https://tuanhiep.github.io/tags/architecture/Recent content in Architecture on Tuan Hiep TRAN — System Design & AI InfraHugoen-usSat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_3/2.global_flash_sale_engine_admission/Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_3/2.global_flash_sale_engine_admission/Auto-scaling alone cannot save you from TCP connection exhaustion. We architect a Virtual Waiting Room using Async Polling with Jitter, Edge Bot Defense, and Cryptographic Tokens to decouple traffic flow from inventory capacity.https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_1/4.stock_exchange_tradeoffs/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_1/4.stock_exchange_tradeoffs/When does the LMAX Disruptor fail? We explore the CAP theorem, quantify the brutal costs of Kernel Bypass, and provide a strict decision framework for system design.https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_1/3.stock_exchange_architecture/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_1/3.stock_exchange_architecture/How to survive hardware crashes without a database. We explore Event Sourcing, the Sequencer pattern, and UDP Multicast to achieve 99.999% uptime in a single-threaded architecture.https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_1/2.stock_exchange_matching_engine/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tuanhiep.github.io/posts/series_1/2.stock_exchange_matching_engine/Why multi-threading kills High-Frequency Trading systems. We explore lock-free concurrency, Mechanical Sympathy, and the LMAX Disruptor pattern to achieve sub-microsecond matching.