Is finding reliable DRAM memory for your HPE ProLiant Server series in your data center a major challenge? When you choose HPE SmartMemory you get the same high quality, reliability, and confidence that come with your HPE ProLiant Gen8 Server series. DRAM quality and reliability are more important now than ever. Industry trends such as server virtualization, cloud computing, the use of large database applications, and high-performance computing have all increased the need for higher capacity memory with greater reliability and uptime. HPE SmartMemory is a unique technology introduced for ProLiant Gen8 Servers that unlocks certain features available only with HPE Qualified Server memory. HPE SmartMemory enables ProLiant Gen8 systems to reliably identify and verify whether installed memory has passed the rigorous HPE qualification and testing processes. And because the memory is authenticated, you can enable extended memory performance features through the system ROM.