Why Amazon ElastiCache?

Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed, Valkey-, Memcached- and Redis OSS-compatible service that delivers real-time, cost-optimized performance for modern applications with 99.99% availability. ElastiCache speeds up database and application performance, scaling to millions of operations per second with microsecond response time. ElastiCache also offers enhanced security and reliability when compared to open source alternatives. For modern applications, ElastiCache Global Datastore offers localized reads through fully-managed cross-Region replication. ElastiCache also unlocks cost savings for read-heavy and memory-intensive workloads with additional cost optimization features like data tiering. ElastiCache provides leading security (Amazon VPC, AWS IAM) and compliance standards (HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP authorized, and PCI DSS).

Use cases

Cache your data and offload database I/O to reduce operational burden, lower costs, and improve database and application performance.

Store frequently used data in memory for microsecond response times and high throughput to support hundreds of millions of operations per second.

Store ephemeral session data to quickly personalize gaming, e-commerce, social media, and online applications with microsecond response times.

Simplify application development with ElastiCache built-in data structures.