Hazelcast is a real-time, intelligent applications platform that lets you take advantage of computer memory to significantly accelerate data processing environments. One simple use case for Hazelcast is data caching. But Hazelcast offers you much more than caching. So one thing to keep in mind is that while basic caching might suit your immediate need, there are many other capabilities you should be adding to your IT infrastructure that can be powered by the Hazelcast Platform. After reading this paper, you will see how Hazelcast can be leveraged for building modern, high performance business applications.