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Memcached for MySQL
The MySQL Enterprise subscription includes 24x7 production support for the Memcached distributed memory caching system. Memcached increases the performance and scalability of dynamic MySQL-driven websites by caching data and objects in memory in order to minimize database load. The biggest names on the web, like YouTube, Facebook, Fotolog and Wikipedia deploy Memcached and MySQL to satisfy the demands of millions of users and billions of page views every month.
Farhan "Frank" Mashraqi, Director of Business Operations and Technical Strategy
Fotolog Inc
Memcached for MySQL enables organizations to:
- Implement a scalable, high performance data caching solution for their online applications
- Reduce database Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)by eliminating licensing costs for proprietary data caching software
- Reduce system TCO by making better use of resources like idle or spare RAM on existing systems
- Incrementally add/remove data caching capacity, on-demand to quickly meet changing requirements.
- Get expert help from MySQL and Memcached experts with 24x7 Production Support and Professional Services backed by Sun Microsystems.
High Performance Data Caching
Memcached enables organizations to increase the scalability of new and existing MySQL applications including. Memcached combined with MySQL Replication, is an excellent solution for improving application performance and leveraging scale out architectures at the same time.
On-Demand Scalability
Memcached can be incrementally scaled out in an on-demand fashion. Because Memcached can scale to support dozens of nodes with minimal overhead, anywhere spare memory resources exist is an opportunity to scale your application even further. Memcached is designed as a non-blocking event-based server with no special networking or interconnect requirements.
Lower TCO with Open Source
Delivering a scalable, high performance data caching solution based on open source components is a cost-effective alternative to expensive proprietary software. Memcached is a great way to protect yourself from proprietary vendor lock, which can result in unpredictable costs as the size of your application grows and the number of users increases exponentially. MySQL and Memcached benefit from a large community of developers and users.
Memcached gives you the benefit of caching more then just result sets. For example, preprocessed HTML can be cached on the same Memcached nodes, further improving the performance of your web application.
24x7 Support from MySQL
Organizations can get the professional help they need from the Memcached and MySQL experts at Sun Microsystems, including:
- 24x7 Production Support included with your MySQL Enterprise subscription. Learn More »
- Professional Consulting Services with extensive Memcached knowledge and hands-on experience to implement scalable, high performance solutions for MySQL customers. Our consultants use proven methodologies and expertise in Database Design, Architecture, Performance Tuning, Replication, Fail-Over and Fault-Tolerance. Learn More »
Additional Resources
White Papers
- Designing and Implementing Scalable Applications with Memcached and MySQL »
- How MySQL Powers Web 2.0 »
OnDemand Webinars
- Memcached for MySQL: Advanced Use Cases »
- Designing and Implementing Scalable Applications with Memcached and MySQL »