Scaling with traffic demands for applications and reducing high latency can be difficult. Many factors come into play, like high availability and scalability. Azure's Redis Cache service makes this easier for developers by providing a scalable and cost-effective caching service. Caching layers provide quick response times and can handle thousands of users.

In this lab, you will learn Redis cache's benefits and how to deploy it in Azure.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this lab you will be able to:

• Know the benefits of using Redis
• Connect to Redis in an App
• Explain how Caching works with an application and database

Intended Audience

This lab is intended for:

• Individuals studying to some Azure Certification
• Anyone interested in learning ways to speed up their application

Prerequisites

You should be familiar with:

• Azure Fundamentals

The following course can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Updates

November 8th, 2022 - Updated lab to utilize the web-based CloudAcademy IDE.

November 5th, 2021 - Updated Azure Cloud Shell commands for Redis Cache service creation.