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'''Windows Azure Caching''' was an in-memory, [[Distributed cache|distributed caching]] feature designed for [[Windows Azure|Microsoft 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 was 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>

==Architecture==

Windows Azure Caching allows a cloud service to host Caching on a Windows Azure role.<ref name="CachingMain">{{cite web |title=Caching in Windows Azure |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg278356.aspx |accessdate=12 February 2013 |work=MSDN Library |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> The cache is distributed across all running instances of that role. Therefore, the amount of available memory in the cache is determined by the number of running instances of the role that hosts Caching and the amount of physical memory reserved for Caching on each instance.<ref name=CachingCapacityPlanning>{{cite web|title=Capacity Planning Considerations for Windows Azure Caching|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh914129.aspx|work=MSDN Library|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref>

There are two deployment topologies for Caching: