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• Database caching stores records on the database level and is useful for reporting, batch jobs, and low level SQL queries.
• 2nd Level caching stores data objects on the application level and keeps database turnarounds on a very low level allowing fast in-memory access of frequent data.

Architecture (in 2020)

The Engine’s architecture was designed with a focus on modern, scalable and extensible technologies ready to run in the cloud. All components where were selected based on their maturity, proven reliability and cost efficiency.

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