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Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon MemoryDB announce support for Valkey

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This article announces that Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon MemoryDB now support Valkey, an open-source high-performance key-value datastore and drop-in replacement for Redis OSS.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Background on Valkey and its creation by the Linux Foundation after Redis announced it would no longer be open-source
  • AWS contributions to the Valkey project, including the Valkey GLIDE open-source client and performance/reliability improvements in Valkey 8.0
  • Pricing and availability details for using Valkey on ElastiCache (33% lower pricing than Redis OSS) and MemoryDB (30% lower pricing)
  • AWS's commitment to supporting and contributing to Valkey going forward


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