Velocity (memory cache)

Velocity was the code name for a distributed cache platform for in-memory caches spread across multiple systems, developed by Microsoft. It is now incorporated as the caching element of Microsoft's AppFabric.

Design

Any number of systems can be a part of the cache; the velocity runtime pools together the individual caches on each machine to present a unified view to the applications.^[1] Applications need not know on which machine the cache is stored; rather the applications query the Velocity runtime which in turns, forwards the request to the system that houses the cache item.^[1] The Velocity API is surfaced in managed code; so any CLI-compliant language can be used to access the Velocity cache. Any serialized managed object can be added to the cache.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Nithya Sampathkumar, Muralidhar Krishnaprasad, Anil Nori. "Microsoft Project Code Named "Velocity"". MSDN. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645013(en-us).aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 

External links

• Windows Server AppFabric
• Microsoft Project Code Named "Velocity":Home
• Microsoft Project Code Named "Velocity":Team blog
• Microsoft Project Code Named "Velocity":Download