{
  "id": 5167385,
  "title": "Lenovo and Broadcom target server costs with memory tiering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lenovo-and-broadcom-target-server-costs-with-memory-tiering",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:35:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/02/lenovo-and-broadcom-target-server-costs-with-memory-tiering-vmwareexplore/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Memory tiering technology, emerging as a solution to rising DRAM prices, is being utilized by Lenovo and Broadcom to reduce server costs. This technology shifts infrequently accessed pages to lower-cost flash memory while maintaining active data in DRAM. Both companies have validated this capability on Lenovo ThinkAgile VX V4 systems. According to Lenovo's Stuart McRae, memory tiering can cut infrastructure acquisition costs by up to 45% while doubling virtual machine density and retaining over 90% of performance. Broadcom's Mark Chuang adds that new servers can combine DRAM and NVMe, rather than relying solely on more expensive DRAM. Chuang shared an example of a customer saving up to $70,000 per server using this approach. ThinkAgile VX, a factory-integrated system, delivers VMware Cloud Foundation as an all-in-one solution, reducing the time and effort required for infrastructure assembly and maintenance. This approach also facilitates the integration of AI and ensures a resilient, high-performance, and secure system throughout its lifecycle.",
  "summary": "Memory tiering is emerging as a way to reduce server costs as dynamic random-access memory prices rise. In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, the technology shifts less frequently accessed pages to lower-cost nonvolatile memory express flash while keeping active data in DRAM. Broadcom Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. have validated the capability on Lenovo ThinkAgile VX […] The post Lenovo and Broadcom…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}