Server Applications: 1. Web server with partial caching - A caching proxy - memCached - Relational databases - Indexed data, like lucene, or some kind of hash-table - virtualized servers Scientific Applications: 1. MatLab et al. - custom (or not) machine learning - various things like protein folding. - more stuff I'm not qualified to actually list Media Applications: 1. broadcast ready video stuff using uncompressed feeds - general video editiing, with scrubbing etc would benefit - graphic design. The less files you must close the more you can work on. - even music production can benefit, say you're working with 256 tracks and a lot of virtual instruments and effects patches, they all maintain state and buffers. Engineering Applications 1. Basically any CAD 2. A lot of simulations that are updated to work with huge datasets.