MongoDB vs Redis — Same NoSQL, Different Roles
Why MongoDB and Redis end up in different roles even under the same NoSQL umbrella. A comparison across data model, storage, schema, scaling, and use cases.
Cache
Cache Patterns
Cache patterns split along two axes — who fills the cache on a miss, and where writes go. The five canonical patterns (cache-aside, read-through, write-through, write-back, refresh-ahead) are combinations of choices along those two axes.
Cache Refresh Optimization Retrospective
How I reduced network costs and enabled instance downscaling by switching from full cache refresh to incremental refresh for campaign configuration data.