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There’s a line at the hardware store, and we’re not talking Home Depot.

Buyers from IT teams are looking for the chips and semiconductors to power their PC refreshes and AI overhauls. But prices and lead times are unpredictable, given the current demand for hardware.

Does an IT pro, especially one at a small company, have any leverage to negotiate amid this pricing volatility?

Two major factors have driven tech pricing increases and unpredictability:

AI infrastructure. Driven by AI infrastructure buildouts, manufacturers are dedicating production to high-margin AI memory products, leading to a shortage of consumer and enterprise memory options like DDR4 and DDR5.
Supply chain uncertainty. Semiconductor materials like helium are in short supply in the US, as IT Brew reported last year.

Tips for negotiating with vendors.—BH

Meta CISO Guy Rosen resigns

After a career at Meta spanning over a dozen years, CISO Guy Rosen is moving on. In a June 2 LinkedIn post, Rosen said that he was leaving to spend time with his family, with some indications of his next career move.

Rosen joined Meta in 2013 following the company’s acquisition of his analytics startup Onavo. His career at the company included several roles in product development and AI integration; in addition to his role as CISO, he was also a product VP with a focus on AI.

“I remain excited about where technology is going, and after many years in the day-to-day, I’m ready to give back to the ecosystem and communities I came from, finding new ways to advise and partner with leaders and organizations navigating this moment of technological change,” Rosen wrote on LinkedIn.

Other career jumps that happened last month.—EH

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PATCH NOTES

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Today’s top IT reads.

Stat: 47%. That’s the percentage of retailers who are still waiting for a measurable ROI from AI spend. (TechRadar Pro)

Quote: “If we don’t have professionals who know how to use [AI tools], they’re not going to be able to maximize the benefit of what’s available to them.”—Rema Serafi, KPMG vice chair for tax, on the impact of deploying AI in organizations with untrained employees (CIO)

Read: Watch out for this latest fake IT support scheme. (The Register)

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Future of PCs

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Do IT pros in charge of procurement need to think about AI-enabled PCs? Or is this hardware only suitable for a niche audience? Learn what’s in store for the future of AI PCs.

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