Diablo DIMM to Expose NAND-Flash as Standard Application Memory

Diablo Technologies, Inc. has created a new wave of use cases for SSD by exposing NAND flash as system memory.

Large-scale, memory-hungry applications are costly to support and scale, but advances in server system memory technologies have made headway in containing costs. Diablo Memory1 DDR4 modules enable the high capacities needed to support data- and memory-intensive applications like large-scale search engines, voice recognition services, cloud computing, or data analysis. However, these benefits also extend to reductions in data center TCO.

Below are tips from experts at Diablo for using Memory1
to improve operation and lower costs in the data center

Use Fewer Servers for the Same Workload
Depending on the application, Memory1 can reduce the total number of servers required to support a given workload or capacity by as much as 90%. Aside from the application-level advantages of higher available capacity, the infrastructure consolidation this allows translates to a substantial reduction in overall operating costs, from initial capital expenses to management and maintenance (Opex).

128GB Memory1 DIMM

Augment DRAM
Memory1 cost effectively provides up to four times the memory capacity of standard DRAM DIMMs. This enables much higher total system memory configurations, without the additional cost that would be required to achieve the same levels using DRAM alone. By blending the best attributes of DRAM and NAND flash, Memory1 augments system memory with higher capacity and better overall economics.

Increase Solid State Life
SSD delivers improved performance over HDD drives, but with wear out concern. This is especially the case for budget arrays that use less expensive, MLC or TLC flash. Using Diablo’s tiered-memory software algorithms, which constantly manage service and capacity levels, data moves automatically between the DRAM and Memory1 tiers based on utilization and access patterns. By leveraging DRAM endurance and logically delivering the right capacity and performance to each application, Memory1 boosts the endurance of NAND flash memory by several factors over SSDs.

TCO comparison between DRAM-Only and Memory1 Configuration

Gain Business Insights Faster
The value of big data analytics engines are that they allow enterprises to derive insights and information from large pools of data, insights that have relevance to business processes. With the added performance of Memory1, users can process data and gain valuable insight faster than competitors, and turn performance into profit. Memory1 users gain up to 75% efficiency improvements to enable real-time big data analytics jobs.

Reduce Power, Cooling and Floor Space Budgets
Any reduction in server sprawl has a corresponding reduction in PCFE – Power, Cooling, and Floor space Expenses. Using Memory1 to achieve even a conservative 50% reduction in hardware footprint will cut IT’s power and real estate requirements; some Memory1 users are seeing PCFE savings of up to 80%.

Maintain Current Data Center Environment
Memory1 does not require any changes to server OSs, application software or hardware. Memory1 modules install in the same industry standard memory slots that hold DDR4 DRAM, integrating seamlessly into the datacenter.

Memory1 is available and is the first memory DIMM to expose NAND flash as standard application memory. This solution provides economical and hight-capacity byte-addressable memory modules. It also minimizes TCO by reducing the number of servers required to support memory-constrained applications. To download the Memory1 white papers, visit:

White paper on Memory1
Optimizing Apache Sark with Memory1