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Cloudflare Roundtable Interview and Q&A Record
April 23, 2024 in Cloud
As a roundtable guest, I was invited to participate in Cloudflare's Immerse conference in Shenzhen. During the dinner, I had in-depth discussions with Cloudflare's APAC CMO, Greater China Technical Director, and front-line engineers about many questions of interest to netizens.
As a roundtable guest, I was invited to participate in Cloudflare's Immerse conference in Shenzhen. During the dinner, I had in-depth discussions with Cloudflare's APAC CMO, Greater China Technical Director, and front-line engineers about many questions of interest to netizens.
What Can We Learn from Tencent Cloud's Major Outage?
April 14, 2024 in Cloud
Tencent Cloud's epic global outage after Double 11 set industry records. How should we evaluate and view this failure, and what lessons can we learn from it?
Tencent Cloud's epic global outage after Double 11 set industry records. How should we evaluate and view this failure, and what lessons can we learn from it?
Cloudflare - The Cyber Buddha That Destroys Public Cloud
April 03, 2024 in Cloud
While I've always advocated for cloud exit, if it's about adopting a cyber bodhisattva cloud like Cloudflare, I'm all in with both hands raised.
While I've always advocated for cloud exit, if it's about adopting a cyber bodhisattva cloud like Cloudflare, I'm all in with both hands raised.
Can Luo Yonghao Save Toothpaste Cloud?
April 01, 2024 in Cloud
Luo Yonghao's livestream first spent half an hour selling robot vacuums, then Luo himself belatedly appeared to read scripts selling "cloud computing" for forty minutes — before seamlessly transitioning to selling Colgate enzyme-free toothpaste — leaving viewers bewildered between toothpaste and cloud computing.
Luo Yonghao's livestream first spent half an hour selling robot vacuums, then Luo himself belatedly appeared to read scripts selling "cloud computing" for forty minutes — before seamlessly transitioning to selling Colgate enzyme-free toothpaste — leaving viewers bewildered between toothpaste and cloud computing.
Analyzing Alibaba-Cloud Server Computing Cost
March 10, 2024 in Cloud
Alibaba-Cloud claimed major price cuts, but a detailed analysis of cloud server costs reveals that cloud computing and storage remain outrageously expensive.
Alibaba-Cloud claimed major price cuts, but a detailed analysis of cloud server costs reveals that cloud computing and storage remain outrageously expensive.
Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud?
February 02, 2024 in Cloud
Two days ago, the ninth episode of Open-Source Talks had the theme "Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud?" As the host, I restrained myself from jumping into the debate throughout, so I'm writing this article to discuss this question: Will DBAs be eliminated by cloud?
Two days ago, the ninth episode of Open-Source Talks had the theme "Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud?" As the host, I restrained myself from jumping into the debate throughout, so I'm writing this article to discuss this question: Will DBAs be eliminated by cloud?
Cloud-Exit High Availability Secret: Rejecting Complexity Masturbation
January 10, 2024 in Cloud
Programmers are drawn to complexity like moths to flame. The more complex the system architecture diagram, the greater the intellectual masturbation high. Steadfast resistance to this behavior is a key reason for DHH's success in cloud-free availability.
Programmers are drawn to complexity like moths to flame. The more complex the system architecture diagram, the greater the intellectual masturbation high. Steadfast resistance to this behavior is a key reason for DHH's success in cloud-free availability.
S3: Elite to Mediocre
December 26, 2023 in Cloud
S3 is no longer "cheap" with the evolution of hardware, and other challengers such as cloudflare R2.
S3 is no longer "cheap" with the evolution of hardware, and other challengers such as cloudflare R2.
Cloud Exit FAQ: DHH Saves Millions
December 21, 2023 in Cloud
DHHs cloud exit journey has reached a new stage, saving nearly a million dollars so far with potential savings of nearly ten million over the next five years.
DHHs cloud exit journey has reached a new stage, saving nearly a million dollars so far with potential savings of nearly ten million over the next five years.
From Cost-Reduction Jokes to Real Cost Reduction and Efficiency
November 29, 2023 in Cloud
Alibaba-Cloud and Didi had major outages one after another. This article discusses how to move from cost-reduction jokes to real cost reduction and efficiency — what costs should we really reduce, what efficiency should we improve?
Alibaba-Cloud and Didi had major outages one after another. This article discusses how to move from cost-reduction jokes to real cost reduction and efficiency — what costs should we really reduce, what efficiency should we improve?