Markets are jittery again. New U.S. tariffs hit, the UK’s economy is bracing, and Germany’s playing with its debt ceiling to shore up defense spending. What does all that mean for us? Easy: hardware’s about to get more expensive, and procurement just got messier.

If you’re running infrastructure or sourcing gear, now’s the time to revisit your vendors. Where do your servers, drives, even cables come from? Don’t be surprised when the invoice is 20% higher next quarter because a border somewhere got a little more hostile.

And let’s be honest, fam—most of us aren’t working with unlimited budgets. Stock up if you can. Reuse if you’re smart. The cloud may be scalable, but your margins aren’t.