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-**[Memphis](https://memphis.dev)** is a next-generation message broker.
+**[Memphis](https://memphis.dev)** is a next-generation alternative to traditional message brokers.
A simple, robust, and durable cloud-native message broker wrapped with
-an entire ecosystem that enables fast and reliable development of next-generation event-driven use cases.
-Memphis enables building modern applications that require large volumes of streamed and enriched data,
-modern protocols, zero ops, rapid development, extreme cost reduction,
-and a significantly lower amount of dev time for data-oriented developers and data engineers.
+an entire ecosystem that enables cost-effective, fast, and reliable development of modern queue-based use cases.
+Memphis enables the building of modern queue-based applications that require
+large volumes of streamed and enriched data, modern protocols, zero ops, rapid development,
+extreme cost reduction, and a significantly lower amount of dev time for data-oriented developers and data engineers.
## Installation
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```python
memphis.is_connected()
-```
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+```