Stay ahead of rising PC costs and supply volatility

Struggling to navigate rising PC costs, shrinking inventory, and increasing pressure to modernize your device fleet?

In our opinion, this new Gartner® guidance offers timely insights to help enterprise buyers address the AI-driven memory shortage and evolving PC market dynamics.

As memory supply tightens and pricing volatility accelerates, preparing your organization for long-term disruption has never been more critical.

In this report, How Enterprise PC Buyers Can Prepare for the AI-Driven Memory Shortage, we believe Gartner® delivers actionable strategies that can help IT and procurement leaders maintain device standards, protect budgets, and secure essential hardware in a volatile market.

From our perspective, it highlights how organizations can:

  • Rethink and extend PC lifecycles.
  • Navigate sharp and unpredictable component price increases.
  • Build procurement strategies that reduce exposure to sudden price spikes.

Discover how proactive procurement planning, standardized configurations, and flexible sourcing models can help you minimize risk and ensure continuity — even as supply chain constraints intensify.

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How Enterprise PC Buyers Can Prepare for the AI-Driven Memory Shortage, Steve Kleynhans, Erin Pierre, 5 January 2026
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