Transition from Redis to Valkey Q&As

Artur Gołda
Artur Gołda Head of Cloud Engineering Sprykee Posts: 1 🧑🏻‍🚀 - Cadet
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Spryker are upgrading cache engine in our e-commerce architecture from Redis to Valkey, supported by AWS ElastiCache. This change will deliver several advantages, including enhanced performance and scalability, as well as ongoing security patches, all with zero disruption to customer operations.

 Those with questions can use this thread to ask questions directly to Spryker's tech team. All relevant parties should have been contacted regarding this transition, but if you think this may be relevant to you, more information can be found below. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in this thread.

 What Will Take Place

  • Phased rollout: Starting 5 June (Week 23) through August
  • Zero downtime: Core migration fully managed by Spryker
  • Notifications: Customers/partners will be notified 14 days in advance of any environment-specific changes

 What Do Partners or Customers Need to Do?

  • Minimal action required
  • Update DockerSDK in local dev environments for compatibility
  • Compatibility checks on transitioned environments
  • No cloud environment changes needed
  • Partners: Please notify customers and include QA in sprint planning

Key Benefits

  • Up to 5x faster write throughput
  • Better scalability, failover, and memory efficiency
  • Ongoing security patches and simplified licensing
  • Long-term support backed by AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and more

This upgrade ensures continued reliability and future-readiness for your e-commerce operations. Please ask any questions below.

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