#Valkey is on Google Cloud!
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#Valkey is on Google Cloud!
Announcing Memorystore for Valkey | Google Cloud Blog
Support for Valkey 7.2 in Memorystore provides a high-performance data management solutions based on an open-source key-value service.
Google Cloud Blog (cloud.google.com)
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@linux_mclinuxface I was trying to compare the pricing relative to the Redis options but didn't see an easy table. Do you know offhand whether it's cheaper than the Redis instances, that presumably need to include a licensing charge?
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@jawnsy I’m not quite clear on that, honestly. I’m 99% they are all in on Valkey moving forward though. Check with them to be sure!
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@jawnsy @linux_mclinuxface It's probably also worth dispelling a little bit of FUD around licensing. Most of the large managed services were based off of Redis OSS (versions 7.2 and earlier) which were released under a permissive license that can't be retroactively revoked. Google would have to start paying a license if they were based off of Redis 7.4 or later, which so far they haven't said they plan on doing. (Also, not a lawyer)
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@reconditerose @linux_mclinuxface Ah, interesting! Wouldn't that mean that they'd have to stay on the old version forever, migrate everyone to Valkey, or pay Redis Labs licensing fees?
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@jawnsy @reconditerose that’s approximately correct.
As far as I know, there is no plan to move forward with a licensed RL, and Valkey is the upgrade path on GC. (I don’t work for GC, but that is my informed understanding from the team.)
One complication: I believe you can get a the RL enterprise version on GC through their marketplace, but that is both different technically, in operation, and in cost.