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Our servers deliver what is expected of them why would
we need to look at optimising the memory configuration?
•Firstly,thelatestgenerationofserverscanbeequippedwith
averyhighamountofmemorymodulestotheextentthatthe
purchasepriceforthememorycanbeashighastheserveritself.
•Secondly,servermemorycongurationhastodaybecome
acomplexmatter.Ifnotexecutedexpertlyintherstplacethe
congurationcancreatemanyissuessuchaswrongmodules
installed,anun-scalableconguration,memoryrelatedenergy
OperationalExpenditureoveraveyearperiodbeinghigher
thanCapitalExpenditure,servernotperformingasitshouldetc.
What is an optimised memory configuration?
Whenthememorycongurationisalignedtosupportbusiness
objectiveswithmemoryscalability,avoidingmemoryover-
provisioningwhilekeepingoperationalexpenditureVScapital
expenditureundercontrol.
ThisiswhatKingstonTechnologystrivestoachievewhen
supportingitscustomers.
What is memory scalability?
Thisisachievedwhentheserver’smemoryconguration
isfutureproof.
How does memory scalability affect my organisation?
Organisationalbusinessneedschangeovertime.Todayyoumay
needacertainamountofmemorytosupportyourbusiness,
howeverthisisverylikelytochangeintheshort-term.Ifthe
congurationisscalablethenyouwillhavefreememoryslotsto
addmorememorycapacitytosupportbusinessexpansion.
However,ifallthememoryslotsarelledupwhenyouinitially
congurethememorythenyouwillneedtoeitherpurchasea
newserverorremovetheoriginalmemorybeforeinstallingnew
memorymodulesleadingtoun-budgetedcapitalexpenditure.
Why is memory scalability an issue?
Basedoncustomers’feedbackOEMsdonotalwaysconsider
scalabilitywhenconguringtheserverinitially.Don’tforgetthe
serverisdeliveredpre-conguredandthelidisclosed...Kingston
canhelpyouresolvethis.
How can memory configurations impact ROI?
Memorywillinuenceserversindierentways,whichinturncan
allowyoutoexpandyourbusinessactivities,consolidateyour
hardwareorimproveenergyeciencyortheperformanceofthe
server.DependingonthebusinessobjectivesKingstonlooksat
memorypower,performanceorcapacitytoimpactROI.
Why is power efficiency necessary?
Energycostsoveracertainamountoftimecanbehigherthan
thecapitalexpenditureofpurchasingthememoryitselfinthe
rstplace.
How many configuration scenarios or solutions are there?
Therearemanydierentsolutionsanditisimpossibletoquantify.
Why is memory configuration complex?
Therearemanyelementsthatcontributetomakingitcomplex.
Itallstartswithwhatthebusinessobjectivesarethiswillaectthe
congurationitself,whichisinuencedforexamplebythesizeof
themodules,thecapacity,thespeeds,thevoltages,thenumber
ofranksetc.
Servers are delivered pre-configured why do I need Kingston?
Organisationsassumethatthememoryontheserverhasbeen
optimallyconguredbytheOEM.Infact,veryoftenserversare
deliveredwithmemoryinsideandarereadytobeinstalled.
Ifleftuncheckedtherecanbehidden,unforeseencosts.
ByworkingwithKingstonyouareabletoreceiveasecond
independentopiniononwhetherthememoryconguration
youareplanningorupgradingtoisoptimised.
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