1. A method of assessing the utilization efficiency of a portion of memory, comprising the steps of: obtaining one or more images of a portion of memory; categorizing the one or more memory elements within each image into one or more application-neutral categories, wherein the one or more categories distinguish between data and structural overhead; performing at least one analysis of the one or more categorized memory elements of the one or more images using a measure representative of the efficiency of utilization of the portion of memory; and outputting one or more results of the analysis step.