Redis FAQs
- Redis is an ephemeral data storage, meaning the data is only held temporarily
- Our Redis is deployed on Heroku Shield, which is a managed Redis service
Apache Ignite FAQs
- Apache Ignite is an open source project (Github can be found here)
- Explo is only using Ignite’s default setting, which operates in a pure in-memory mode
- Our Apache Ignite is deployed in our AWS ECS clusters
General Cache FAQs
- Certified to handle
PHI
,PII
, andHIPAA
data - The data is only held in memory and not written to disk, so the data is never stored
- All communication channels with the cache are fully encrypted
- How long the data is held is memory is configurable in the application
Compliance
- Customers are able to opt-out of using our cache
- It is recommended for a better experience, but it is not required
- Explo’s Privacy Policy, HIPAA Breach Notification Policy, and Incident Response Plan HIPAA Addendum with Breach Notification Procedures are updated to reflect the use of the cache and the ability to opt-out