Redis changed its licensing model in 2024 and AWS responded by adding ElastiCache support for Valkey, positioning it as the open-source path forward for Redis-compatible workloads.
ElastiCache Redis support stops at the version 7.1..
To keep up the pace and allow users to adopt newer ElastiCache engine options without needing separate integration paths, supporting the Valkey is necessary.
Redis changed its licensing model in 2024 and AWS responded by adding ElastiCache support for Valkey, positioning it as the open-source path forward for Redis-compatible workloads.
ElastiCache Redis support stops at the version
7.1..To keep up the pace and allow users to adopt newer ElastiCache engine options without needing separate integration paths, supporting the Valkey is necessary.