Advanced Memcached Solutions with Gear6 Web Cache

Successful websites are challenged by their growth - and Memcached is the growth engine that scales them. However, the standard distribution has challenges and the DIY approach is not free!

Gear6 Web Cache is faster to implement, and a more cost effective solution - with a full suite of tools, denser memory configurations, high availability and professional support that helps businesses succeed.

Applications already using Memcached can benefit from server consolidation and simplified management. High growth sites can benefit from our enterprise-ready, turn-key solution.

Cache Replication:

Memcached is distributed, but many sites are not architected for non-availability of cache. The Cache Replication Solution Brief describes why high traffic web services need the high-availability features that are built into Gear6 Web Cache. Cache Replication not only protects your user experience by preventing cache failures, but also lowers your TCO through server consolidation and less support.

Web Caching in the Cloud:

Cloud computing is emerging as the preferred way for users, organizations and service providers to access, use and manage computing resources. Web caching, and in particular caching based on open-source Memcached software, has emerged as a key technology for web site operators and developers to economically scale their sites. For an exploration of the advantages, read the Web Caching in the Cloud Solution Brief .

HTML Scaling:

Large sites coded in HTML face the challenge of maintaining very fast response times as traffic grows. Memcached increases response time by 100x, when the HTML is moved into cache, but this solution dramatically increases costs. However, the denser memory and server consolidation of Gear6 Web Cache reduce the cost and increase reliability for this high performance solution. Read the Gear6 HTML Scaling Solution Brief to learn how Gear6 Web Cache can help make it easier to manage your Memcached tier and quickly scale HTML-based content.

MySQL Scaling:

Memcached is often used with MySQL or other databases to improve user response time. Are you struggling with cost, management time and reliability issues in your cache tier? Read the Gear6 solution brief on MySQL Scaling to learn about a better way to deploy Memcached.

Profile and Session Management:

Memcached radically increases the speed of serving session and profile data, but cache tier failures can disrupt your site and frustrate your users. Gear6 Web Cache was created to avoid cache failures through clustering, replication and failover. The Gear6 Session and Profile Management Solution Brief describes how Gear6 Web Cache failure-proofs Memcached, ensures cache availability and lowers TCO.

Social Networking:

Memcached is a critical component of social networking sites, which serve personalized profile information, support real-time communication, and a plethora of small interactive applications. Memcached can alleviate database load, but only an enterprise-ready Memcached deployment can ensure performance. Read the Gear6 Social Networking Solution Brief to learn how to apply the benefits of Gear6 Web Cache to sites that provide social networking.

Hosting Providers:

Companies who outsource hosting expect operational excellence from hosting providers - and Memcached is a critical offering and differentiator. More web site operators are seeking the high availability, high performance, and radical increases response time that Memcached provides. However, there is no multi-tenacy availabile from open source Memcached. Gear6 Web Cache provides this key feature, along with a REST-based API that allows instant availability of Memcached as a service. easily monitor, maintain manage. Read the Gear6 Hosting Provider Solution Brief for details on how to provide this value added service to your clients.