Amazon ElastiCache for Redis: 8 Things 🔥 You Must Know (AWS)

Amazon ElastiCache for Redis is a Redis-compatible in-memory data structure service that can be used as a data store or cache.

Hi Guys, this is Abi from GokceDB and in this video, you are going to learn 8 things about ElastiCache for Redis in AWS. Let’s get into it.

1. ElastiCache for Redis is a fully managed and scalable in-memory service that provides sub-millisecond latency to power internet-scale real-time applications. Use cases include chat applications, gaming leaderboards, media streaming, and a session store.

2. Built on open-source Redis, ElastiCache for Redis works with your Redis clients and is compatible with Redis APIs. This means that your self-managed Redis applications can work seamlessly with ElastiCache for Redis without any code changes.

3. The service is designed to automatically detect and recover from node failures. Utilizing Multi-AZ with automatic failover allows you to spread replica nodes across multiple AWS Availability Zones for high availability.

4. With a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, you can quickly launch a Cache Cluster or Replication Group. Resources are pre-configured with the appropriate settings, and Cache Parameter Groups enable granular control of your Redis environment.

5. With Elasticache for Redis, there are no upfront costs or long-term commitments, you just pay a simple monthly charge for each Redis node you use.

6. Amazon CloudWatch metrics provide insights into your Redis resources at no additional charge. You can view over 20 key operational metrics for your Redis instances, including compute, utilized memory, cache hit ratio, active connections, and Redis replication.

7. You can set up automatic snapshots of your clusters with just a few clicks on the console or through simple API calls. Using these snapshots, you can also seed new ElastiCache for Redis clusters.

8. Global Datastore in Amazon ElastiCache for Redis provides fully managed and secure cross-region replication. It allows you to write to your ElastiCache for Redis cluster in one region and have the data available to be read from two other cross-region replica clusters, thereby enabling disaster recovery across regions.

In summary, Amazon ElastiCache for Redis is a Redis-compatible in-memory data store built for the cloud to power real-time applications.

There you have it.

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