Kingston’s Knowledge Centre
Learn about memory and storage products, the latest technology trends, tutorials and best practices for both personal and enterprise users.
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Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD)
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD) calculations use the TBW specification of a drive to calculate the number of times the user capacity of a drive can be written per day over the warranty period (or a different number of years).
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Garbage Collection, TRIM and SSD performance
See how these factors affect solid-state drive performance
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Risk of Data Breaches, How To Prevent Them in Compliance with EU GDPR
Everyday working life has changed radically and so have traditional ways of working: thanks to mobile storage media, we can access our data practically at any time from any location, and can work on our data wherever we are.
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Kingston's FIPS Compliance for Encrypted Storage
Most IronKey and Kingston secure USB flash drives are FIPS 140-2 Certified.
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Major recent example of an unencrypted USB breach
Heathrow Airport in London (30 October 2017) uses unencrypted USB drives for its non-cloud storage. Unfortunately, it was not standardized on encrypted USB drives.
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SSDs for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Storage can be the most challenging component for VDI performance.
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Solid-State Drive Testing 101
Testing is a cornerstone of our commitment to deliver the most reliable products on the market. We perform rigorous tests on all of our products during each stage of production. These tests ensure quality control throughout the entire manufacturing process.
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Three signs you need more memory in your computer
If your files don’t open immediately and programs are slow to load, you get an error message or are unable to load several programs at once, your computer may need more memory.
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Full Speed Ahead: RAM Upgrades
Learn what to look for when shopping for RAM, or Random Access Memory, including how to determine what type of memory and what capacities your motherboard can support.
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What is DDR4 Memory? Higher Performance
Learn how DDR4 delivers faster speeds, reduced power consumption and increased capacity over DDR3.