CEO Note: 2026–2027 IT Industry Challenges and Polywell’s Response
Polywell Computers’ CEO, Sam Chu, has published a short outlook on the 2026 – 2027 IT market environment — including how AI data center buildouts and broader electronics demand are impacting CPU, memory, and SSD supply, and how Polywell is responding with expanded Server and Edge AI offerings.
Read the post here: 2026 and 2027 are going to be big challenges for the IT industry – eu.polywell.com
Key points covered:
- AI infrastructure demand is pulling not only GPUs, but also CPU, memory, and SSD capacity from the general IT market
- Component cost pressure may affect the scale and pace of new data center builds
- Polywell is investing more in higher-end business segments: AI computing servers, Edge AI platforms, and embedded appliances
- Broader AI ecosystems (beyond CUDA) are emerging, especially in visual computing
- Polywell continues to expand manufacturing flexibility across the US, Taiwan, Vietnam, and China
Related product pages referenced in the post:
- AI Computing: https://www.polywell.com/ai-computing
- Jetson-based Edge AI: jetson – eu.polywell.com
- Mini-IPC portfolio: Mini-PCs – eu.polywell.com
You may also want to have a look at our other new products:
Servers-2025 – eu.polywell.com
Nano-AI936L2 – eu.polywell.com
ServerStation W790E7 – eu.polywell.com
PolyStor 1U12N-X6 – eu.polywell.com
The previous news releases may be found here.
About Polywell Computers Polywell Computers (since 1987) is a Silicon Valley based trusted manufacturer of SFF industrial-grade and embedded computers tailored for a wide range of applications. Being positive that the two major trends in modern digitalization process are reduction of size and power consumption of PCs and their usage in vast range of business applications, we have focused on design and manufacture of mini-PCs and servers assembled with industrial grade components.
The company has built its reputation by becoming a recognized leader in the PC market and is widely known not only in the U.S., but also in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Our systems are marked with the signs of excellence in major IT media on a regular basis.