"Options for running Redis (or Valkey, etc.), locally or as-a-service", C Arehart--CFMeetup

Online ColdFusion Meetup (coldfusionmeetup.com) for Sep 19, 2024, with recording playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

TOPIC DESCRIPTION: (provided by the speaker):

You may be considering use of Redis (or alternatives like Valkey), whether for caching or as a document store/db or as an alternative repository for sessions (such as is an option for ColdFusion sessions since CF2016). But before you can USE Redis you need to have some IMPLEMENTATION of it. In this session, veteran server troubleshooter Charlie Arehart will review different approaches for implementing Redis (and/or Valkey, and other plug-compatible replacements): with most approaches being free, while some come at a cost.

We'll review options first for installing it (including challenges and solutions for Windows machines), then options for running it via Docker/containers, or finally on a VM (or WSL). Then we'll identify cloud service implementations of Redis, and not only from AWS, Azure, and GCP, but also online services focused specifically on offering Redis (or alternatives) as-a-service--some free and some at a cost. Different options will appeal to different folks, but you really can be at least testing/demonstrating your possible use of Redis within minutes, for free, and that's the main motivation for this talk. (I have another talk focused more on using Redis for sessions in CF and Lucee. This talk supplements that one.)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: (provided by the speaker)

A veteran server troubleshooter who's worked in enterprise IT for more than three decades, Charlie Arehart (@carehart) is a longtime contributor to the community who as an independent consultant provides remote, short-term, and even on-demand troubleshooting/tuning assistance for organizations of all sizes and experience levels (carehart.org/consulting).