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Archive of posts tagged: Memory
Easy Persistent Memory Performance Wins

Easy Persistent Memory Performance Wins

Mainstream non-volatile main memory (NVMM) is just around the corner:  Intel is opening up access to their 3DXpoint technology to a broader range of companies, and we are gradually learning more about the technology.  Despite our growing understanding, the question of...

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Engineering Reliable Persistence

Engineering Reliable Persistence

Integrating non-volatile main memories (NVMMs) into the storage/memory hierarchy make data integrity a critical design consideration.  Protecting data in NVMM is a complex problem:  media errors and software bugs can corrupt data and the reliability of each memory...

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