About half of the bog-standard IT gear I normally buy is months+ lead time if I need that specific part. I can usually find a workaround, but it's often ugly. D

About half of the bog-standard IT gear I normally buy is months+ lead time if I need that specific part. I can usually find a workaround, but it's often ugly. Don't look at the man behind the curtain swearing in the racks. I had hoped that by now things would have eased up, but if anything it is worse than the start of the year.