Information Technology Services encourages any unit planning to purchase new computers this fiscal year to move forward with those purchases soon.
Industry partners, including Dell, have advised that elevated demand for AI-related computing is making certain components, specifically memory and solid state drives harder to obtain.
As a result, industry-wide price increases are expected for most desktop and laptop computers in the near term.
To minimize the impact of the anticipated price increases, consider making any computer purchases sooner rather than later in the fiscal year.
ITS is monitoring the situation and will share updates and pricing expectations with business officers and personnel as they become available.