When To Use

RDI is designed to support apps that must use a disk-based database as the system of record but must also be fast and scalable. This is a common requirement for mobile and web apps with a rapidly-growing number of users; the performance of the main database is fine at first but it will soon struggle to handle the increasing demand without a cache.

Guidelines for using RDI

Use the information in the sections below to determine whether RDI is a good fit for your architecture.

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Decision tree for using RDI

Use the decision tree below to determine whether RDI is a good fit for your architecture:

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