In Chapter 6, Redis in Web Applications, you saw how Redis can be useful in web applications. This usefulness of Redis can be extended to business applications. As with any enterprise, the outer layer or the boundary application usually comprises of a web application, which in a way encapsulates the core heterogeneous business applications. These business applications form the core backbone of the enterprise.

Simple representation of application in an enterprise ecosystem

As many of you will have experienced in your projects and assignments over the years, these business applications are as varied as one can imagine in their business functionality. However, they all share some features and aspects that are common to most of them. In this chapter, we will take a few of these features and see how Redis fits into the landscape of business applications. To begin with, the most common and humble feature in any application is configuration management.

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