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Valkey 101: Keep Calm and Fork On

Event: Texas Linux Fest

Location: Austin

Dates: October 3, 2025 – October 4, 2025

Presentation: October 3, 2025 , 09:00

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Link: On event website

Speakers: Matthew Boehm, Alastair Turner

Curious about Valkey? Come learn what this open-source fork of Redis is all about: why it exists, how it works, and what it means for your real-time data needs. We’ll cover where Valkey came from, what’s familiar, what’s new in 8.X, and how to get started using it today. Whether you’re a Redis user, or just Valkey-curious, you’ll walk away knowing how Valkey keeps your data fast, your ops simple, and your future open.

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Valkey 101: Keep Calm and Fork On

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Alastair Turner

Alastair Turner

Since 1995, Alastair has administered, programmed and supported all things database, from Access to Universe, settling on Postgres around 2002. His particular area of interest is integration between open source software, how open source communities can work together and what they can learn from each other.

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