Caching Architecture Guide for .NET Framework Applications

This document provides caching guidance for developers and architects using the Microsoft® .NET Framework. It introduces the concepts involved in caching, discusses the technologies that can be used to provide caching facilities, and describes the mechanisms you should use implement to cache data in a distributed application. It contains recommendations and best practices for all aspects of caching in .NET-based applications.

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