some uses for redis, as we use it:

* pubsub (publish/subscribe) - push information through to other servers on channels

* job queuing - redis supports lists, which can easily become job queues

* statistics - redis supports incrementing and decrementing keys very quickly and easily, allowing for real-time statistics gathering and reporting

hope that helps.

Yeah thank you. That looks like a message bus, but with many more features than just a bus.

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