November 2017 Summaries

Redis Enterprise 5.0 has been released, offering higher availability, scaling, performance and unmatched cost efficiency compared to open source Redis. New features include Active-Active Geo-Distributed Deployments based on CRDTs for simplified conflict resolution in globally distributed applications; Fulltext Search with RediSearch for low latency search results; Enhanced JSON Data Handling with ReJSON for faster processing of subdocument elements; Bloom Filters with ReBloom for efficient indexing and membership search; Custom Redis Modules for extending functionality; Redis 4.0 Support for improved memory management and powering modules; Redis Cluster API Support for lower latency operations; Docker in Production support for easy deployment of scalable, highly available clusters; and LDAP Integration for external authentication of administrator accounts.

Redis is an in-memory database that can be used for both caching and session store scenarios, with applications storing data in the cache to serve future requests faster, typically with sub-millisecond latency, and session-oriented applications storing all session-related data either in main memory or a session store that doesn't lose data when the application goes down. A cache is designed to store frequently accessed data to reduce latency, while a session store is used to store user-specific data during an active session period, requiring high availability and durability. Redis Enterprise can be used for both use cases with proper architecture and design, ensuring data separation between sessions by using unique session IDs and storing data in separate key structures.

The company has been recognized as the fastest growing Enterprise Software firm in Silicon Valley, ranking 50th overall in North America by Deloitte's 2017 Technology Fast 500™ awards. This prestigious ranking acknowledges the most rapidly expanding technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies across North America. The company's momentum has been accelerating, with it becoming the most deployed database on Docker, the most popular cloud database, and the most loved database. 2017 was a successful year for the Redis team and community, starting with InfoWorld's Technology of the Year award and culminating in Deloitte recognition. The success is attributed to the loyal Redis community, innovative work by Redis employees, and happy customers who have deployed Redis Enterprise in diverse mission-critical real-time applications.

Redis team is participating in various events across the US and Europe during November. They will be at Big Data London on Nov. 15th and 16th, QCon San Francisco from Nov. 13th to 15th, Spark Live: Chicago on Nov. 16th, AWS:reInvent 2017 in Las Vegas, and OpenCamps event in Midtown Manhattan. Redis Enterprise Developer Workshops will be held in Sunnyvale and London for free with limited space. Community events include the Silicon Valley Redis Meetup on Nov. 8th, London NoSQL meetup on Nov. 14th, and a joint meetup with Los Angeles Cloud Foundry group on Nov. 7th.