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title: "Quickstart: Create a Managed Redis cache"
description: In this quickstart, learn how to create an instance of Azure Managed Redis in use the Managed tier.
ms.date: 05/18/2025
ms.topic: quickstart
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- ✅ Azure Managed Redis
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# Quickstart: Create an Azure Managed Redis Instance
Azure Managed Redis provides fully integrated and managed [Redis Enterprise](https://redis.io) on Azure. There are four tiers of Azure Managed Redis, each with different performance characteristics:
Three tiers are for in-memory data:
- **Memory Optimized** Ideal for memory-intensive use cases that require a high memory-to-vCPU ratio (1:8) but don't need the highest throughput performance. It provides a lower price point for scenarios where less processing power or throughput is necessary, making it an excellent choice for development and testing environments.
- **Balanced (Memory + Compute)** Offers a balanced memory-to-vCPU (1:4) ratio, making it ideal for standard workloads. It provides a healthy balance of memory and compute resources.
- **Compute Optimized** Designed for performance-intensive workloads requiring maximum throughput, with a low memory-to-vCPU (1:2) ratio. It's ideal for applications that demand the highest performance.
One tier stores data both in-memory and on-disk:
- **Flash Optimized** Enables Redis clusters to automatically move less frequently accessed data from memory (RAM) to NVMe storage. This reduces performance, but allows for cost-effective scaling of caches with large datasets.
For more information on choosing the right SKU and tier, see [Choosing the right tier](overview.md#choosing-the-right-tier)
## Prerequisites
- You need an Azure subscription before you begin. If you don't have one, create an [account](https://azure.microsoft.com/).
### Availability by region
Azure Managed Redis is continually expanding into new regions. To check the availability by region for all tiers, see [Products available by region](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/services/?products=redis-cache®ions=all).
## Create a Redis instance
[!INCLUDE [managed-redis-create](includes/managed-redis-create.md)]
## Related content
- [What is Azure Managed Redis?](overview.md)
- [Using Azure Managed Redis with .NET](dotnet-core-quickstart.md)