1. An apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code comprising: a query module that receives a request to load a data element in response to waking a nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) and in response to the request identifies persistent data comprising the data element on the NVRAM from a catalog stored on the NVRAM; and a management module that makes available the persistent data for use without loading the data element in response to validating the persistent data with a validation signature stored in the catalog.