News, technical deep dives, and updates from the Valkey community.https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/en-ushttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/ai-agent-memory-with-valkey-and-mem0/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/ai-agent-memory-with-valkey-and-mem0/This blog dives into how agent memory works and details an implementation using Valkey.Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-swift-1.0/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-swift-1.0/We are excited to announce the 1.0 release of valkey-swift, a client library for Valkey written in Swift.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/on-release-candidates/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/on-release-candidates/A release candidate just came out for Valkey. You’ve likely heard of the term before but do you know what it really means?Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-at-laracon-india-2026/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-at-laracon-india-2026/Valkey participated as a sponsor at Laracon India 2026, connecting with 900 attendees and demonstrating how Valkey can power Laravel applications with zero vendor lock-in and zero code changes.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/victory-at-hackncstate/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/victory-at-hackncstate/HackNCState hackathon experience by the winning teamWed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/spring-data-valkey/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/spring-data-valkey/Introducing Spring Data Valkey, a new open source Spring Data module that provides first-class integration between Valkey and the Spring ecosystem.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-tooling-primitives/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-tooling-primitives/Valkey ships powerful operational primitives like COMMANDLOG, SLOT-STATS, and upcoming per-thread I/O metrics — but without purpose-built tooling, much of that value goes unrealized.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-search-1_2/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-search-1_2/Valkey Search now enables querying across text, tags, and numeric data and analyzing results with aggregations.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-valkey-admin/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-valkey-admin/Valkey Admin is an open-source desktop application that provides visual cluster topology, hot key detection, performance diagnostics, and interactive key management for Valkey clusters without piecing together CLI commands. Now in preview!Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/operational-lessons/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/operational-lessons/Production lessons on tail latency, migrations, and scale from engineers operating Valkey at real-world scale.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-newsletter-new/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-newsletter-new/Valkey is moving fast — and the easiest way to stay ahead is to subscribe to the official Valkey newsletter. From new releases and roadmap milestones to community highlights and upcoming events, our newsletter is your single source of truth for everything happening across the Valkey ecosystem.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/2025-year-end/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/2025-year-end/This past year marked an important chapter for Valkey, one defined by growth, collaboration, and a shared commitment to building an open, high-performance key-value store for everyone.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-helm-chart/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-helm-chart/A guide on why the new Valkey Helm chart exists, how it helps, and how to migrate from Bitnami.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/properly-secure-your-valkey-deployment/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/properly-secure-your-valkey-deployment/Learn how to secure your Valkey deployment with defense in depth through network configuration, authentication, access controls, and operational best practices for production environmentsFri, 12 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/atomic-slot-migration/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/atomic-slot-migration/Valkey 9.0 brings big changes and improvements to the underlying mechanisms of resharding. Find out how Atomic Slot Migration works, the benefits it brings, and the headaches it eliminates.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-valkey-9/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-valkey-9/For Valkey's second major release, Valkey 9.0 brings innovation, long-requested features, and improvements to classic features updated for today’s workloads. Read on to find out all the team packed into this release.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/1-billion-rps/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/1-billion-rps/Learn about the internal workings of cluster mode and the improvements which helped to scale to 1 Billion RPS with the latest Valkey 9.0 releaseMon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/50-million-zsets/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/50-million-zsets/The latest Valkey 8.1 release introduces a redesigned hash table and other optimizations that promise lower memory usage and higher throughput. In this post, we put Valkey 8.1 under pressure by benchmarking it against Valkey 8.0, inserting 50 million members into a sorted set and measuring memory consumption and throughput along the way.Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/hash-fields-expiration/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/hash-fields-expiration/One of Valkey’s greatest strengths has always been its built-in ability to expire keys. This simple but powerful feature helps developers keep datasets fresh, automatically clear caches, and enforce session lifetimes — all without extra application logic. But until now, expiration worked only at the level of entire keys. In this post, we’ll explore how Valkey 9.0 introduces per-field expiration for hash objects, the challenges we faced designing it, the tradeoffs we considered, and the benchmarks that guided our final implementation. We’ll also walk through practical examples to show how you can start using this feature today.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/numbered-databases/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/numbered-databases/Valkey 9.0 brings new namespacing abilities to cluster mode. In this blog you'll learn about numbered databases, how they've changed in the recent release, limitations, and how you can use them to efficiently solve a variety of otherwise challenging problems.Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-investment-in-open-source/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-investment-in-open-source/Valkey was founded just over a year ago to keep high-performance key/value storage in the open source community: free from vendor lock-in and restrictive licenses.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/keyspace-schedule/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/keyspace-schedule/I sat on the selection committee for Keyspace and was floored by the number and quality of submissions we received. It's truly amazing to see the talent and depth of experience that is present in the Valkey community manifest in a slate of presentations aimed to interest both experienced and new Valkey users.Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-swift/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-swift/The new Swift client for Valkey is now in preview. Learn about its features and how it brings the performance of Valkey to the Swift language.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-on-k0rdent/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-on-k0rdent/Learn how to deploy and manage Valkey across multiple Kubernetes clusters using k0rdent's template-driven approach for simplified multi-cluster application delivery.Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/keyspace-save-the-date/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/keyspace-save-the-date/Join the Valkey crew on August 28, 2025 in Amsterdam for the first ever Valkey conference: Keyspace!Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-valkey-search/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-valkey-search/Learn how to build high-performance, reliable vector similarity search with valkey-search.Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-enhanced-json-capabilities-in-valkey/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-enhanced-json-capabilities-in-valkey/Learn about the new Valkey JSON with some real-world examples and application.Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-bundle-one-stop-shop-for-low-latency-modern-applications/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-bundle-one-stop-shop-for-low-latency-modern-applications/Introducing valkey-bundle a single-container solution that combines Valkey with JSON, Bloom filters, Vector Similarity Search, and LDAP authentication capabilities to power development of real-time applicationsMon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/performance-optimization-methodology-for-valkey/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/performance-optimization-methodology-for-valkey/Performance Optimization Methodology for ValkeyTue, 27 May 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-modules-rust-sdk-updates/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-modules-rust-sdk-updates/Extending Valkey using Rust SDK.Tue, 20 May 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/upgrade-stories-vol1/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/upgrade-stories-vol1/Two new Valkey users describe what it's really like to upgradeWed, 14 May 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-bloom-filters/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/introducing-bloom-filters/Learn how to use bloom filters to perform large-scale membership testing with significant memory savings.Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-8-1-0-ga/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-8-1-0-ga/Valkey 8.1 is now generally available! Come learn about the exciting improvements in performance, reliability, and observability that are available in this new version.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/new-hash-table/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/new-hash-table/Designing a state-of-the art hash tableFri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/go-client-in-public-preview/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/go-client-in-public-preview/Valkey Glide now supports GO. Read to learn more about the new client designed for performance and developer productivityTue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/az-affinity-strategy/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/az-affinity-strategy/By implementing AZ affinity routing in Valkey and using GLIDE, you can achieve lower latency and cost savings by routing requests to replicas in the same AZ as the client.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/2024-year-of-valkey/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/2024-year-of-valkey/The end of the calendar year is a great time to reflect, but for Valkey this particular year-end holds special meaning.Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/testing-the-limits/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/testing-the-limits/While most people won't go to production on a Raspberry Pi, we'll cover how to thoroughly performance test Valkey to understand how it works in production.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-8-ga/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-8-ga/Today marks a milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release.Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/unlock-one-million-rps-part2/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/unlock-one-million-rps-part2/Maximize the performance of your hardware with memory access amortizationFri, 13 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0/Learn about the new memory efficiency improvements in Valkey 8 which reduces memory overhead, which allows more data to be stored in the same amount of memory.Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/unlock-one-million-rps/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/unlock-one-million-rps/Learn about the new performance improvements in Valkey 8 which reduces cost, improves latency and makes our environment greener.Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/The first release candidate of Valkey 8.0 is now available! Come learn about the exciting improvements in performance, reliability, and observability that are available in this new version.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/using-bitnami-valkey-chart/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/using-bitnami-valkey-chart/An introductory example using Bitnami's Valkey chartTue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/whats-new-june-2024/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/whats-new-june-2024/What have people been saying about Valkey in June 2024? Read on to find out.Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/may-roundup/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/may-roundup/It's become clear that people want to talk about Valkey and have been publishing blog posts/articles fervently. Here you'll find a collection of all the post I'm aware of in the last few weeks.Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/modules-101/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/modules-101/The idea of modules is to allow adding extra features (such as new commands and data types) to Valkey without making changes to the core code.Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-7-2-5-out/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/valkey-7-2-5-out/Exciting times!I'm pleased to announce that you can start using the first generally available, stable Valkey release today.Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/hello-world/https://valkey.alexey-temnikov.com/blog/hello-world/Welcome! For the inaugural blog post on valkey.io, I’d like to recap the story so far, what to look forward to, and then describe how this blog works.Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT