Is Redis just a cache?

I have been reading some Redis docs and trying the tutorial at http://try.redis-db.com/. So far, I can’t see any difference between Redis and caching technologies like Velocity or the Enterprise Library Caching Framework You’re effectively just adding objects to an in-memory data store using a unique key. There do not seem to be any relational … Read more

Memcached vs. Redis? [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 1 year ago. Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new answers or interactions. We’re using a Ruby web-app with Redis server for caching. Is there a point … Read more