You are right: "no cache" means no cache in the app layer, so no eviction logic ...

		jrirei on Oct 26, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1,000,000 daily users with no cache You are right: "no cache" means no cache in the app layer, so no eviction logic and inconsistencies between an app-layer-cache and a database. And yes the best thing a cloud can offer is lots and lots of memory. That's where it's good. And I/O (disk & network) is where it's weak.

Thanks for jumping in, jrirei!