Redis¶

• Multi AZ
• auto failover
• read replicas
• Data durability using AOF persistence
• back and restore features

Elastic cache for Redis¶

• in-memory data store
• sub-millisecond latency
• used for real-time application
• supports replication, high availability and cluster sharding
• HIPAA eligible
• PCI DSS compliant

Redis Auth¶

• you can set a “password/token” when you create a Redis cluster.
  • Extra level of security for your cache (on top of SecurityGroup)
  • support SSL in flight encryption.

Use cases¶

Sorted sets¶

• added elements are ranked and sorted in real time