People have been asking us how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the technology market. The supply of component parts (such as capacitors) is the primary underlying issue. Here are some things we are seeing:

• Market prices continue to be volatile – Hewlett Packard Enterprise raised memory and SSD pricing last week
• The price of GPU’s (video cards) will continue to increase
• Shortages are developing – longer wait times for PCs and servers and even some networking equipment

Bottom line: Plan ahead