Cache

Introduction

Cache is a small storage component of the Catalyst Cloud Scale service that enables faster retrieval of actively used data. It is designed to store ephemeral data or frequently accessed information, helping reduce the load on primary databases. This cache component, powered by Catalyst, plays a crucial role in memory-intensive real-time applications or microservices that demand sub-millisecond responses. In such dynamic cloud-based applications, frequent read and write operations are common. Relying on the primary data storage for every transaction becomes costly in terms of latency and can degrade overall application performance.

As an in-memory component, Catalyst Cache handles large volumes of data transmission with minimal latency, significantly enhancing application performance and ensuring a smooth user experience. It is offered as an independent, in-memory service that can be used alongside or separately from your main data storage. Catalyst allows you to partition cache memory into segments and manage cache items directly from the console, making it highly effective for dynamic and performance-critical applications.

To learn about using Catalyst cache in the development and production environments, visit the Environments help page.

SDK and API documentation

You can also work with Catalyst cache using the SDKs or the API. These enable you to fetch, insert, or update cache items in your project, and perform other actions. For more information and code samples on working in these programming environments, refer to these help pages:

• Cache - Java SDK
• Cache - Node.js SDK
• Cache - Python SDK
• Cache - API