Tech trends
Memory crisis sparks ‘wave of forward purchasing by the channel’
“Partners are actively buying ahead to secure 2025 price structures, knowing that this window is closing fast"
RAMping up the pressure
SHI VP Ian Foddering assesses the fall out from the current mass memory shortages
Will the memory crisis fuel a second-user boom?
“Enquiries are up 100%,” one circular IT player tells IT Channel Oxygen
Mass market ‘not quite ready’ for AMD’s Agent Computer
“You do not operate it like a PC”
Cisco narrows quote protection window to 7 days on some products
"It's chaos, if I'm honest," one Cisco partner says of current supply chain situation
Risk of channel bankruptcies could ‘increase dramatically’, analyst warns
“Those tied into contractual pricing agreements with customers face a potential disaster,” Omdia's Alastair Edwards claims.
HPE CEO likens post-PO repricing policy to ‘surcharge’
“Customers all understand”, Antonio Neri says of new pricing Ts and Cs
‘No surprises’ – Fsas Technologies holds firm on pricing Ts and Cs
“The price we quote is the price you’ll pay on delivery”
‘Often legally impossible to pass on’ – 7 partner leaders on HPE and Cisco’s new pricing Ts and Cs
Is it okay that some big vendors are now reserving the right to raise prices up to the point of shipment?
‘Expect more to follow’ – Cisco latest vendor to tighten pricing Ts and Cs
Reserves right to adjust pricing on Compute orders as AI-fuelled kit shortages bite
