Web Cache Software
Get the Low TCO, High Performance, Enhanced Memcached: Gear6 Web Cache
Web Cache Software transforms servers into 100% Memcached-compliant, network-ready devices. Download Web Cache Universal Distro or Download the VM Trial.
Gear6 Web Cache runs on industry-standard hardware, enabling you to leverage your existing IT infrastructure, lowering your TCO and increasing response time 100x.
Full support and advanced management features will enable you to maximize the performance and value of Memcached web caching, without increasing your overhead.
See All Platforms and System Requirements.
Features
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Dynamic Services* Elastic Memcached pool sizing allows you to add and subtract resources with no cache data loss. |
Cache Query Query cache with specific keys or by regular expression matches on keys and values. |
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Rapid Restore Persist cache data for rapid cache warm up or immediate cache restore. |
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More Efficient Cache Optimized management increases DRAM efficiency up to 50% with no performance degradation. |
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Cache Depth Amplification Hybrid DRAM/Flash architecture and block-based cloud storage provide radical increase in cache per server. |
Scalable Performance Increase transactions by 100X. Advanced cluster architecture scales to 24 Tbytes per cluster. |
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High availability† Replication and failover ensures cache availability despite failures, upgrades or system changes. |
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Low TCO Less servers, less downtime, less management, less power and radically efficient memory use. |
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Server Consolidation Hybrid memory architecture ups density to 384Gb per 1u server. |
Universal Runs on major platforms, or on hardware preconfigured by Gear6. |
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Advanced Analytics Get actionable analytics from cache monitoring. Plan, develop, troubleshoot, optimize for scale. |
Web Management Interface Manage and monitor cache severs via an intuitive Web interface. |
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Appliance API | Cloud API Programmatically control and manage cache instances. |
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Commercial Support Plans include 24X7 email and phone support, including installation and trouble-shooting. |
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100% Memcached compatible Switch to Gear6 from open source Memcached with no code modifications. It’s Memcapable! |
* = Only in Gear6 Cloud Cache and Standalone Memcached Packages † = Only in Gear6 Appliance Software (our hardware or yours!) |
Platforms
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Dell Gear6 Web Cache is certified for the R610 server Download |
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HP Gear6 Web Cache is certified for HP’s DL380 (G5/6) and BL 460 (G6) servers Download |
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Rackable Gear6 Web Cache is certified for operation on Rackable Rackmount servers Download |
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VMWARE A feature-complete virtual machine (VM) of the Gear6 Web Cache software. Download |
System Requirements
Minimum hardware requirements, regardless of platform, include:
- Processor: 64-bit x86 architecture
- DRAM: minumum 8 Gbtes, recommended 32 Gbytes or more
- IDE/SATA hard drive storage: minimum 80 Gbytes, recommended 160 Gbytes or more
- Onboard NICs: minimum one 1 GbE NIC, recommended two or more 1 GbE NICs
- Flash/SSD: Optional. Contact
for supported drives and configurations.











