Azure updates

General availability: JSON support in Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise tiers

Gain powerful tools for working with JSON formatted data in Azure Cache for Redis through the RedisJSON module.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features

Public preview: Improved passive geo-replication for Azure Cache for Redis

Utilize new functionality that makes passive geo-replication more seamless and transparent.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features

Upgrade your Azure Cache for Redis instances to use Redis version 6 by 30 June 2023

Target retirement date: September 14, 2022

Azure Cache for Redis instances running on Redis version 4 need to be upgraded by 30 June 2023.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Retirements

General availability: Reserved instance pricing for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise

Gain up to a 55 percent discount with reserved pricing on the Enterprise tiers of Azure Cache for Redis by committing to spend for one- or three-years.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features

General availability: Azure Cache for Redis active geo-replication in enterprise tiers

Link cached data across regions for multi-primary writes and higher availability with active geo-replication in enterprise tiers for Azure Cache for Redis.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Regions & Datacenters
• Management
• Features

Public preview: Support for managed identity in Azure Cache for Redis

Connect Azure Cache for Redis to storage accounts via managed identity.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Management
• Features

Azure Cache for Redis: Diagnostics for connected clients is generally available

Use Azure diagnostic settings to log information on all client connections to your Azure Cache for Redis instance.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features

Azure Cache for Redis: Redis 6.0 supported in general availability

Azure Cache for Redis now supports Redis 6.0, which includes several new features and commands that enhance developer productivity and ease of use.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

Azure Cache for Redis zone redundancy for Premium tier now generally available

Azure Cache for Redis zone redundancy allows you to deploy your Premium tier caches across multiple availability zones, delivering higher availability and resiliency.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Management
• Features

Azure Event Grid for Azure Cache for Redis now in general availability

Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export (RDB) to your event handler.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Management
• Features

Azure Private Link for Azure Cache for Redis in general availability

Use Azure Private Link to connect to an Azure Cache for Redis instance from your virtual network via a private endpoint to eliminate data exposure to the public internet.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Security
• Management
• Features

Azure Event Grid is now in public preview for Azure Cache for Redis

Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid is in public preview. This integration allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export(RDB) to any destination.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Management

Redis 6.0 is now in preview for Azure Cache for Redis

Redis 6.0 (preview) for Azure Cache for Redis brings several new features enhancing developer productivity including Redis Streams (new list data type), new commands, improved HyperLogLog performance, and more.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Management
• Features

Zone Redundancy in preview for Azure Cache for Redis

Increase reliability in the Azure Cache for Redis premium tier even further with up to four nodes for redundancy; a primary and three replicas that can be distributed across multiple availability zones. This setup protects you against a datacenter-level outage, increasing availability up to a 99.95 percent level.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Regions & Datacenters
• Security
• Features

Redis Enterprise features on Azure Cache for Redis coming soon

Two new tiers will be coming soon in preview for Azure Cache for Redis through a collaboration with Redis Labs: Enterprise and Enterprise Flash.

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Features