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Re: Any sign of supply chain returning to normal?


From: Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 15:02:32 +0200



On 5/20/22 14:44, Simon Lockhart wrote:

I've heard that some vendors are prematurely EoS/EoL'ing kit as a result of
the silicon shortages - and redesigning kit to use silicon that's easier to
get hold of.

This was my suspicion, because we started using this box in 2017. I can't remember when it launched, but I'd imagine a year or two earlier.

We have boxes from 2014 with other vendors still in service and fully supported. So we were not going to be bullied into new hardware we didn't need.

Mark.


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