Zhihu Big Data Cost‑Reduction Practices: FinOps, Erasure Coding, ZSTD Compression, Spark Auto‑Tuning, and Remote Shuffle Service
This article details Zhihu's comprehensive cost‑reduction and efficiency‑boosting initiatives for its big‑data platform, covering FinOps‑driven financial operations, hybrid‑cloud architecture, cost allocation models, operational monitoring, and technical optimizations such as erasure coding, ZSTD compression, Spark auto‑tuning, and a remote shuffle service.