Remains Complex and How Serverless Designs Aim to Simplify It
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Oct 15, 2022 · Cloud Native

Mastering Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Layers: Custom & Public Layer Best Practices

This guide explains how to use Alibaba Cloud Function Compute layers—including custom and official public layers—to overcome large dependency packages, reduce deployment size, share code across functions, handle OS/architecture constraints, and provides step‑by‑step examples for Node.js Puppeteer and .NET 6 custom runtimes.

.NETAlibaba CloudCustom Runtime
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Mastering Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Layers: Custom & Public Layer Best Practices
Taobao Frontend Technology
Taobao Frontend Technology
Oct 14, 2022 · Cloud Native

Boost JavaScript Serverless Performance with Noslate’s Cloud‑Native Runtime

Noslate is an open‑source, cloud‑native project from Alibaba that introduces a lightweight JavaScript runtime, optimized Node.js distribution, and an offline debugger to dramatically improve serverless cold‑start times, elasticity, and diagnostic capabilities across diverse platforms, including ARM and traditional x86 environments.

Cloud NativeJavaScriptNode.js
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Boost JavaScript Serverless Performance with Noslate’s Cloud‑Native Runtime
Node Underground
Node Underground
Oct 13, 2022 · Cloud Native

How Noslate Boosts JavaScript Performance for Cloud‑Native Serverless Apps

Noslate is an open‑source, cloud‑native suite comprising a custom Node.js distribution, the lightweight Aworker runtime with Warmfork and Startup Snapshot technologies, all designed to dramatically reduce cold‑start latency and improve JavaScript task elasticity in serverless environments.

Cloud NativeNode.jsServerless
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How Noslate Boosts JavaScript Performance for Cloud‑Native Serverless Apps
Taobao Frontend Technology
Taobao Frontend Technology
Oct 13, 2022 · Cloud Computing

How FaaS Transformed Frontend Development at Alibaba’s Taobao

Since 2019, Alibaba’s Big Taobao team has pioneered FaaS adoption across multiple business scenarios, sharing why, what, and how they migrated front‑end‑centric data‑assembly logic to serverless functions, detailing architectural changes, benefits, migration strategies, stability measures, and low‑code tooling insights.

FaaSServerlessfrontend development
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How FaaS Transformed Frontend Development at Alibaba’s Taobao
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Oct 10, 2022 · Cloud Native

Build a Serverless Python Email Scheduler on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

This tutorial explains the fundamentals of Serverless architecture, outlines its BaaS and FaaS components, presents three typical use cases, and provides a step‑by‑step guide—including Python code and deployment instructions—to create an automated daily email service on Alibaba Cloud Serverless.

Alibaba CloudAutomationCloud Native
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Build a Serverless Python Email Scheduler on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Oct 5, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Predicting and Reducing Serverless Function Costs with a New FinOps Model

This article introduces the first industry model for estimating total Serverless function costs, analyzes key cost factors such as memory, concurrency, and execution time, and proposes five optimization strategies along with Huawei Cloud's transparent, one‑click Cost Research Center to help users achieve economical Serverless deployments.

Cloud ComputingFinOpsFunctionGraph
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Predicting and Reducing Serverless Function Costs with a New FinOps Model
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Sep 29, 2022 · Cloud Native

How Migrating a Holiday Gift Service to Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Cuts Costs and Handles Traffic Spikes

Facing occasional traffic spikes and high server costs, the author migrated a holiday gift‑distribution project from an ALB‑ECS‑MySQL‑Redis stack to Alibaba Cloud Function Compute, detailing cost reductions, zero‑idle‑instance savings, custom runtime setup, logging adjustments, VPC networking, deployment via Serverless Devs, and domain binding.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeFunction Compute
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How Migrating a Holiday Gift Service to Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Cuts Costs and Handles Traffic Spikes
JD Cloud Developers
JD Cloud Developers
Sep 20, 2022 · Backend Development

How JD’s Starlink Platform Supercharges Backend Development with Low‑Code Serverless

Starlink is JD Tech's low‑code, serverless platform that streamlines backend service development, deployment, and operations by offering visual microservice (VMS) creation, declarative Serverless deployment, and extensive integration capabilities, dramatically boosting efficiency and reducing costs across diverse business scenarios.

CloudMicroservicesServerless
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How JD’s Starlink Platform Supercharges Backend Development with Low‑Code Serverless
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Sep 19, 2022 · Cloud Native

Why Serverless Devs Became CNCF’s First Serverless Tool Project

Serverless Devs, an open‑source, CNCF‑sandbox serverless development platform, offers a plug‑in architecture supporting multiple cloud providers, lifecycle management, and extensible components, with six key advantages, a clear design philosophy, a growing history, and future plans to expand cloud vendor support and tooling.

CNCFCloud NativeServerless
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Why Serverless Devs Became CNCF’s First Serverless Tool Project
DataFunSummit
DataFunSummit
Sep 15, 2022 · Big Data

Amazon Real-Time Data Warehouse Architecture and Services Overview

This article reviews the evolution of data warehouse architectures, explains Amazon's serverless real-time data lake design and its key services, and details Amazon Redshift's cloud-native real-time data warehouse features, streaming ingestion, and integrated machine learning capabilities.

AWSAmazon RedshiftBig Data
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Amazon Real-Time Data Warehouse Architecture and Services Overview
AsiaInfo Technology: New Tech Exploration
AsiaInfo Technology: New Tech Exploration
Sep 14, 2022 · Industry Insights

How Edge Computing Is Shaping the Future of Cloud and Industry

This article examines the rise of edge computing, detailing its business and technical drivers, various definitions from standards bodies and academia, industry adoption patterns, the convergence with serverless and cloud-native technologies, and forecasts for its evolving architecture and market impact.

Serverlessdistributed cloudedge computing
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How Edge Computing Is Shaping the Future of Cloud and Industry
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Sep 9, 2022 · Cloud Native

How to Deploy a Pay‑Per‑Use WordPress Site on Alibaba Cloud Serverless

Learn step‑by‑step how to build a cost‑effective, pay‑per‑use WordPress website on Alibaba Cloud Serverless using Function Compute, NAS storage, RDS, and SLS, covering service activation, NAS setup, function configuration, custom domain binding, code deployment, and final verification.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeFunction Compute
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How to Deploy a Pay‑Per‑Use WordPress Site on Alibaba Cloud Serverless
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Sep 7, 2022 · Cloud Native

Unlocking Serverless: From Concepts to Hands‑On Alibaba Cloud Deployment

This article explains the evolution and core principles of Serverless computing, outlines its benefits for reducing operational complexity and cost, and provides a step‑by‑step tutorial for building, testing, and exposing a function on Alibaba Cloud using Function Compute and API Gateway.

API GatewayAlibaba CloudCloud Native
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Unlocking Serverless: From Concepts to Hands‑On Alibaba Cloud Deployment
IT Architects Alliance
IT Architects Alliance
Sep 4, 2022 · Cloud Native

What Is Cloud Native? Core Concepts, Architecture Principles, and Key Technologies

This article explains the definition of cloud native, its industry impact, technical characteristics, architectural design principles, and the essential technologies—including containers, serverless containers, bare‑metal containers, microservices, serverless computing, specialized chips, networking, and databases—that together enable elastic, resilient, and observable cloud‑first applications.

Cloud NativeContainersNetwork
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What Is Cloud Native? Core Concepts, Architecture Principles, and Key Technologies
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 4, 2022 · Cloud Native

Understanding Cloud Native: Concepts, Architecture, and Key Technologies

This article explains cloud native as a design philosophy that maximizes cloud efficiency through elastic, loosely coupled, observable systems, outlines its industry benefits, technical characteristics, architectural principles, and reviews core technologies such as containers, serverless, microservices, networking, chips, and databases.

Cloud NativeContainersDatabases
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Understanding Cloud Native: Concepts, Architecture, and Key Technologies
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 30, 2022 · Cloud Native

Turn Images into Sketches with Alibaba Cloud Serverless Functions

This guide shows how to deploy a Python‑based image‑to‑sketch function on Alibaba Cloud Serverless Function Compute, automatically converting photos uploaded to one OSS bucket into sketch images stored in another bucket, covering prerequisites, environment setup, code implementation, deployment steps, testing, and troubleshooting.

Alibaba CloudFunction ComputeImage processing
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Turn Images into Sketches with Alibaba Cloud Serverless Functions
DaTaobao Tech
DaTaobao Tech
Aug 26, 2022 · Cloud Native

Practical Experience of FaaS Adoption in Alibaba's Big‑Taobao Industry

Alibaba's Big‑Taobao team describes how shifting data‑assembly logic to front‑end Function‑as‑a‑Service transformed engineers into business partners, cut integration costs, boosted development speed, and required careful cost‑benefit analysis, incremental migration, traffic safety measures, and a low‑code orchestration platform to ensure stable, scalable adoption.

CloudNativeFaaSServerless
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Practical Experience of FaaS Adoption in Alibaba's Big‑Taobao Industry
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 20, 2022 · Cloud Native

Deploy a Spring Boot App on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute in Minutes

This step‑by‑step guide shows how to enable Alibaba Cloud Function Compute, create a service and Java 17 function, configure a custom domain, export and edit the generated Spring Boot project, and adjust the listening port, enabling rapid serverless deployment for beginners.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeFunction Compute
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Deploy a Spring Boot App on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute in Minutes
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 13, 2022 · Cloud Computing

Deploy Spring Boot and Express on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in 60 Minutes

This guide walks beginners through the concepts, advantages, and practical steps of using Alibaba Cloud Function Compute to deploy popular web frameworks like Spring Boot and Express, create a custom Web IDE, and configure domains, while highlighting serverless architecture benefits and cost considerations.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeExpress
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Deploy Spring Boot and Express on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in 60 Minutes
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Aug 3, 2022 · Cloud Computing

From the Stone Age to the Cloud Era: Building Websites with Cloud Studio

From renting physical servers to leveraging scalable cloud services, Cloud Studio turns the browser into a full‑featured IDE that lets developers build, preview, and deploy static or framework‑based websites with a single click, supporting custom domains, serverless functions, and collaborative workflows, dramatically simplifying modern web production.

Cloud StudioServerlessStatic Website
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From the Stone Age to the Cloud Era: Building Websites with Cloud Studio
DevOps Cloud Academy
DevOps Cloud Academy
Aug 1, 2022 · Operations

Future DevOps Trends Since 2022: Practices, Case Studies, and Impact

This article examines post‑2022 DevOps trends—including GitOps, AIOps/MLOps, DevSecOps, FinOps, DataOps, chaos engineering, SRE, hybrid deployment, automation, IaC, serverless, cloud‑native, microservices, containerization, Kubernetes, edge computing, data observability, and platform engineering—illustrating each with real‑world case studies that show measurable improvements in speed, reliability, cost, and scalability.

AutomationCloud ComputingMicroservices
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Future DevOps Trends Since 2022: Practices, Case Studies, and Impact
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jul 15, 2022 · Cloud Native

Boost Data Analysis and ETL with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Async Tasks

This guide explains how to use Alibaba Cloud Function Compute asynchronous tasks for large‑scale data analysis, database autonomous services, Kafka‑based ETL pipelines, and high‑performance video transcoding, highlighting architecture migration, cost reduction, deployment steps, and observable serverless task capabilities.

Async TasksCloud NativeETL
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Boost Data Analysis and ETL with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Async Tasks
ByteFE
ByteFE
Jul 15, 2022 · Frontend Development

Tech Newsletter: Highlights on Bun Runtime, ESM Loader Hooks, Canvas, Proxy/Reflect, Unit Testing, and More

This newsletter curates recent technical insights covering the high‑performance Bun JavaScript runtime, ESM Loader Hooks for module processing without bundlers, deep dives into Canvas and CSS graphics, practical guides on unit testing, serverless deployment, and advanced JavaScript features like Proxy and Reflect, offering developers a comprehensive overview of modern frontend engineering trends.

JavaScriptServerlessWeb Development
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Tech Newsletter: Highlights on Bun Runtime, ESM Loader Hooks, Canvas, Proxy/Reflect, Unit Testing, and More