Get More from Every Gigabyte You Already Own
Beat Rising RAM Prices with Stratusphere™ UX Optimizer
Reclaim RAM and CPU in real time to stretch hardware, raise user density and delay costly upgrades while users get a faster desktop.
Memory prices have roughly doubled as AI data centers absorb the world's DRAM supply, driving up the cost of new PCs, servers and cloud desktops alike. Adding RAM is no longer the cheap fix it used to be.
Stratusphere UX Optimizer, built into Stratusphere UX at no additional cost, works inside the Windows guest OS of physical, virtual and cloud desktops. It prioritizes CPU and memory for the applications users are actively working in and trims idle and background processes, so the RAM you already own goes further.
Why Memory Efficiency Matters Now
When memory gets expensive, every wasted gigabyte shows up on the budget. Most Windows workspaces waste more memory than IT realizes.
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Rising DRAM prices make RAM upgrades and hardware refreshes far more expensive.
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Background and idle processes hold memory that in-focus applications need.
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When Windows nears its memory limit, paging and thrashing slow everything down for users.
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Overprovisioning hosts and cloud desktops “just in case” multiplies memory costs across every user.
Real-world result: 28% fewer CPU usage spikes and a hardware refresh delayed 12+ months.
Optimization at Work
Real-Time Optimization That Does No Harm
Monitoring tells you there's a problem. Stratusphere UX Optimizer acts on it continuously, in the moment, using “do no harm” logic that protects system stability while it frees up memory and CPU for the work that matters.
Key capabilities:
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Prioritize in-focus applications Foreground applications get the CPU and RAM they need, so users see fast, consistent response.
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Reclaim memory on a rolling basis Idle and background processes are trimmed before Windows hits memory pressure and starts paging and thrashing.
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Increase user density Lower per-session memory and CPU use lets Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), legacy VDI and other multi-session hosts support more users per host.
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Target by user, machine or application Apply profiles to specific users, machine groups or makes and models, with exclusions and always-raise or always-lower rules.
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Built in, no extra licensing Optimizer is a core feature of Stratusphere UX, with no add-on module, separate license or extra deployment steps.
Why this matters:
Every gigabyte you reclaim is a gigabyte you don't have to buy, whether that's a RAM upgrade, a new laptop, a bigger host or a larger cloud VM size.
Real-World Example
Use Case: Delaying a Hardware Refresh as Memory Prices Spike
An enterprise running a legacy VDI environment faced a hardware refresh just as memory prices spiked. Rather than buy new hosts and endpoints at peak pricing, IT turned on Stratusphere UX Optimizer.
Stratusphere UX baselined CPU, RAM and application usage across hosts and endpoints to see where resources were being lost.
IT pinpointed resource-hungry background processes and the older machines most likely to generate user complaints.
Optimizer profiles were applied to targeted machine groups, prioritizing in-focus applications and trimming idle processes.
CPU usage spikes dropped 28%, and the organization delayed its hardware refresh by more than 12 months, avoiding new purchases at peak memory prices.
Physical, Virtual and Cloud
One Optimizer for Every Windows Workspace
Memory costs hit every delivery model. Stratusphere UX Optimizer runs consistently across physical PCs and laptops, legacy VDI such as Citrix and Omnissa desktops, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 and other cloud desktops.
Keep older devices responsive and extend their lifecycle instead of replacing them at today's memory prices.
Support more users per host on AVD and legacy VDI, and avoid stepping up to larger, memory-heavy cloud VM sizes.
Prove the Savings:
Stratusphere UX measures the before-and-after impact on CPU, memory and user experience, so you can show exactly what optimization saved.
Business Benefits
Memory Optimization Can Save Your Organization
Using Stratusphere UX Optimizer to reclaim memory and CPU helps your organization realize the following benefits:
From the Blog
Maximize Efficiency with Stratusphere UX Optimizer
Go deeper on how Stratusphere UX Optimizer works inside the Windows guest OS to reclaim CPU and RAM, raise user density and extend hardware life, plus how one enterprise delayed its hardware refresh by more than 12 months.
It reclaims RAM and CPU from idle and background processes and gives them to the applications users are actively working in, so existing hardware and VMs can do more. That lets you delay upgrades, raise user density and choose smaller cloud VM sizes.
No. Optimizer uses “do no harm” logic and supports exclusions for critical applications and processes. Its goal is a faster experience in the applications users are actively working in.
No. Optimizer is a core feature of Stratusphere UX, available the moment you deploy it, with no add-on module, separate licensing or extra deployment steps.
Stretch Your Memory Budget with Stratusphere UX
Stratusphere UX gives IT the monitoring, diagnostics and real-time optimization needed to get more from every gigabyte of RAM and deliver a better Digital Employee Experience, without paying today's premium for new memory.