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CREATING A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT CHINA

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TREVOR CAMPBELLTECHNICAL SOLUTION ARCHITECTVERNDALE• 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 IS THE 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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HOW TO SCALE THE 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 Distribution2. Analytics3. Front-end Integrations4. Back-end Integrations5. Search6. Content Delivery Networks

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CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

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CONTENT PUBLISHING

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Master Core Web

Sitecore PublishingSitecore 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 ReplicationOne 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 DataRead 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 DataRead 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 DataRead 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 DataRead 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 Distribution2. Analytics3. Front-end Integrations4. Back-end Integrations5. Search6. Content Delivery Networks

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