how to use asp.net cache on windows azure with multiple instances

Question

hey guys if i have an azure web app running under multiple instances how do i use asp.net cache. has the azure team written any cache providers for azure?

i read somewhere they are going to support velocity in future but if i have to go live with some app in next couple of months what is the best way i can cache my data (i dont want to use sql server cache as that simply defeats my purpose of caching in the first place)

Answer 1

Microsoft plans to implement a Windows Azure Cache Provider when ASP.NET Cache extensibility ships with .NET 4.0.

In the meantime, could you cache separately on each instance and then maybe use queue storage to message between instances for cache invalidation?