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INTRODUCTION Don’t fall victim to(technology) nostalgia We remember the “good old days” of devices the way weremember dial up: fondly (and selectively). We remember thesimplicity— fewer apps, fewer tabs, fewer tools. We forget thetradeoffs— the spinning wheels, the crashed presentations,the battery that lived on a charger, and the update thatpicked the worst possible moment. of global knowledgeworkers use AI at work, and79% of leaders say theircompany needs to adopt AI Modern work is different. The laptop is no longer a personalproductivity tool. It’s the front door to your business.Meetings happen on video. Collaboration happens in clouddocuments. Decisions happen in real time. And now, AI is That shift changes the device conversation. The question isn’t “Do we refresh?” — it’s “When dodevices stop serving the business?” The best leaders treat device modernization as a strategic lever Operationalefficiency Employeeexperience Securityposturebecause endpointsare a target. Workforceproductivity because performancebottlenecks because tools shapemorale and retention. because aging fleetscreate friction andtickets. This ebook is designed to help decision-makers reframe device investments from a periodic expenseinto a business advantage. We’ll look at what’s reshaping the device landscape right now — memorymarket volatility, OS deadlines, rising AI workloads, fleet visibility, and the impact your devices have Because nostalgia has a downside: it makes the past feel safer than it was. The future of devices ismore capable than ever. We miss when RAM was a spec you picked once and forgot. Today, memory is a moving target —because AI infrastructure is consuming an outsized share of the world’s fastest, most advanced Industry experts believe that there won’t be enough memory to meet worldwide demand in 2026,driven by AI chips that require massive amounts of high bandwidth memory and related DRAM. Why is this happening? This isn’t just “more demand.” It’s demand for differentkinds of memory — the kind used alongside GPUsin data centers. AI infrastructure is consuming highperformance memory at record levels, pushing DRAM This means workstations, services, and devices withlarger DRAM/SSD configurations face the earliest and What does this mean for you? The most visible impact is pricing. According toan IDC blog, “PC vendors are signaling broadprice increases as cost pressures intensify intoH2 2026. Lenovo, Dell, HP, Acer and ASUS havewarned clients of tougher conditions ahead,confirming 15-20% hikes and contract resets Our experts believe this could also result in adevice at the same price point but with less RAMor storage. So, you’ll be getting the same price RAM SHORTAGE Why Device LeadersFeel It First When memory becomes scarce and volatile, device programs get hit in three predictable ways: Experience volatility: Budget volatility: “Standard builds” becomemoving targets, becauseOEMs and channelpartners adjust what’s Users experience RAMconstraints as “mysteriousslowness”: multitasking stalls,collaboration tools lag, and When memory pricesswing, the same device tiereither costs more — or ships Treat memory as a risk variable A nostalgia mindset says: “We’ll buy what we boughtlast time.”A modernization mindset says:“We’ll designfor volatility.” Here are three executive level moves that reducedisruption without turning procurement into panic: •Set RAM minimums based on the work you’re enabling.•Pre approve alternates before constraints hit.•Stage rollouts and protect critical personas. Memory volatility is no longer a nicheprocurement headache — it’s a strategicconstraint that can reshape device availability, OUTDATED DEVICES “Good enough” can cost you Outdated devices create security risk(not just inconvenience) Outdated devices rarely break in a dramaticway. They break in a thousand paper cuts: slow startup, sluggish apps, unstable conferencing,failing batteries, intermittent Wi Fi. Individually,those issues seem manageable. Collectively,they become a tax on productivity — and awidening gap in security resilience.Outdated devices don’t become risky becausethey’re “old.” They become risky because they’reharder to defend at the standard your businessnow requires. Older endpoints are more likelyto sit outside modern baselines. They’re missing newer hardware-rooted protections, runningslower under today’s security stack, and The install base is aging.Around 40% ofWindows PCs are six years old, and one in five isn’t eligible for Windows 11.4Regardless of OSpreference, the underlying point is the same:large portions of many fleets are operatingcreating gaps in consistency across the fleet.Even with strong tools, one neglected endpointcan become a weak link. modern security capabilities over time.An aging fleet doesn’t just increase support friction. It Many PCs acquired during the pandemicslows your ability to adopt what’s next: era are encroaching on “outdated”. Devicesfrom tha