Optimize the cost of your Amazon ElastiCache for Redis workloads
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This article provides five recommendations to optimize the cost of Amazon ElastiCache for Redis workloads:
- Use Graviton-based instances, which offer 5% lower pricing compared to x86 instances
- Purchase reserved instances to save up to 55% compared to on-demand pricing
- Utilize data tiering with R6gd nodes to achieve over 60% cost savings by storing less frequently accessed data on SSDs
- Implement automatic scaling to right-size clusters based on application demand using CloudWatch metrics
- Upgrade to ElastiCache for Redis 7 with enhanced I/O multiplexing to increase throughput by up to 72% and reduce latency
These strategies help customers reduce costs while maintaining performance and scaling capabilities for their Redis workloads.
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