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What is Redis?

Published on January 4, 2021 · Updated on January 4, 2021
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By Mark Drake

Manager, Developer Education

What is Redis?

Redis is an open-source key-value data store known for its flexibility, performance, and wide language support. An in-memory database, Redis is also known for its speed and has found wide use as a cache and message broker, as well as a database.

A NoSQL database, Redis doesn’t use structured query language, otherwise known as SQL. Redis instead comes with its own set of commands for managing and accessing data.

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