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memcached - a distributed memory object caching system vs In-process cache

memcached - a distributed memory object caching system

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Depends
Confidence: Medium

A free, battle-tested distributed cache that fits teams with real database load and ops capacity to run it.

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Pick memcached - a distributed memory object caching system when

  • High-traffic web apps offloading database load
  • Teams pooling cache across many web servers
  • Devops-comfortable teams wanting zero license cost
  • Simple key-value caching at scale

When memcached - a distributed memory object caching system is not a fit

  • Small apps better served by in-process caching
  • Teams needing persistence or rich data structures
  • Non-technical buyers expecting vendor SLA and support
  • Anyone wanting a fully managed, zero-ops service

Sources

  1. memcached - official sitememcached.org
    official
  2. memcached about pagememcached.org
    official
  3. memcached security pagememcached.org
    security
  4. CVE.report - memcachedcve.report
    security
  5. Memcached paper review (MemC3)memcached.org
    official
  6. Memcached tutorial - DZonedzone.com
    review
  7. Memcached overview - Miri Infotechmiritech.com
    review