Re:Learn Redis the hard way: in production
by btilly on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:36PM
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Here is my understanding.
Redis pushes the limit of what can be accomplished using a single-threaded in memory data store. If your processing can be done by such a thing, Redis is probably the most efficient option available. (With, of course, persistence, replication, and so on for managing your data.)
But if you throw blocking operations or too much data at it, Redis is going to demonstrate the inherent limitations that come with being a single-threaded in memory data store.
Redis pushes the limit of what can be accomplished using a single-threaded in memory data store. If your processing can be done by such a thing, Redis is probably the most efficient option available. (With, of course, persistence, replication, and so on for managing your data.)
But if you throw blocking operations or too much data at it, Redis is going to demonstrate the inherent limitations that come with being a single-threaded in memory data store.