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Souvik Banerjee
An in-memory, key-value data store for fast access
We were caching the data, and it was helpful in terms of speed. It uses the key-value method for storing the data, and everything lives in memory,... Read more →
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    Overview

    Amazon ElastiCache allows you to seamlessly set up, run, and scale popular open-Source compatible in-memory data stores in the cloud. ... Amazon ElastiCache offers fully managed Redis and Memcached for your most demanding applications that require sub-millisecond response times.

    Redis is a high-performance, scalable, and easy-to-use caching solution that improves application performance. It is also used for session management, real-time analytics, and as a message broker. 

    Redis's valuable features include its ability to handle large amounts of data quickly, its simplicity and straightforward setup process, and its support for various data structures, providing flexibility for different use cases.

    Sample Customers
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    1. Twitter 2. GitHub 3. StackOverflow 4. Pinterest 5. Snapchat 6. Craigslist 7. Digg 8. Weibo 9. Airbnb 10. Uber 11. Slack 12. Trello 13. Shopify 14. Coursera 15. Medium 16. Twitch 17. Foursquare 18. Meetup 19. Kickstarter 20. Docker 21. Heroku 22. Bitbucket 23. Groupon 24. Flipboard 25. SoundCloud 26. BuzzFeed 27. Disqus 28. The New York Times 29. Walmart 30. Nike 31. Sony 32. Philips
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Media Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Educational Organization8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise63%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business71%
    Large Enterprise29%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%

    Amazon ElastiCache is ranked 3rd in In-Memory Data Store Services while Redis is ranked 1st in In-Memory Data Store Services with 7 reviews. Amazon ElastiCache is rated 0.0, while Redis is rated 8.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Redis writes "A solution that can benefit both user and customer-facing applications while effectively preventing potential lag in the user-facing application". Amazon ElastiCache is most compared with Google Cloud Memorystore, Azure Cache for Redis, Varnish Cloud, Hazelcast IMDG and Varnish Enterprise, whereas Redis is most compared with Google Cloud Memorystore, Amazon SQS, ActiveMQ, Chroma and Pinecone.

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