Disaster Recovery Journal Summer 2026

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ditures (CAPEX) for AI data centers at $630 billion in 2026. They also estimated the total global AI data center CAPEX for all companies will grow to $8.9 trillion from 2026-2030. Filling up these data centers with the necessary infrastruc ture has specifically created shortages of DRAM and SSDs. The price of DRAM alone has increased by up to 90 percent quarter-over-quarter while SSDs have experienced similar cost increases. Adding insult to injury, organizations cannot assume they can obtain servers or storage systems even if they pay higher prices. More hardware technology providers now issue quotes that expire in 30 days or less. One provider that spoke with DCIG shared it now resets its storage system prices at the start of each month. Another provider said it will no longer publish the type of CPUs its storage systems use. Further, servers and storage systems with the latest, most powerful or highest capacity technolo gies will command substantial premiums. These shortages coupled with ongoing price increases may require organizations to

By JEROME WENDT T oday’s rapid, unpredictable changes in server and storage system prices require organiza tions rethink how they purchase these products. Those organizations with flex ible budgets may find they can pay up and get the servers or storage systems they need. However, many more may need to explore alternatives to meet their disaster recovery (DR) objectives to navigate today’s SSD shortages. hyperscalers’ capital expen Navigating SSD Shortages: Cost-Optimized Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Strategies AI Driving Hardware Shortages and Higher Prices Today’s CPU, memory, and storage component shortages primarily stem from hyperscal ers building new data centers to host artificial intelligence (AI). One research firm put

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