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Q: Why would you use a distributed cache in your application?
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- In a standard java process on 32 bit JVM, each process can only have a heap of 2GB. If we want to store more data the heap size becomes a problem. By having a distributed cache we can bypass that limitation by being able to store as much data as possible. Now we have a large cloud of data running across multiple machines. This approach is very scalable. As the requirements grow, we just need to add more machines to the cache cluster.
- To store data inside memory instead of a database, for faster access to the data.
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Nice answer. May i suggest using NCache. A ASP.NET Distributed Cache which can enhance your application tremendously with lots of Topologies which you can use in different scenarios. It also has a Free Version called NCache Express. I do recommend to have a look at it.
BTW nice name for the blog. Although Bhaigiri khatam hoti ja rahe hai. but still a nice effort.
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