Microsoft itself supports Redis on Windows: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2012/04/26/here-s-to-the-first-release-from-ms-open-tech-redis-on-

Microsoft itself supports Redis on Windows: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2012/04/26/here-s-to-the-first-release-from-ms-open-tech-redis-on-windows.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2012/04/26/... The major issue I see MS having is one of perception. For many long years they had "not invented here" blinders on. They have (for the most part) moved past that. Take a look at the Web Platform Installer next time you're working on a Windows box.