By Master 
The Sun to Sun model (FTS, Follow the Sun), born in the software industry in the 1990s, has become the key for global companies to maintain continuous operations 24 hours a day without the need for night shifts. But what technologies make this never‑sleeping engine possible?
🔑 Key Technologies of the Model
Geodistributed Active‑Active Databases: enable simultaneous reads and writes across multiple nodes worldwide, ensuring consistency and low latency.
Cloud Infrastructure and Containers: Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) guarantee homogeneous environments in any region.
Collaboration Platforms: tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Confluence, or Notion facilitate coordination among teams in different time zones.
Project Management: Jira and Azure DevOps ensure continuity of deliverables and incident handling without interruptions.
Unified Monitoring and Security: solutions such as Datadog, Elastic, Prometheus, or Splunk consolidate metrics and alerts for immediate response in any time zone.
👥 Beyond Technology
The model also requires effective global talent management. Scheduling and forecasting algorithms, such as those from NICE or Verint, predict workloads and adjust schedules in real time to guarantee worldwide coverage.
🚀 The Future of Sun to Sun
The next evolution points to the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence and autonomous agents in IT operations. AIOps systems are expected not only to detect failures but also to perform automatic repairs and generate reports before human intervention. In logistics, Digital Twins are advancing toward autonomous supply chains capable of anticipating disruptions and applying mitigation strategies without manual intervention.
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