'''Windows Azure Caching''' iswas an in-memory, [[Distributed cache|distributed caching]] feature designed for [[Windows Azure]] applications.<ref name=CachingMain>{{cite web|title=Caching in Windows Azure|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg278356.aspx|work=MSDN Library|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref> Caching iswas available as a part of the Windows Azure SDK. The Azure Managed Cache and In-Role Cache services were retired, and Microsoft recommended migration to Azure Redis Cache.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rastogi|first1=Pranav|title=Azure Managed Cache and In-Role Cache services to be retired on 11/30/2016|url=https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-managed-cache-and-in-role-cache-services-to-be-retired-on-11-30-2016/|website=Microsoft Azure Blog|accessdate=22 March 2017|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
