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Memory: The Overlooked Power Issue - InternetNews

With the switch to 64-bit, the advent of multicore chips and the virtualization craze, machines today need a lot more memory. But as you're soon about to find out, it comes at a hefty energy cost under certain architectures.

InternetNews' Andy Patrizio has the fascinating and somewhat shocking article on this often-overlooked aspect of powering your data center gear.

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