Elasticache — AWS Solutions Architect Associate Practice Questions
Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed in-memory caching service that supports both Redis and Memcached engines. It is used to reduce latency for read-heavy workloads by storing frequently accessed data closer to the application, reducing the number of expensive database queries. On the exam, ElastiCache commonly appears in scenarios involving database read scaling, session storage, and achieving sub-millisecond response times for web applications.
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An application needs to process 100,000 transactions per second with sub-millisecond latency. Which caching solution should be used?
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