AWS ElastiCache: Types of Data You Can Store and Manage
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ElastiCache for Redis:
- Can handle different kinds of data like text, numbers, and lists of items.
- Useful if you need to organize data in various ways, not just save single pieces of information.
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ElastiCache for Memcached:
- Mainly for storing single pieces of information and finding them quickly.
- Good for simple needs like remembering a user's profile or speeding up commonly requested data.
Questions to ask
- What kind of information does your application deal with? Simple pieces of information or various types?
- Do you need to organize or group your data in special ways, or is it mainly about saving and finding single pieces of information quickly?
- Is your application expected to evolve in complexity in terms of data handling in the near future?
