Roses are Redis

...Violets are bluis

Enable that Foglight SQLServer cartridge...

...and maybe the Redis one toois!

Ok, then...

The Foglight for Redis (v. 6.1.1) cartridge is now generally available (11/28/22).

In the coming weeks, I suspect the SE team will deliver some Foglight-centric blogs as it relates to Redis monitoring.

But first, I thought it might be a good idea to start with some basic Redis information.

(In other words, I googled it for you.)

• Redis stands for "Remote Dictionary Server"
• Redis is Open-Source
  • Open-Source - The software is developed via a community, collaboratively. It is publicly accessible to modify, and/or distribute its code base.
• Redis is In-Memory
  • In-Memory - Instead of on disk, data is stored on the primary memory resulting in faster read/write operations.
• Redis is NoSQL
  • NoSQL ("not only SQL") stores data differently than relational tables. Flexible schemas provide easier scaling with large data sets/loads. Types include types key-value, wide-column, and graph. 
• Redis can be considered Key-Value - Data is stored in a “key-value” format, optimized for reading and writing data.
  • **Redis differentiates itself because it is a data structures server that allows for supporting different kinds of values.

• (Originally) Garantia Data (2011) > Redis Labs (2014) 
• Salvatore Sanfilippo (Lead Developer), joined Redis Labs to lead open-source development
• Redis Labs > Redis (2021)

• Some companies using Redis:
  
  • Craigslist
  • GitHub
  • Snapchat
  • StackOverflow 
  • Twitter

• Popular websites leveraging Redis
  • airbnb.com 
  • coinbase.com
  • hellofresh.com
  • instacart.com
  • instagram.com
  • shopify.com
  • slack.com
  • uber.com

Resources:

redis.com

techstacks.io

wikipedia.com