Distributed in-memory cache from Microsoft at last!

Velocity is the code name for this distributed in-memory cache with the following features:

• Distributed in-memory cache
• A cluster of cache hosts provides fault tolerance
• Supports optimistic as well pessimistic locking of cached objects
• Manage the memory footprint through cache expiration (TTL) and LRU based eviction
• Supports named caches and searchable regions
• Client side cache using cache-aside pattern
• ASP.NET session synchronization
• Uses TCP/IP between the cache client and the cache cluster
• The cache host is a Windows service running on a physical server. The host service can run on the same server as the cache client (e.g. web farm) or on a separate physical server with which the cache client (web server or other application client) can communicate with.

The above are a few aspects of Velocity as in the first CTP1 bits. The above may change during subsequent iterations of the product.

Velocity can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B24C3708-EEFF-4055-A867-19B5851E7CD2&displaylang=en

The Velocity team blog can be found at: http://blogs.msdn.com/velocity/

Cheers,

Hanu