Slash Server Costs Without Hardware or Software Changes

In this blog, industry analyst Joseph Byrne explores the top 3 things that must be addressed to truly reduce the cost of modern computing. First, given how expensive server memory (DRAM) has gotten, its utilization must be improved. Second, the reliance on DRAM itself must be reduced. And third, all of this must be done with no hardware or software changes—which would simply drive costs and complexity back up. Traditional fixes like CXL-based memory pooling or Optane-based tiering might appear to address these things, but they actually come with increased costs / complexity or performance trade-offs. MEXT offers an alternative approach that employs standard NVMe SSDs to offload cold memory pages, and predict and manage memory usage dynamically. This maintains performance while cutting DRAM requirements and cost—without the need for specialized components or disruptive software changes.