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Azure Cache for Redis Azure Managed Redis

Legacy names Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise

Fully managed in-memory caching, vector search, and real-time data store built on Redis Enterprise software across Balanced, Memory, Compute, and Flash tiers.

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  1. Azure Cache for Redis

    · Initial Launch (Basic, Standard, Premium)

    Managed caching service on Microsoft.Cache/Redis (scheduled for retirement on September 30, 2028).

  2. Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise

    · Redis Enterprise Tiers GA

    Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers introduced on Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise (retiring March 30, 2027).

  3. Azure Managed RedisCurrent name

    · Next-Gen Redis Enterprise Offering Unveiled

    Unified Redis Enterprise architecture replacing all legacy Azure Cache for Redis tiers.

What replaced Azure Cache for Redis?

Azure Cache for Redis has been superseded by Azure Managed Redis, with the latest change on 19 November 2024 (Next-Gen Redis Enterprise Offering Unveiled). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise. Fully managed in-memory caching, vector search, and real-time data store built on Redis Enterprise software across Balanced, Memory, Compute, and Flash tiers. The underlying legacy API or CLI surface is deprecated, so a technical migration is required.

Also known as

  • Redis Enterprise on Azure

Technical identifiers

Legacy identifiers deprecated. The underlying API or CLI surface for the legacy name is officially deprecated, so this change requires a technical migration rather than a label update.

ARM Resource Providers (Microsoft.*)Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise/databases Microsoft.Cache/Redis (deprecated)
Azure CLI (az) / PowerShellaz redisenterprise az redis (deprecated)
Entra ID / Azure RBAC RolesRedis Cache Contributor
Terraform Resources (azurerm_*)azurerm_managed_redis azurerm_redis_enterprise_cluster azurerm_redis_cache (deprecated)

Legacy Microsoft.Cache/Redis (az redis, azurerm_redis_cache) is deprecated and retiring by September 30, 2028 in favor of Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise (Azure Managed Redis).

Notes & disambiguation

  • Unveiled at Microsoft Ignite in November 2024 (reaching GA in 2025), Azure Managed Redis succeeds both open-source Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers) and Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise (E-series and Flash EF-series tiers).
  • Microsoft announced official retirement dates for the legacy offerings: Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise tiers retire on March 30, 2027, and Azure Cache for Redis Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers retire on September 30, 2028.
  • Azure Managed Redis is provisioned on the Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise ARM resource provider (with Balanced_B*, MemoryOptimized_M*, ComputeOptimized_X*, and FlashOptimized_A* SKUs), managed via az redisenterprise and Terraform azurerm_managed_redis / azurerm_redis_enterprise_cluster, while legacy Microsoft.Cache/Redis is deprecated.

Sources & official documentation

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