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Sorted Sets: Leaderboards and Beyond - Martin Visser

Speakers:  Martin Visser

Sorted Sets are one of the most powerful data structures in Valkey and Redis, but they are often only associated with gaming leaderboards. In this session, Martin Visser (Valkey and Redis Tech Lead @ Percona) dives deep into how sorted data structures can solve complex engineering challenges with high efficiency.

Beyond the classic “Top 10” use case, Martin demonstrates how to implement sophisticated systems like task scheduling, sliding window rate limiting, lexicographical autocomplete, and advanced range queries. Participants will also get an inside look at the internal performance optimizations in Valkey 8.1+, including SIMD operations and memory reductions that make these operations even faster and cheaper to run.

  • πŸ“… Date: February 12, 2026
  • πŸ‘€ Speaker: Martin Visser - Valkey and Redis Tech Lead @ Percona
  • πŸŽ₯ Watch the Recording: https://youtu.be/L628hkTyCFE

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Martin Visser

Valkey and Redis tech lead @Percona

Valkey and Redis tech lead @Percona

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