Creating a Global Infrastructure to Support China

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CREATING A GLOBAL
INFRASTRUCTURETO
SUPPORT CHINA
TREVOR CAMPBELL
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONARCHITECT

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TREVOR CAMPBELL
TECHNICAL SOLUTION ARCHITECT
VERNDALE
• 10+ years Sitecore Experience
• Sitecore Technology MVP
• Certified CMS/DMS/ECM/APS
Developer
• 28 Days of Sitecore Rocks
• Has not scaled Mount Everest
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INTRODUCTION

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THE GREAT FIREWALL OF
CHINA (GFW)

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WHAT ISTHE GFW?
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SFW Definition:
Legislation and projects
initiated by the Chinese
government that
attempt to regulate the
internet in mainland
China.
NSFW Definition:
#@$)()!*$%

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GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA:
“Protecting you” from fun since 2003

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HOWTO SCALETHE GFW
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• Have an Infrastructure located in
mainland China.
• Use a dedicated .cn domain name.
• Utilize a DNS provider with a
presence in China.
• Take inventory of third-party
requests.
• Avoid user-generated content…
(…yes, that means kitten memes too…)

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HOW ABOUT SITECORE
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1. Content Distribution
2. Analytics
3. Front-end Integrations
4. Back-end Integrations
5. Search
6. Content Delivery Networks

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CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

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CONTENT PUBLISHING
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Master Core Web
Sitecore Publishing
Sitecore publishing
process moving items.
Sitecore publishing process moving items from Master database to Web
database.
Content Databases Content Databases
Connectivity with mainland China makes this model infeasible.

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CONTENT REPLICATION
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Master Core Web Web
Database
Replication
One way replication
via site-to-site VPN.
Microsoft SQL Server one way replication is utilized to move published web
content from North America to an instance in mainland China.
Content Databases Content Databases

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ANALYTICS

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EXPERIENCE DATABASE (XDB)
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Analytics Data
Read and Write to
Experience Database
(xDB).
Analytics Tracking
Live
Tracking
History
Experience Database (xDB) Content Delivery
The Sitecore Experience Database is a data repository that collects all
customer interactions, connecting them to create a comprehensive, unified
view of the individual customer.

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ANALYTICS – OPTION #1
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Analytics Data
Read and Write to
Experience Database
(xDB).
Analytics Tracking
Live
Tracking
History
Experience Database (xDB) Content Delivery
Pros
• Ease of setup and maintenance.
• Lowest cost for infrastructure and
licensing.
Cons
• Session initialization will be slower.
• Not ideal for high volumes of traffic.

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ANALYTICS – OPTION #2
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Analytics Data
Read and Write to
Experience Database
(xDB).
Analytics Tracking
Live
Tracking
History
Experience Database (xDB) Content Delivery
Pros
• Highest availability and
performance.
• Global analytics view.
Cons
• Highest cost for infrastructure and
licenses.
• Increased maintenance.

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ANALYTICS – OPTION #3
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Analytics Data
Read and Write to
Third-Party provider.
Third-Party Analytics Content Delivery
Pros
• Solutions native to mainland China.
• Availability and Performance.
Cons
• Fragmented analytics across regions.
• Manual reporting rollup for global
view.

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FRONT-END INTEGRATIONS

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FRONT-END INTEGRATIONS
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Front-end integrations need to be tailored to specific integrations that are available in
mainland China. Sitecore should be architected to support swapping out front-end
integrations for alternate regions.

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BACK-END INTEGRATIONS

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BACK-END INTEGRATIONS
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Back-end integrations in most
cases can remain in the same
model as North America.
An additional option to add data
reliability is to queue and batch
process data to a back-end
integration. Queue
Content Databases

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SEARCH

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LOCAL INDEX
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Lucene will maintain a local index on the content delivery server. Validation should be
performed to check that indexes are being updated remotely.
Content Delivery

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REMOTE INDEX
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If utilizing a search server such as SOLR or Coveo, it’s recommended to locate an
instance within mainland China for optimal performance.
Content Delivery

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CONTENT DELIVERY
NETWORKS

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CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS
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There are several options for Content Delivery Networks available inside mainland
China. Windows Azure CDN and Akamai CDN have endpoints located in mainland
China. Binary asset caching can be leveraged in order to increase performance in China.

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IN CONCLUSION
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1. Content Distribution
2. Analytics
3. Front-end Integrations
4. Back-end Integrations
5. Search
6. Content Delivery Networks

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THANKYOU!
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TECHNICAL SOLUTIONARCHITECT