Netflix serves 270 million users through a sophisticated microservices architecture built primarily with Java. The platform splits operations between a control plane on AWS handling user interactions and recommendations, and a proprietary CDN called Open Connect with 17,000+ servers worldwide for content delivery. Key
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The Evolution: From Monolith to MicroservicesThe Two-Faced ArchitectureOpen Connect: The Magic Behind StreamingThe Tools That Revolutionized JavaResilience: Designing for FailureDatabase: The Persistence ChallengeObservability: Seeing the InvisibleMachine Learning: The AI Behind RecommendationsVideo Encoding and DeliveryChallenges and Lessons LearnedWhat We Can LearnThe Future: Where Netflix Is HeadingConclusion: Engineering as a Competitive Advantage1 Comment
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