Research & data studies
Original, cited reference reports on the infrastructure UK organisations actually buy — every figure sourced and dated. Free to read, free to cite.
AI Servers: The 2026 Data Study
A cited, UK-focused reference on AI/GPU servers — architecture, GPU specs (H100/H200/B200/MI300X), the vendor landscape, power & cooling, cloud-vs-own economics and the market backdrop.
Refurbished Server Price Index 2026: The Secondary Surge
UK data study: refurbished server prices in 2026 vs new hardware, DRAM/NAND cost surges, lead times, and where refurb wins on £/core and £/TB.
2026 Storage Price Index: What the Crisis Did to Arrays
UK data study: NAND, SSD and HDD price moves in 2026, tracked against SAN spend. See the numbers behind the storage cost shock and what to do next.
SSD vs HDD Cost Per TB 2026: The 22.6x Capacity Gap
Verified Q1–Q2 2026 data: 30TB enterprise SSDs cost 22.6x more per TB than HDDs. UK-specific TCO, power and market analysis for storage buyers.
UK GPU Rental Price Index 2026: H100 to B200 Hourly
Verified mid-2026 data: H100, H200 and B200 rental rates from $0.36 to $14.90/hr. See the true cost gap and what it means for UK AI buyers.
Windows 10 EOL 2026: The Billion-PC Refresh, By The Numbers
Windows 10 EOL 2026 data study: ESU deadlines to 2027/2028, real commercial pricing, Windows 11's billion-device flip, and the UK refurb-PC surge.
DDR5 Server Memory Price 2026: The 90% Quarter Tracked
DDR5 server memory price 2026 tracked by quarter: Q1's 93-98% RDIMM contract spike, UK kit prices up 344%, and what Q3-Q4 forecasts mean for budgets.
Ransomware Recovery Cost Index 2026: Downtime in Pounds
Ransomware recovery cost 2026 in pounds: what UK mid-market firms pay per incident by size, typical downtime days, and how immutable backups cut the bill.
Server Prices 2026: How Memory Repriced the Rack
Tracking 2-socket server prices through the 2026 memory shock: DDR5 up 90-95% in Q1, Dell list +17%, and a UK-indexed 512GB reference build.
2026 AI Server Cost Index: The HBM Tax on GPU Boxes
AI server cost 2026, decoded: a GBP teardown of an 8xH200 GPU box shows the HBM and DRAM memory tax now driving most of the bill. Cited figures.
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