Major vendors are applying price increases of up to 40% across all infrastructure categories. Lead times are running at 4–5 months. The window to protect your budget is closing.
In the last quarter of FY26, Australian businesses planning an infrastructure refresh are navigating two operational risks.
Vendors quote today’s price but bill at the price on the day the order ships.
With extended lead times and hardware prices rising up to 40%, your invoice can end up significantly higher than the quote.
Budget cycles don’t always align with infrastructure needs.
Your hardware refresh may be overdue, but committing unplanned capital at year-end is not always possible.
Evolution Systems can help you address both .
Lock in today’s price and defer payment for up to 9 months.
Tell us what infrastructure you have coming up.
We review your current environment, identify what needs refreshing, and put a number together.
One conversation.
No obligation.
Evolution Systems places your order with the vendor at today’s confirmed price.Â
That amount is contractually locked from this point.Â
No unexpected increases.
No surprises.
New infrastructure arrives on schedule.
Your business keeps moving without missing a beat.
We handle the finance.Â
You have up to 9 months to pay.
Lock in today’s hardware pricing across any vendor, any infrastructure category – and pay nothing for up to 9 months.
Tell us what you have coming up and we will put a number together. No commitment required.
After 30 June, these terms cannot be guaranteed.
Global component shortages and AI-driven demand have pushed all major vendors to apply increases of up to 40%. Vendors quote today's price but bill on delivery day.
Up to at least 4 to 5 months across all major vendors. Orders placed today may not arrive until late 2026 (or already in 2027), by which time prices may have moved further.
Replacing aging IT infrastructure - servers, storage, networking, laptops or other hardware - to maintain performance and security compliance. Most teams plan a refresh every 3 to 5 years.
Server prices in Australia have increased significantly in 2026, with major vendors applying increases of up to 40% across server hardware categories. Lead times for server procurement are currently running at 4 to 5 months, meaning businesses planning a server refresh need to act well ahead of when they need the equipment. The gap between what you are quoted today and what appears on your invoice at delivery is where the budget risk sits.
Enterprise laptop and end-user device pricing in Australia has been directly impacted by global component shortages and AI-driven demand. Major vendors have applied price increases across laptop and device categories, with lead times extending beyond what most procurement teams are used to planning around. Businesses with a laptop refresh or end-user device refresh on the horizon are exposed to the same quote-to-invoice pricing gap as server and infrastructure procurement.
Network infrastructure and storage pricing in Australia has followed the same upward trajectory as the broader hardware market in 2026. Network hardware refresh projects and storage procurement are both affected by component shortages driving vendor price increases. As with servers and laptops, vendors quote at today's price but bill at the price on the day your order ships - meaning any network hardware or storage refresh planned in the next 6 to 12 months is carrying active price risk right now.
Any infrastructure refresh or procurement is covered - servers, storage, laptops, end-user devices, and network infrastructure. Evolution Systems is vendor-agnostic, so all major brands are included regardless of what your current environment runs on.
All major vendors. Evolution Systems is vendor-agnostic - whatever your current environment runs on, we can procure it, lock the price, and handle the finance end to end.
We place your order and lock in today's price. You pay nothing for 9 months. At 9 months, pay in full or spread the cost over a schedule that suits your business.
No. The 9-month deferral means payment falls into a future period. Many businesses use this offer specifically to lock in pricing before budget is finalised.
The finance and pricing terms are tied to end of financial year. After 30 June, Evolution Systems cannot guarantee the same pricing lock or deferred payment conditions.
