Redis, the world’s fastest data platform, is now available as an integrated Azure service with the launch of Azure Managed Redis (AMR). This fully managed, in-memory datastore brings the latest Redis innovations to Microsoft Azure customers, enabling developers to build scalable, high-performance cloud and GenAI applications with enterprise-grade reliability.
Features of Azure Managed Redis
Performance and New Data Structures
Azure Managed Redis introduces eight new data structures including JSON, vector, and time series, along with Redis’ fastest and most scalable Query Engine to date. It supports advanced capabilities such as vector search, full-text secondary indexing, geospatial queries, and numeric data handling, positioning AMR as a multi-model, real-time platform.
Scale, Availability, and Security
AMR guarantees up to 99.999% availability through multi-region Active-Active configurations, ensuring sub-millisecond local latency worldwide. The platform easily scales up or down to meet workload demands and complies with major regulations including FedRamp, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001, making it suitable for mission-critical enterprise applications.
Integration with Azure and Redis Ecosystems
Developers gain seamless access to Azure AI services and Redis’ vector database for building next-gen AI use cases like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agent memory. The service supports popular client libraries (.NET, Python, Java, Go, Node), Redis Insight GUI, and the Redis copilot AI assistant, enhancing developer productivity and user experience.
What This Means for Developers and Enterprises
Rowan Trollope, CEO of Redis, highlights, “Azure Managed Redis is a key piece of infrastructure for Azure developers building high-performance GenAI and agentic apps.” The built-in vector database capabilities facilitate advanced AI app use cases while simplifying development and optimizing costs.
Balan Subramanian, Microsoft Partner Director of PM, emphasizes, “Redis provides exceptional data infrastructure for cloud-native and AI applications. Azure Managed Redis empowers developers to build faster, more powerful applications both today and into the future.”
Migration and Tier Options
Existing Azure Cache for Redis users can migrate easily to AMR and unlock years of Redis innovation, including features previously exclusive to premium tiers.
Azure Managed Redis offers four tiers:
- Memory Optimized: High memory-to-vCPU ratio (1:8), ideal for memory-intensive, lower throughput workloads such as development and testing.
- Balanced (Memory + Compute): Balanced 1:4 ratio for standard workloads.
- Compute Optimized: Low memory-to-vCPU ratio (1:2), designed for maximum throughput and performance-intensive applications.
- Flash Optimized: Hybrid memory and NVMe storage tier enabling cost-effective scaling of large datasets with less frequent data access.
With Azure Managed Redis, Microsoft and Redis deliver a powerful, scalable, and cost-efficient data platform optimized for the evolving demands of GenAI and cloud-native applications. This launch marks a significant advancement for developers seeking enterprise-grade performance and innovation in a fully managed Azure service.
