Why Redis is NoSQL?

Why is Redis NoSQL?

High availability and built-in replication By automatically replicating data across multiple servers, data centers, or cloud resources, distributed NoSQL databases can minimize latency and ensure a consistent application experience wherever users are located.

Is Redis considered NoSQL?

Redis is an open source (BSD), in-memory key-value data structure store, which can be used as a database, cache or message broker. It's a NoSQL database used in GitHub, Pinterest and Snapchat.

How is Redis implemented in NoSQL?

Redis (REmote DIctionary Server) is key-value in-memory database storage that also supports disk storage for persistence. It supports several data types: Strings, Hashes, Lists, Sets and Sorted Sets; implements publish/subscribe messaging paradigm and has transactions.

Is Redis considered a database?

The project started when Salvatore Sanfilippo, the original developer of Redis, wanted to improve the scalability of his Italian startup. From there, he developed Redis, which is now used as a database, cache, message broker, and queue.