Kingston has partnered with VMware because each server that is virtualized needs to have enough memory installed in order to properly support its Virtual Machines and their applications. There are two key reasons to have more memory available—to run the virtualization software and to support all Virtual Machines with their applications without negative performance impact.

Virtualization software often includes features to manage memory overcommitment. VMware provides memory sharing and swapping/ballooning capabilities to dynamically share and reallocate limited memory resources. However, with enough physical memory, the performance impact of these features is minimized.

For more information on the role of memory in VI3, please read the whitepaper, co-written by Kingston and VMware. VMware HA and DRS Capacity Planning