Object caching

Object caching refers to the practice of temporarily storing objects or data in memory to improve the performance and scalability of a website or web service by reducing redundant data retrieval and computation.

In-memory and distributed caching work with any type of app or service, using any transport technology, because all the magic happens on the server.

By caching frequently accessed or expensive-to-create data, you can reduce the load on your database or other backend services, minimize response times, and improve the overall user experience.

Common use cases for object caching include the following:

• Expensive database queries: Cache the result of complex or frequently accessed database queries. You will do this for the Northwind MVC website home page that currently accesses the SQL Server database on every request. Even with output caching enabled, that is only currently cached for 30 seconds.
• External service calls: Cache responses from external APIs to reduce...