General availability: Azure Redis Cache Premium tier

The [Azure Redis Cache](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cache/) Premium tier includes all the Standard tier features and more, such as improved performance, bigger workloads, data persistence, and enhanced network security. * For more information about the Premium tier, please visit the [Introduction to Azure Redis Cache Premium tier](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cache-premium-tier-intro/) documentation webpage. * For more information about how to choose a tier, please visit the “What Redis Cache offering and size should I use” section of the [Azure Redis Cache FAQ](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cache-faq/#what-redis-cache-offering-and-size-should-i-use) documentation webpage. Effective December 1, 2015, the Premium tier will be generally available. During this time, as part of a special promotion, you will be receiving Standard-tier pricing using Standard-tier meters. Effective January 1, 2016, you will be charged Premium-tier pricing using new Premium-tier meters.In addition to the change in pricing, the Premium meters will have new GUIDs, and any current reporting dependencies will need to incorporate the new mapping. | **Product** | **GUID for existing Standard meters** | **GUID for new Premium meters (effective December 1, 2015)** | | | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------------------------ | | Azure Redis Cache | Standard C3 (Hours) | e36c98f8-8de4-4323-a576-7a41898e87b3 | Premium P1 (Hours) | 283f166f-fa2b-4466-aaca-e77b730e70c5 | | Azure Redis Cache | Standard C4 (Hours) | 4e38119e-b416-4bc5-992c-95120a689104 | Premium P2 (Hours) | 42fb7fdb-e89f-49d4-854b-aad60b7e8c93 | | Azure Redis Cache | Standard C5 (Hours) | 923dd535-29fa-41b9-a505-2eccc1e54d07 | Premium P3 (Hours) | 8b9422d3-7c2d-4a16-8732-91eb7d1abdd7 | | Azure Redis Cache | Standard C6 (Hours) | d8f22317-5495-4365-898d-96ca9e69f54d | Premium P4 (Hours) | 2e7e68c6-6ee8-4c78-bb27-551240cf729b | * Azure Cache for Redis * Services * [ Azure Cache for Redis](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/cache/)