When you choose HPE Smart Memory you get the same high quality, reliability, & confidence that come with your HPE Pro Liant Gen 8 Server series. DRAM quality & reliability are more important now than ever. Industry trends such as server virtualization, cloud computing, the use of large database applications, & high-performance computing have all increased the need for higher capacity memory with greater reliability & uptime. HPE Smart Memory is a unique technology introduced for Pro Liant Gen 8 Servers that unlocks certain features available only with HPE Qualified Server memory.