Powering recommendation models using Amazon ElastiCache for Redis at Coffee Meets Bagel

Redis is often thought of as a cache, but with all the capabilities it offers, the team at Coffee Meets Bagel consider it to be a first class database. All of thier recommendations, exclusion lists, and mission-critical queues are implemented using a combination of Redis and small Python scripts. This article will show how CMB thought of creative and innovative ways of using Redis.