Item: Redis Software
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Redis

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Redis is used for transnational processing and scoring of customer data models for pub/sub-distribution to other models of data.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Redis provides the ability to score data quickly.
Redis provides the ability to distribute this info in a fast manner.
Redis provides an alternative method for data retrieval which lessens the load on the database access.

Cons

Greater emphasis on Pub/Sub capabilities more in line with Kafka.

Return on Investment

Redis has helped to save time by reducing our usage of data access methods on our server.

Products Replaced

Key Differentiators

Price
Product Usability
Product Reputation

Alternatives Considered

We selected Redis over Memcached because Redis provided more client processing options and better server handling with its computations.

Other Software Used

Alchemy Catalyst, Apache Kafka

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited for keeping track of scoring scenarios.

Poorly suited for long term storage of data.

Redis Software Feature Ratings

Using Redis

Users and Roles

3 - Database Mangers, Developers

Support Headcount Required

1 - Architect

Business Processes Supported

Scoring data.
Distributing data changes.
keeping non-transnational items from the database.

Innovative Uses

To replace Firebase

Future Planned Uses

By expanding more on the Pub/Sub capabilities of Redis.

Likelihood to Renew

Redis performance has been phenomenal

Evaluating Redis and Competitors

Evaluation Lessons Learned

I would start by defining the entire use case and future product development cycle.

Redis Implementation

Implementation Rating

Whitelisting of the AWS lambda functions.

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Implementation Phases

Change Management Lessons

Change management was minimal

Implementation Issues

Whitelisting of the AWS IP addresses.

Redis Support

Support Rating

Redis has lots of documentation publicly available so we do not require much support.

Redis Software Customer Support Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Quick Resolution Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response	Poor followup