diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e91682b..b919dfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Prerequisites
 
 - node.js version with harmony generators support (v0.11.9 is tested).
 - PostgreSQL running on port 5432 with no username/password -- database is named "blogs_db"
+- Redis (used for cache) running on port 6379
 
 Usage
 =======
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index fad9548..ba41364 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ app.use(middleware.compress());
 app.use(middleware.mount('/v1', router.middleware()));
 
 co(function *(){
-    var connection = yield db.sequelize.sync();
+    var connection = yield db.sequelize.client.sync();
     if(connection){
         app.listen(3000);
         console.log('connected to database and listening on port 3000');
diff --git a/platform/db/index.js b/platform/db/index.js
index 5091fab..f9de154 100644
--- a/platform/db/index.js
+++ b/platform/db/index.js
@@ -1,28 +1,2 @@
-var fs = require('fs'),
-    path = require('path'),
-    Sequelize = require('sequelize'),
-    sequelize = new Sequelize('blogs_db', null, null, { // TODO - configuration
-        dialect: "postgres",
-        port:    5432
-    }),
-    db = {};
-
-// read all models and import them into the "db" object
-fs
-    .readdirSync(__dirname + '/models')
-    .filter(function (file) {
-        return (file.indexOf('.') !== 0) && (file !== 'index.js');
-    })
-    .forEach(function (file) {
-        var model = sequelize.import(path.join(__dirname + '/models', file));
-        db[model.name] = model;
-    });
-
-Object.keys(db).forEach(function (modelName) {
-    if (db[modelName].options.hasOwnProperty('associate')) {
-        db[modelName].options.associate(db);
-    }
-});
-
-db.sequelize = sequelize;
-module.exports = db;
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+exports.sequelize = require('./sequelize/index');
+exports.redis = require('./redis');
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diff --git a/platform/db/redis.js b/platform/db/redis.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d302a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/db/redis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+var redis = require('redis');
+var options = { // TODO -- fill with config
+    host: 'localhost',
+    port: 6379
+};
+
+module.exports = require('co-redis')(redis.createClient(options));
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diff --git a/platform/db/sequelize/index.js b/platform/db/sequelize/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb10851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/db/sequelize/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
+var Sequelize = require('sequelize');
+var username = null;
+var password = null;
+var options = { // TODO -- pull from config
+    dialect: "postgres",
+    port:    5432
+};
+var client = new Sequelize('blogs_db', username, password, options);
+var models = {};
+
+// read all models and import them into the "db" object
+fs
+    .readdirSync(__dirname + '/models')
+    .filter(function (file) {
+        return (file.indexOf('.') !== 0) && (file !== 'index.js');
+    })
+    .forEach(function (file) {
+        var model = client.import(path.join(__dirname + '/models', file));
+        models[model.name] = model;
+    });
+
+Object.keys(models).forEach(function (modelName) {
+    if (models[modelName].options.hasOwnProperty('associate')) {
+        models[modelName].options.associate(models);
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports = models;
+module.exports.client = client;
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diff --git a/platform/db/models/post.js b/platform/db/sequelize/models/post.js
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/db/models/post.js
rename to platform/db/sequelize/models/post.js
diff --git a/platform/db/models/user.js b/platform/db/sequelize/models/user.js
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/db/models/user.js
rename to platform/db/sequelize/models/user.js
diff --git a/platform/users/usersPersistence.js b/platform/users/usersPersistence.js
index d4028b1..452d684 100644
--- a/platform/users/usersPersistence.js
+++ b/platform/users/usersPersistence.js
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 var db = require('../db');
 
 exports.getUser = function *(id){
-    return yield db.User.find(Number(id));
+    var id = Number(id);
+    var cachedUser = yield db.redis.get('/users/' + id);
+    if(cachedUser){
+        return JSON.parse(cachedUser);
+    }
+
+    var user = yield db.sequelize.User.find(Number(id));
+    if(user){
+        yield db.redis.set('/users/' + id, JSON.stringify(user));
+    }
+    return user;
 };
 
 exports.createUser = function *(name){
-    return yield db.User.create({ name: name });
+    var newUser = yield db.sequelize.User.create({ name: name });
+    if(newUser){
+        yield db.redis.set('/users/' + newUser.id, JSON.stringify(newUser));
+    }
+    return newUser;
 }
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