Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached | Compatibility

Question 1

If I determine that I need more memory to support my application, how do I increase the total memory with Amazon ElastiCache?

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Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached | Database

Answer 1

You could add more nodes to your existing Memcached Cluster by using the “Add Node” option on “Nodes” tab for your Cache Cluster on the AWS Management Console or calling the ModifyCacheCluster API.

Question 2

How does Amazon ElastiCache interact with other Amazon Web Services?

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Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached | Database

Answer 2

Amazon ElastiCache is ideally suited as a front-end for Amazon Web Services like Amazon RDS and Amazon DynamoDB, providing extremely low latency for high performance applications and offloading some of the request volume while these services provide long lasting data durability. The service can also be used to improve application performance in conjunction with Amazon EC2 and EMR.

Question 3

Is Amazon ElastiCache better suited to any specific programming language?

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Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached | Database

Answer 3

Memcached client libraries are available for many, if not all of the popular programming languages. For more information on Memcached clients, please see this. If you encounter any issues with specific Memcached clients when using Amazon ElastiCache, please engage us via the Amazon ElastiCache community forum.