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Sep 20, 2025 · Databases

Why Redis Dominates NoSQL: Breaking Relational DB Bottlenecks & 6 Core Ops Scenarios

This article analyzes three core bottlenecks of traditional relational databases — limited concurrency, massive data storage limits, and complex horizontal scaling — and explains how NoSQL, particularly Redis, addresses them through distributed architecture, flexible data models, and in-memory performance, detailing six key operational use cases including caching, distributed locks, counters, session storage, message queues, and leaderboards.