Memory reclamation service

ePlus said Wednesday it has launched a Memory Optimization and Reclamation Assessment aimed at helping customers squeeze more usable memory out of systems they already own. (prnewswire.com) The Herndon, Virginia, company said the service evaluates workloads, flags over-provisioned or idle memory, and recommends how to right-size existing environments instead of buying new hardware first. ePlus said the assessment includes a zombie-capacity list, stranded-memory analysis, an optimization road map, and an executive cost-avoidance summary. (prnewswire.com) On its product page, ePlus said the process starts with a 30-minute intake call and can cover virtual-machine clusters, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift environments. The company said it uses an “intelligent decisioning platform” to analyze real workload demand and can offer optional automated remediation. (discover.eplus.com) Memory is the short-term working space inside a server, and companies often reserve more of it than applications actually use. ePlus said that habit left many information-technology teams with “underutilized memory resources” and “zombie” workloads that can be reclaimed when prices and lead times rise. (discover.eplus.com) The pitch lands as suppliers steer more manufacturing toward artificial-intelligence hardware and the specialized memory that runs with it. ePlus said growing demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure is creating supply constraints and price increases across the broader memory market. (prnewswire.com) International Data Corporation wrote in December 2025 that the memory shortage could persist well into 2027, with dynamic random-access memory prices rising as artificial-intelligence data-center demand outstrips supply. The firm said manufacturers have shifted production toward high-bandwidth memory and high-capacity Double Data Rate 5 modules, restricting supply of more general-purpose memory. (idc.com) ePlus framed the service as a way to avoid another bottleneck: ordering unusual memory configurations that sit in a backorder queue. Its product page says manufacturers are prioritizing high-volume standard configurations, and that the company audits customer specifications to avoid “niche” densities with long waits. (discover.eplus.com) The service also fits ePlus’ broader business model as a services-led technology reseller and adviser. In its annual-report materials, ePlus says it sells cloud, data-center, security, networking, managed, consultative, and professional services, and says supply-chain disruptions can raise costs or delay customer orders. (eplus.com, eplus.com) For customers facing six-figure infrastructure decisions, the new offer is a simpler proposition: measure what is actually being used, reclaim what is stranded, and postpone at least some memory purchases until the market loosens. (discover.eplus.com, prnewswire.com)