Deploy high-performance in-memory caching and data store on private cloud with Tanzu for Valkey. Built on the open-source successor to Redis, Tanzu for Valkey gives application teams enterprise-grade key-value storage with automated operations, high availability, and integrated security on Tanzu Platform.
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Modern applications demand sub-millisecond data access for caching, session management, and real-time operations. Running an in-memory data store in production requires high availability, automated backups, security, and operational simplicity that most teams cannot build and maintain on their own.
Applications that rely on traditional databases for frequently accessed data suffer from unnecessary latency. Every redundant database query adds response time and load.
Valkey operates entirely in memory, delivering sub-millisecond read and write performance for caching, session storage, and real-time data operations.
Running Valkey or Redis in production requires expertise in clustering, replication, failover, backup, and security. Most development teams lack the operational bandwidth to manage this reliably.
Tanzu for Valkey provides a fully managed service on Tanzu Platform with automated deployments, BOSH-managed lifecycle operations, and integrated credential management through CredHub.
Redis licensing changes have prompted many organizations to evaluate open-source alternatives. Migration uncertainty and compatibility concerns slow the transition.
Valkey is a BSD-licensed fork of Redis with full protocol compatibility. Applications built for Redis work with Valkey without code changes, giving organizations a truly open-source path forward.
Developers deploy Valkey instances from the Tanzu Platform marketplace within minutes. Platform engineers define service plans with appropriate resource allocations, TLS versions, and high availability configurations.
Service binding automatically injects connection details into applications, letting developers focus on code instead of managing credentials.
Platform engineers configure TLS encryption versions within service plans. Sensitive credentials are stored in CredHub, Tanzu Platform's embedded secret store.
Database credentials are automatically encrypted, managed, and injected into applications without requiring third-party secret management integration.
Deployed via BOSH from secure golden base images (stemcells). Operating system and database updates are automated within Tanzu Platform.
Centralized syslog forwarding enables viewing logs from every VM in one place. Automated backups are configured and maintained by BOSH rather than individual teams.
Applications that repeatedly query databases for the same data waste resources and add latency. This is especially costly for high-traffic web applications and API services.
Valkey operates at sub-millisecond response times, making it ideal for caching database query results, web page content, and frequently accessed objects like images, files, and metadata.
Web applications need fast, reliable session storage to maintain user state across requests. Traditional database-backed sessions become a bottleneck under high concurrency.
Valkey's in-memory architecture handles complex data structures for user profiles, credentials, session state, and personalization data with low latency and high resilience.
Modern applications increasingly rely on real-time communication between services. Traditional request-response patterns cannot support the responsiveness that users and systems expect.
Valkey's Pub/Sub capability enables publish-subscribe messaging systems for real-time communication, event-driven architectures, and channel-based message patterns.
Tanzu for Valkey is an enterprise-managed in-memory data store service built on Valkey, the open-source successor to Redis. It runs on VMware Cloud Foundation and Tanzu Platform, providing high-performance caching, session management, pub/sub messaging, and key-value storage with enterprise security, automated backups, and high availability.
Yes. Valkey is a BSD-licensed, open-source fork of Redis that maintains full protocol compatibility. Applications built for Redis can migrate to Valkey without code changes. Organizations choosing Valkey benefit from a truly open-source data store with active community governance and no proprietary licensing concerns.
Tanzu for Valkey runs on VMware Tanzu Platform, which is part of VMware Cloud Foundation. It can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid configurations. Developers provision Valkey instances through the Tanzu Platform marketplace with self-service access to pre-configured service plans.
Common use cases include application caching for low-latency data access, session management for web applications, pub/sub messaging for event-driven architectures, geospatial indexing, real-time leaderboards, and storing complex data structures like user profiles and credentials.
Valkey supports standalone and cluster modes with replication and high availability, making it suitable for both development environments and production workloads.
VirtualizationWorks helps organizations evaluate Tanzu for Valkey for their caching and in-memory data requirements, plan migration from Redis, and understand licensing options.
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