Redis and in-memory data grids are pretty different animals.  I would characterize IMDG&#x27;s like Geode to be concurrent write intensive, and have flexible data models.  It also scales out better than Redis in a more automated fashion.<p>Redis is a great read-intensive cache. It also has a powerful data model, but you have to use their data models.  Example: If you want to run calculations on lists or sets, they have powerful operations you can call.<p>IMDG&#x27;s such as Geode were built with the rise of automated trading in the finance industry.