Netflix uses a global replication strategy with EVCache, a distributed key-value store, to ensure data availability across four regions. EVCache handles 30 million global replication events and 400 million operations per second, leveraging 200 Memcached clusters and 22,000 servers. Features include client-initiated replication,
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IntroductionEVCache: The Backbone of Netflix's Caching SolutionWhy Replicate Cache Data?Design of the Global Replication ServiceCloser Look into the Replication Reader and Writer ServiceWhy Did We Choose Client-Initiated Replication Over Server-Initiated Replication?Efficiency ImprovementsConclusionAbout the AuthorsSort: