Amazon ElastiCache offers two open source caching mechanisms, Redis and Memcached. Existing applications working with open source versions of Redis and Memcached can run with Amazon ElastiCache with almost no modification. These both offer a level of high performance, but it is essential to understand the differences between them in order to choose the correct engine to meet our needs.
ElastiCache engine types
Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached
Compared to open source Memcached, Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached has several cutting-edge and enhanced reliability features, which make it more favorable to use in the cloud for a production load:
- It can automatically detect node failure and recover accordingly.
- It supports automatic...