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Big Data Technology Architecture
Big Data Technology Architecture
Nov 21, 2020 · Big Data

Multi-Engine Support and Future Directions of Alibaba Cloud Data Lake Building Service

The article explains how Alibaba Cloud's Data Lake Building Service enables fine‑grained lake management by integrating multiple compute engines—including EMR, MaxCompute, Blink, Hologres, PAI, and open‑source Hive, Spark, and Presto—through unified metadata and OSS storage, while outlining current features, special format support, and planned future enhancements.

Alibaba CloudEMROSS
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Multi-Engine Support and Future Directions of Alibaba Cloud Data Lake Building Service
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Nov 20, 2020 · Backend Development

Top 15 Must-Have Alibaba Developer Tools to Boost Your Productivity

This article curates a list of fifteen popular Alibaba ecosystem tools—from Java scaffolding and diagnostics to cloud-native services and mobile utilities—explaining their core features and typical scenarios to help developers streamline workflows and improve overall efficiency.

Alibaba CloudDeveloper ToolsJava
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Top 15 Must-Have Alibaba Developer Tools to Boost Your Productivity
政采云技术
政采云技术
Nov 8, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Understanding FaaS and Serverless with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

This article explains the concepts of Serverless, FaaS and BaaS, demonstrates how to build and deploy a Todo List application using Alibaba Cloud Function Compute and the Midway FaaS framework, and discusses advantages, pricing, cold‑start issues, and best‑practice optimizations for serverless development.

Alibaba CloudCloud FunctionsDeployment
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Understanding FaaS and Serverless with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Liangxu Linux
Liangxu Linux
Oct 19, 2020 · Operations

Configure systemd-timesyncd for Accurate NTP Sync on Linux

This guide explains why the default NTP servers may be slow in China, when manual configuration is needed, and provides step‑by‑step commands to install, configure, restart, and verify systemd‑timesyncd using local Alibaba NTP servers.

Alibaba CloudLinuxNTP
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Configure systemd-timesyncd for Accurate NTP Sync on Linux
Open Source Linux
Open Source Linux
Oct 16, 2020 · Cloud Native

Master Docker: From Image Basics to Advanced Container Deployments

This article provides a comprehensive guide to Docker, covering image concepts, UnionFS layering, image creation and loading principles, data volume usage, Dockerfile commands, building custom images, pushing to Alibaba Cloud, and deploying SpringBoot applications in containers.

Alibaba CloudContainerData Volume
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Master Docker: From Image Basics to Advanced Container Deployments
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Oct 9, 2020 · Operations

Troubleshooting Alibaba Cloud Video On Demand Service: Billing Issues, Resource Deletion, and Recovery Steps

This article recounts a real‑world incident where Alibaba Cloud Video On Demand videos became inaccessible due to a tiny overseas charge causing a negative balance, explains how to diagnose the problem, outlines the steps taken to restore service, and shares practical lessons for cloud operations.

Alibaba CloudCloud ServicesResource Management
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Troubleshooting Alibaba Cloud Video On Demand Service: Billing Issues, Resource Deletion, and Recovery Steps
Liangxu Linux
Liangxu Linux
Oct 5, 2020 · Cloud Native

Master Docker Images & Containers: Build, Run, and Deploy with Dockerfile

This comprehensive guide explains Docker image fundamentals, the UnionFS layering model, image creation with Dockerfile, committing containers, using volumes (including MySQL and permission flags), building custom CentOS and Tomcat images, uploading to Alibaba Cloud Registry, and deploying SpringBoot applications, all with concrete commands and examples.

Alibaba CloudContainersDocker
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Master Docker Images & Containers: Build, Run, and Deploy with Dockerfile
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Sep 15, 2020 · Backend Development

Build and Deploy a Spring Boot App Using Alibaba Cloud Development Platform

This article walks through creating, configuring, testing, and deploying a Spring Boot application on Alibaba Cloud's Development Platform, covering both online and local development modes, CI/CD pipelines, environment management, and practical tips for smoother serverless workflows.

Alibaba CloudCloud Development PlatformServerless
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Build and Deploy a Spring Boot App Using Alibaba Cloud Development Platform
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Sep 11, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Build a Java Hello World on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in 8 Simple Steps

This guide walks you through Alibaba Cloud's Serverless experience, showing how to create a Java Hello World function, configure the application, write and deploy the code, and test the endpoint, all with clear screenshots and a detailed walkthrough.

Alibaba CloudCloud ComputingFunction Compute
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Build a Java Hello World on Alibaba Cloud Serverless in 8 Simple Steps
Java Backend Technology
Java Backend Technology
Sep 1, 2020 · Cloud Native

Why Serverless Is the Future of Cloud Computing: Insights from Alibaba Cloud’s Leader

Alibaba Cloud’s Serverless lead, known as “不瞋”, discusses how serverless transforms cloud computing into a simple utility, outlines performance, security, and operational challenges, and shares real-world use cases like video processing and large-scale traffic handling, emphasizing cost savings, elasticity, and the future roadmap.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeFunction Compute
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Why Serverless Is the Future of Cloud Computing: Insights from Alibaba Cloud’s Leader
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Aug 31, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Mastering Cloud IaC: Terraform’s 3 Stages for Efficient Enterprise Cloud Management

This article explains how enterprises can reduce costs and boost efficiency by adopting Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, outlines the three maturity stages of cloud adoption, showcases Alibaba Cloud’s extensive Terraform support, and highlights a recent developer salon and governance tools for rapid cloud onboarding.

Alibaba CloudCloud Computingenterprise cloud
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Mastering Cloud IaC: Terraform’s 3 Stages for Efficient Enterprise Cloud Management
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 28, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Unlocking Serverless: Real-World Alibaba Cloud FaaS Use Cases & Deployment Guide

This article explains what serverless computing is, outlines its key advantages and limitations, presents typical use cases such as video transcoding and IoT monitoring, compares it with micro‑services, and provides a step‑by‑step Alibaba Cloud FaaS deployment tutorial using Funcraft scripts and CLI commands.

Alibaba CloudCloud ComputingDeployment
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Unlocking Serverless: Real-World Alibaba Cloud FaaS Use Cases & Deployment Guide
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 13, 2020 · Cloud Native

Debug Cloud‑Native Apps Locally with Alibaba EDAS in 3 Simple Steps

When a cloud‑deployed application behaves unexpectedly, this guide shows how to use Alibaba EDAS’s cloud‑native debugging tool to enable local‑to‑cloud integration, configure a remote‑accessible Kubernetes node, set up the IDE plugin, and run your service for seamless debugging without costly redeployments.

Alibaba CloudEDASIDE plugin
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Debug Cloud‑Native Apps Locally with Alibaba EDAS in 3 Simple Steps
IT Architects Alliance
IT Architects Alliance
Aug 11, 2020 · Industry Insights

How Alibaba and Tencent Cloud Databases Compete in the Chinese Market

This article analyzes the features, performance benchmarks, market share growth, and use‑case scenarios of Alibaba Cloud's PolarDB, OceanBase and other services alongside Tencent Cloud's MySQL, CynosDB and related offerings, highlighting how each provider positions its cloud database portfolio in China’s fast‑growing market.

Alibaba CloudCloud DatabasesCynosDB
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How Alibaba and Tencent Cloud Databases Compete in the Chinese Market
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jul 5, 2020 · Backend Development

How Alibaba Cloud Implements Reliable Distributed Locks for Shared Resources

Distributed locks ensure exclusive access to shared resources across multiple machines, and this article explains their evolution from single-machine locks, classifies system designs, and details Alibaba Cloud Storage’s practical implementation, covering strict mutual exclusion, availability, and lock-switching efficiency with real-world examples.

Alibaba CloudAvailabilitydistributed-lock
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How Alibaba Cloud Implements Reliable Distributed Locks for Shared Resources
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jun 24, 2020 · Cloud Native

Why OAM Is the Next Step for Cloud‑Native Application Delivery on Kubernetes

The article explains how the Open Application Model (OAM) addresses the missing "application" concept in Kubernetes by providing a standardized, role‑based model for defining, configuring, and delivering cloud‑native applications, and describes the joint Alibaba‑Microsoft‑Crossplane implementation, its runtime library, and the growing community ecosystem.

Alibaba CloudApplication ModelCloud Native
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Why OAM Is the Next Step for Cloud‑Native Application Delivery on Kubernetes
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Jun 9, 2020 · Fundamentals

Alibaba Cloud's Paper on Open and Disaggregated Optical Transport Networks Recognized as Spotlight on Optics

Alibaba Cloud's invited paper on open and disaggregated optical transport networks for data center interconnects was highlighted as a "Spotlight on Optics" in the OSA/IEEE Journal of Optical Communications & Networking, underscoring its pioneering research, large‑scale deployment, and contributions to open optical networking standards.

Alibaba CloudYANG modeldata center interconnect
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Alibaba Cloud's Paper on Open and Disaggregated Optical Transport Networks Recognized as Spotlight on Optics
Top Architect
Top Architect
Jun 8, 2020 · Databases

Best Practices and Development Guidelines for Using Alibaba Cloud Redis

This article outlines comprehensive development guidelines for Alibaba Cloud Redis, covering key naming conventions, value design, command best practices, client usage patterns, related tools, and detailed code examples for safely deleting large keys across various data structures.

Alibaba CloudCacheJava
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Best Practices and Development Guidelines for Using Alibaba Cloud Redis
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Jun 4, 2020 · Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Cloud Scientist Jiang Xiaowei Inducted into HPCA Hall of Fame for AI Server and CPU Innovations

Alibaba Cloud scientist Jiang Xiaowei, a pioneer in CPU architecture, chip design, networking, and virtualization, was recently inducted into the HPCA Hall of Fame, marking the first cloud‑computing scholar honored, and highlighting his contributions to the EFLOPS AI server cluster that dramatically speeds up large‑scale model training.

AI serversAlibaba CloudCPU design
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Alibaba Cloud Scientist Jiang Xiaowei Inducted into HPCA Hall of Fame for AI Server and CPU Innovations
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jun 3, 2020 · Cloud Native

Why Containers Are Revolutionizing Cloud‑Native Architecture

This article explains how container technology, inspired by shipping containers, transforms software delivery with modular, lightweight virtualization, and how Alibaba Cloud’s container services—ACK, ASK, ACR, and ASM—provide agile, elastic, portable, and secure cloud‑native solutions for hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeContainers
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Why Containers Are Revolutionizing Cloud‑Native Architecture
Laravel Tech Community
Laravel Tech Community
May 8, 2020 · Backend Development

Step‑by‑Step Guide: Integrate Alibaba Cloud SMS with Laravel 5.6

This tutorial shows how to register an Alibaba Cloud account, configure access keys, meet PHP requirements, install Laravel 5.6 via Composer, add the mrgoon/aliyun‑sms package, set up configuration files, write an API route and controller to send verification codes, cache them, and test the endpoint with Postman.

APIAlibaba CloudComposer
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Step‑by‑Step Guide: Integrate Alibaba Cloud SMS with Laravel 5.6
Java Architecture Diary
Java Architecture Diary
May 4, 2020 · Backend Development

Optimizing a Low‑End Laptop for Spring Cloud Microservices with ZeroTier

This guide explains how to configure a modest‑spec laptop (e.g., 8 GB RAM) for Spring Cloud microservice development, optimize IDE memory settings, offload services to an Alibaba Cloud ECS instance, and establish seamless networking and service discovery using ZeroTier, including optional Moon satellite deployment.

Alibaba CloudDevOpsZeroTier
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Optimizing a Low‑End Laptop for Spring Cloud Microservices with ZeroTier
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Apr 28, 2020 · Artificial Intelligence

How Alibaba Cloud Powers AI with Cutting‑Edge Heterogeneous Compute

This article explains how Alibaba Cloud builds a high‑performance AI infrastructure by combining advanced hardware such as Shenlong servers, GPUs, FPGAs, NPUs, and custom interconnects like RDMA, together with virtualization, FPGA‑as‑a‑Service, AIACC, and resource‑pooling technologies to deliver scalable, cost‑effective AI services.

AI hardwareAlibaba CloudFPGA as a Service
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How Alibaba Cloud Powers AI with Cutting‑Edge Heterogeneous Compute
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Apr 22, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Build a Turnip Price Tracker with Alibaba Cloud Serverless Mini‑Program

Learn how to create a mini‑program that records and shares Animal Crossing turnip prices by leveraging Alibaba Cloud Serverless, including cloud functions, MongoDB‑based storage, and front‑end development with JavaScript, while walking through registration, tool setup, and architecture overview.

Alibaba CloudMiniProgramServerless
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Build a Turnip Price Tracker with Alibaba Cloud Serverless Mini‑Program
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Apr 19, 2020 · Backend Development

Boost Java Development Speed with Alibaba’s Maven Mirror and Spring Initializr

Chinese developers can dramatically improve Maven dependency resolution and Spring Boot project setup speed by configuring Alibaba’s domestic Maven mirror and using the Alibaba-hosted Spring Initializr, which offers faster, stable access to libraries and a convenient UI for generating starter projects.

Alibaba CloudIDE integrationJava development
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Boost Java Development Speed with Alibaba’s Maven Mirror and Spring Initializr
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Apr 10, 2020 · Backend Development

Boost Java Development Speed with Alibaba’s Maven Mirror and Spring Initializr

This guide shows Java developers how to accelerate dependency fetching by configuring Alibaba's Maven mirror and how to speed up Spring Boot project creation using the domestic Spring Initializr hosted at start.aliyun.com, complete with step‑by‑step instructions and code snippets.

Alibaba CloudIDE integrationJava development
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Boost Java Development Speed with Alibaba’s Maven Mirror and Spring Initializr
Zhengtong Technical Team
Zhengtong Technical Team
Mar 27, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Case Study: Seamless Migration of Alibaba Cloud Services and Kubernetes Cluster to a New Account and Region

This article details a comprehensive, day‑long migration of a WeChat mini‑program's backend—including Kubernetes, RDS, Redis, NAS, CDN and SNAT services—from an Alibaba Cloud A account in Hangzhou to a B account in Beijing, emphasizing pre‑planning, resource optimization, DTS‑based data sync, and zero‑downtime cut‑over.

Alibaba CloudCloud ComputingDTS
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Case Study: Seamless Migration of Alibaba Cloud Services and Kubernetes Cluster to a New Account and Region
Java Backend Technology
Java Backend Technology
Mar 25, 2020 · Backend Development

Boost Spring Boot Project Generation with Alibaba’s start.aliyun.com and Spring Initializr

This article explains how Alibaba’s start.aliyun.com extends Spring Initializr to provide ready‑to‑use demos, configuration samples and multi‑component integration, covering background, core features, basic usage, YAML configuration, dependency management, version ranges, BOM handling, caching, demo code generation and the underlying startup and generation phases of the framework.

Alibaba CloudInitializrJava
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Boost Spring Boot Project Generation with Alibaba’s start.aliyun.com and Spring Initializr
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Mar 24, 2020 · Backend Development

Boost Your Spring Boot Projects with Alibaba’s start.aliyun.com – A Complete Guide

This article explains how Alibaba’s start.aliyun.com extends Spring Initializr to provide ready‑made demos, configuration samples, and component integration for Spring Boot, covering background, basic usage, configuration of dependencies, version ranges, BOM management, caching, and advanced customization, with full code examples and diagrams.

Alibaba CloudInitializrJava
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Boost Your Spring Boot Projects with Alibaba’s start.aliyun.com – A Complete Guide
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Feb 29, 2020 · Operations

How Alibaba’s Enterprise Intelligence Team Powered Remote Work During the Pandemic

During the COVID‑19 crisis, Alibaba mobilized multiple divisions—including DingTalk, Alipay, Alibaba Cloud, and its Enterprise Intelligence unit—to build a rapid‑response IT support team that delivered a work‑from‑home handbook, dozens of low‑code systems, and a province‑wide digital resumption platform, showcasing how digital transformation can keep a massive organization running smoothly under emergency conditions.

Alibaba CloudLow‑code platformPandemic Response
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How Alibaba’s Enterprise Intelligence Team Powered Remote Work During the Pandemic
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Feb 28, 2020 · Backend Development

Build a Scalable Mini‑App Backend with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

This guide explains how to use Alibaba Cloud Function Compute to create a serverless, elastic backend for mini‑apps, covering the challenges of high‑traffic mini‑programs, the service template workflow, authentication, data access, deployment steps, and client‑side setup.

Alibaba CloudBackend DevelopmentDeployment
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Build a Scalable Mini‑App Backend with Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Feb 27, 2020 · Databases

How Cloud‑Native Distributed Databases Are Shaping the Future of Enterprise Data

This article reviews the evolution, market trends, core components, architectural challenges, and emerging technologies of cloud‑native distributed database systems, highlighting Alibaba Cloud's solutions such as POLARDB, AnalyticDB, and AI‑driven management platforms that enable elastic, high‑availability, and intelligent data services for modern enterprises.

Alibaba CloudBig DataHTAP
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How Cloud‑Native Distributed Databases Are Shaping the Future of Enterprise Data
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Feb 18, 2020 · Cloud Native

Why Do Your Apps Crash? Alibaba’s High‑Availability Architecture Playbook

This article explains why online applications experience crashes during traffic spikes, outlines the complexity of modern cloud‑based service architectures, and shares Alibaba engineers’ practical notes on high‑availability design, capacity planning, full‑link stress testing, monitoring, traffic control, routine inspections, and chaos‑engineering drills using tools such as AHAS, PTS, Sentinel and Advisor.

Alibaba CloudMonitoringcapacity planning
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Why Do Your Apps Crash? Alibaba’s High‑Availability Architecture Playbook
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Feb 16, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Global Cloud Computing Market Overview 2019‑2024: Growth, Provider Comparison, and Spending Trends

An analysis of recent data from Canalys, Synergy Research Group and other sources reveals that the global cloud computing market grew 37.6% to $107.1 billion in 2019, projects continued rapid expansion to $2840 billion by 2024, and compares the performance and strategies of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Alibaba Cloud.

Alibaba CloudAzureGoogle Cloud
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Global Cloud Computing Market Overview 2019‑2024: Growth, Provider Comparison, and Spending Trends
ITPUB
ITPUB
Feb 14, 2020 · Information Security

How a Former Tech Director Sabotaged a SaaS Database: A Real‑World InfoSec Case Study

In June 2018, a disgruntled former technical director of a Zhejiang company used retained Alibaba Cloud credentials to delete database indexes and tables, crippling a SaaS platform for over five hours, causing millions in losses, and was later convicted of destroying computer information systems with a suspended sentence.

Alibaba CloudInformation Securitycloud security
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How a Former Tech Director Sabotaged a SaaS Database: A Real‑World InfoSec Case Study
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jan 23, 2020 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cloud Tackles Bursty Peak Loads with Container‑Based Hybrid Deployment

Alibaba Cloud’s award‑winning solutions address bursty peak‑load challenges by integrating container‑based hybrid deployment, intelligent scheduling, and resource isolation, enabling massive e‑commerce events, gene‑computing tasks, and national ticketing systems to achieve high performance, low cost, and near‑zero incremental investment.

Alibaba Cloudburst traffichybrid deployment
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How Alibaba Cloud Tackles Bursty Peak Loads with Container‑Based Hybrid Deployment
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Jan 20, 2020 · Operations

Deploy Code Instantly with Alibaba Cloud Toolkit for VSCode

This article explains how to install the Alibaba Cloud Toolkit extension for Visual Studio Code and use its one‑click packaging and deployment features to send code to Alibaba Cloud ECS or any remote server, dramatically speeding up development workflows.

Alibaba CloudDeploymentVSCode
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Deploy Code Instantly with Alibaba Cloud Toolkit for VSCode
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Nov 30, 2019 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cloud Manages Over 10,000 Kubernetes Clusters at Double‑11 Scale

This article explains how Alibaba Cloud Container Service (ACK) designs a unit‑based, tiered management system, capacity planning model, global observability architecture, and pluggable components to reliably operate more than ten thousand diverse Kubernetes clusters during the massive Double‑11 shopping event.

ACKAlibaba CloudCluster Management
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How Alibaba Cloud Manages Over 10,000 Kubernetes Clusters at Double‑11 Scale
21CTO
21CTO
Nov 20, 2019 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cloud’s Middleware Evolved for the Cloud‑Native Era

In this presentation, Alibaba Cloud’s chief middleware architect Li Xiaoping outlines the evolution of internet middleware at Alibaba, explains the value and applications of cloud‑native middleware, and shares insights on future trends and challenges in the field.

Alibaba CloudDistributed SystemsTechnology Evolution
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How Alibaba Cloud’s Middleware Evolved for the Cloud‑Native Era
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Nov 14, 2019 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba’s Open Application Model Redefines Cloud‑Native App Delivery

This article traces Alibaba’s evolution from monolithic apps to micro‑services and cloud‑native architectures, explains the open‑source Open Application Model (OAM) with its Component, Trait and ApplicationConfiguration concepts, showcases its design principles, and demonstrates how the EDAS platform implements OAM to simplify application deployment and operations.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeDevOps
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How Alibaba’s Open Application Model Redefines Cloud‑Native App Delivery
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Nov 12, 2019 · Cloud Computing

How Alibaba Cloud Powered a 268.4 Billion‑Yuan Double 11 Traffic Surge

Alibaba's CTO explains how a fully self‑developed cloud stack—including the Feitian operating system, Shenlong servers, OceanBase and PolarDB databases, RDMA networking, and a new AI chip—enabled the 2019 Double 11 event to handle record‑breaking transaction volumes, real‑time processing of 970 PB of data, and 25 billion records per second.

Alibaba CloudFeitian OSSelf‑Developed Infrastructure
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How Alibaba Cloud Powered a 268.4 Billion‑Yuan Double 11 Traffic Surge
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Nov 11, 2019 · Cloud Computing

How Alibaba Cloud Powered a 2.684 Trillion‑Yuan Double 11 with Self‑Built Technology

Alibaba Cloud’s CTO explains how the company’s fully self‑developed cloud platform—featuring the Feitian operating system, Shenlong servers, OceanBase and PolarDB databases, RDMA networking, and a custom AI chip—handled the record‑breaking 2019 Double 11 traffic of 2.684 trillion yuan, 54.4 k orders per second, and 970 PB of data.

Alibaba CloudDouble 11Feitian OS
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How Alibaba Cloud Powered a 2.684 Trillion‑Yuan Double 11 with Self‑Built Technology
Big Data Technology & Architecture
Big Data Technology & Architecture
Oct 29, 2019 · Databases

Overview of Alibaba Cloud Redis Architecture and Optimizations

This article summarizes Alibaba Cloud Redis’s architecture, including single-node, high‑availability, cluster, read‑write separation, disaster‑recovery options, and hybrid storage, and details its kernel optimizations such as AOF/Binlog enhancements, multi‑threaded I/O, Memcache compatibility, and performance improvements.

Alibaba CloudPerformance OptimizationRedis
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Overview of Alibaba Cloud Redis Architecture and Optimizations
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Oct 19, 2019 · Cloud Native

Overview of DevOps and Serverless Practices with Docker, Kubernetes, and Alibaba Cloud

This article explains DevOps concepts, continuous integration, and how to build a Docker‑based DevOps environment that meets eight key requirements, then discusses Serverless computing, Alibaba Cloud's Serverless Application Engine and Function Compute, and forecasts the future impact of Serverless on cloud resource utilization and software development.

Alibaba CloudCloud NativeDevOps
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Overview of DevOps and Serverless Practices with Docker, Kubernetes, and Alibaba Cloud
AntTech
AntTech
Sep 28, 2019 · Information Security

Security Containers and Cloud Sandbox: Evolution, Architecture, and Future Directions

This article reviews the development of secure container technologies, including the history of container isolation, the design of MicroVM‑based solutions like Kata Containers, Alibaba Cloud's security sandbox architecture, performance benchmarks, and future challenges for secure cloud‑native runtimes.

Alibaba CloudContainer SecurityKata Containers
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Security Containers and Cloud Sandbox: Evolution, Architecture, and Future Directions
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Sep 25, 2019 · Artificial Intelligence

How Alibaba’s HanGuang 800 AI Chip Redefines Cloud Computing Power

The Cloud Xi conference showcased Alibaba’s breakthrough HanGuang 800 AI chip, delivering performance four times higher than top AI chips, cutting GPU usage by up to 90% in city‑brain video processing and product image recognition, while the Damo Academy celebrated two years of world‑leading research and youth awards.

AI ChipAlibaba CloudArtificial Intelligence
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How Alibaba’s HanGuang 800 AI Chip Redefines Cloud Computing Power
Big Data Technology & Architecture
Big Data Technology & Architecture
Sep 22, 2019 · Databases

Alibaba Cloud BDS Service for Non‑Stop HBase Cluster Migration

This article explains how Alibaba Cloud's BDS migration service enables continuous, high‑performance migration of HBase clusters—including schema, full data, and incremental sync—across version upgrades, hardware changes, network migrations, and cross‑region scenarios, while ensuring stability and minimal impact on live workloads.

Alibaba CloudBDSBig Data
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Alibaba Cloud BDS Service for Non‑Stop HBase Cluster Migration
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Sep 8, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Boost Mini‑Program Deployment Speed 8× with Alibaba Cloud’s Free Cloud Toolkit

This guide explains how Alibaba Cloud’s free Cloud Toolkit plugin for IntelliJ IDEA and Eclipse enables one‑click deployment of mini‑programs to the Mini Program Cloud, dramatically accelerating development, simplifying configuration, and offering additional IDE features such as Dubbo project creation and built‑in diagnostics.

Alibaba CloudIDE pluginIntelliJ IDEA
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Boost Mini‑Program Deployment Speed 8× with Alibaba Cloud’s Free Cloud Toolkit
Open Source Tech Hub
Open Source Tech Hub
Aug 20, 2019 · Cloud Computing

How to Set Up an Alibaba Cloud Load Balancer with Nginx and SSL

This guide walks through creating an Alibaba Cloud load balancer, configuring backend ECS instances, setting up domain A records, preparing Nginx health‑check virtual hosts, uploading SSL certificates, and testing the deployment, with detailed step‑by‑step instructions and code examples.

Alibaba CloudBackend ServerLoad Balancer
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How to Set Up an Alibaba Cloud Load Balancer with Nginx and SSL
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Aug 15, 2019 · Cloud Native

How Edge@ACK Transforms CDN with Cloud‑Native Edge Containers

This article explains Alibaba Cloud’s Edge@ACK edge container solution, covering the rise of edge computing, the architecture and standardization of cloud‑edge‑device integration, autonomous edge node management, and real‑world IoT and CDN use cases, illustrating how cloud‑native Kubernetes enables a unified edge infrastructure.

Alibaba CloudCDNIoT
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How Edge@ACK Transforms CDN with Cloud‑Native Edge Containers
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Aug 7, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Accelerate Development with Alibaba Cloud Toolkit: One-Click Deploy & More

This article introduces Alibaba's Cloud Toolkit IDE plugin, explaining how its one‑click deployment, Windows and EDAS Kubernetes support, SSH proxy capabilities, real‑time log viewing, and rapid Dubbo project creation can automate repetitive tasks and significantly improve developer productivity.

Alibaba CloudDeployment AutomationDubbo
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Accelerate Development with Alibaba Cloud Toolkit: One-Click Deploy & More
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jul 12, 2019 · Cloud Native

How to Deploy Production-Ready Knative Services on Alibaba Cloud Container Service

This guide walks you through deploying a Knative Service on Alibaba Cloud Container Service, configuring logging and monitoring with Log Service, setting up alerting, and enabling distributed tracing, providing step‑by‑step commands, YAML examples, and console screenshots for a production‑grade serverless setup.

Alibaba CloudContainer ServiceKnative
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How to Deploy Production-Ready Knative Services on Alibaba Cloud Container Service
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jul 1, 2019 · Cloud Native

How Alibaba Cloud’s Kubernetes Service Enables Seamless Monitoring and Autoscaling

Alibaba Cloud’s Kubernetes service integrates four native monitoring services—SLS, ARMS, AHAS, and Cloud Monitor—while offering enhanced open‑source components and autoscaling mechanisms such as HPA, VPA, cronHPA, Resizer, Cluster‑Autoscaler, and virtual‑kubelet‑autoscaler, enabling cloud‑native apps to achieve robust observability and elastic scaling.

Alibaba CloudAutoscalingKubernetes
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How Alibaba Cloud’s Kubernetes Service Enables Seamless Monitoring and Autoscaling
Big Data Technology & Architecture
Big Data Technology & Architecture
Jun 4, 2019 · Databases

Best Practices and Guidelines for Using Alibaba Cloud Redis

This article presents comprehensive Alibaba Cloud Redis development guidelines covering key‑value design, value handling, command usage, client configuration, lifecycle management, related tools, and code examples to help developers avoid common pitfalls and improve performance.

Alibaba CloudBigKey DetectionClient Best Practices
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Best Practices and Guidelines for Using Alibaba Cloud Redis
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
May 16, 2019 · Operations

How Alibaba’s AI‑Powered Data Centers Achieve Scalable, Reliable Operations

This article examines Alibaba Cloud’s intelligent data center ecosystem, covering market share, global distribution, operational challenges, AIOps evolution, multi‑layered infrastructure platforms, demand forecasting, fault prediction, and future smart‑automation prospects for large‑scale cloud operations.

Alibaba CloudInfrastructureOperations
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How Alibaba’s AI‑Powered Data Centers Achieve Scalable, Reliable Operations
Open Source Tech Hub
Open Source Tech Hub
Apr 18, 2019 · Cloud Native

How to Build, Tag, and Push Docker Images to Alibaba Cloud Registry

This guide walks through building a Docker image, logging into Docker Hub or Alibaba Cloud Registry, tagging the image, pushing it to the remote repository, pulling it back, and also covers basic BusyBox usage, USTC mirror setup for Docker, and fast installation of Docker‑Compose.

Alibaba CloudContainer RegistryDocker
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How to Build, Tag, and Push Docker Images to Alibaba Cloud Registry
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.

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What’s Next for Cloud Computing? Insights from Alibaba Cloud’s New President
AntTech
AntTech
Mar 26, 2019 · Mobile Development

The Evolution and Intelligent Roadmap of Alibaba's Mobile Development Platform mPaaS

At the 2019 Alibaba Cloud Summit, Ant Financial expert Fu Haitao detailed the evolution of the mobile development platform mPaaS—from its 1.0 financial‑grade start through 2.0’s digital‑transformation tools to the AI‑driven 3.0 product system—highlighting integrated intelligent scenarios such as smart prediction, AB testing, and personalized delivery.

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The Evolution and Intelligent Roadmap of Alibaba's Mobile Development Platform mPaaS
DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Mar 21, 2019 · Databases

Overview of Alibaba's TSDB: Architecture, Core Technologies, and Future Directions

This article presents a comprehensive overview of Alibaba's Time Series Database (TSDB), covering its business panorama, covered scenarios, challenges, performance evolution, architecture, core compression and query technologies, stability mechanisms, and future development plans.

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Overview of Alibaba's TSDB: Architecture, Core Technologies, and Future Directions
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Mar 10, 2019 · Operations

How Alibaba’s Table Store Auto‑Solves Hotspot Issues with Real‑Time Load Balancing

This article explains the architecture and mechanisms of Alibaba Cloud's Table Store load‑balancing system, detailing how it collects metrics, detects user‑access and machine hotspots, and automatically applies actions such as partition moves, splits, merges, and isolation to maintain high availability and performance.

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How Alibaba’s Table Store Auto‑Solves Hotspot Issues with Real‑Time Load Balancing
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 5, 2019 · Operations

Why Your Redis and MySQL Connections Time Out on Alibaba Cloud—and How to Fix Them

This article explains how idle TCP connections are silently dropped by Alibaba Cloud security groups, causing Redis client timeouts and MySQL JDBC CommunicationsExceptions, and provides step‑by‑step diagnostics and configuration changes—including TCP keepalive and wait_timeout tweaks—to prevent the failures.

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Why Your Redis and MySQL Connections Time Out on Alibaba Cloud—and How to Fix Them
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jan 21, 2019 · Cloud Computing

Why CEOs Must Prioritize Cloud: Alibaba’s Insights on Market Leadership and Open‑Source Transactions

Alibaba Cloud’s president explains why cloud should be a CEO’s top concern, shares IDC market‑share data confirming its dominance in China, introduces the open‑source distributed‑transaction solution Fescar, and highlights several Alibaba‑driven open‑source projects shaping the cloud ecosystem.

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Why CEOs Must Prioritize Cloud: Alibaba’s Insights on Market Leadership and Open‑Source Transactions
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Nov 27, 2018 · Operations

Alibaba’s IPv6 Deployment for Double 11: Architecture, Optimization, and Business Impact

The article explains how Alibaba leveraged large‑scale IPv6 deployment during the 2018 Double 11 shopping festival, detailing the end‑to‑end network architecture, big‑data‑driven optimization, security measures, and the strategic reasons behind moving from IPv4 to IPv6 across cloud, mobile, and IoT ecosystems.

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Alibaba’s IPv6 Deployment for Double 11: Architecture, Optimization, and Business Impact
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 11, 2018 · Cloud Computing

A Decade of Chinese Cloud Computing (2008‑2018): Milestones, Competition, and Market Evolution

From the first tentative steps of Alibaba Cloud in 2006 to the fierce CDN price wars and the rise of new players like UCloud and QingCloud, this article chronicles a ten‑year saga of how cloud computing emerged, matured, and reshaped China’s internet ecosystem, highlighting key investments, strategic battles, and the shifting attitudes of industry giants.

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A Decade of Chinese Cloud Computing (2008‑2018): Milestones, Competition, and Market Evolution
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Oct 7, 2018 · Databases

How Alibaba Cloud Scaled SQL Server with AlwaysOn for Read/Write Separation

This article details Alibaba Cloud's evolution of SQL Server RDS, covering product growth, the challenges of read/write separation, technical evaluations of AlwaysOn versus Transactional Replication, cloud architecture iterations, and the final productized solution for high‑availability database services.

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How Alibaba Cloud Scaled SQL Server with AlwaysOn for Read/Write Separation
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Jul 23, 2018 · Big Data

How Alibaba’s MaxCompute Became the Backbone of 99% Data Processing

This article reviews Alibaba's MaxCompute evolution from ODPS to a unified, multi‑cluster big‑data platform, detailing its architecture, development tools, large‑scale deployments, performance optimizations, typical workload scenarios, and why it is the preferred choice for enterprise data processing.

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How Alibaba’s MaxCompute Became the Backbone of 99% Data Processing
Java Architect Essentials
Java Architect Essentials
Jun 14, 2018 · Operations

Installing Docker and GitLab on Alibaba Cloud Linux 7.4

This guide walks through preparing an Alibaba Cloud ECS Linux 7.4 instance, installing Docker CE, verifying the installation with a hello‑world container, pulling the GitLab CE image, configuring and running the GitLab container, and troubleshooting common issues such as port conflicts and memory limits.

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Installing Docker and GitLab on Alibaba Cloud Linux 7.4