OSCER users at OU,

If you contacted me earlier about this, but I haven't yet
sent you the improved pricing, please e-mail me and I'll
get it to you.

Henry

----------

On Fri, 20 Jan 2023, Henry Neeman wrote:

>OSCER users at OU,
>
>Today, Dell sent improved compute node and GPU node pricing.
>
>So if you're interested, this is your best opportunity!
>
>Henry
>
>----------
>
>On Wed, 18 Jan 2023, Henry Neeman wrote:
>
>OSCER users at OU,
>
>REMINDER:
>
>Are you planning to purchase one or more "condominium"
>compute nodes (or GPU nodes)?
>
>If so, you might get the best pricing by making a purchase
>this month, with the Purchase Order sent by Thu Jan 26.
>
>This is because:
>
>(a) that's the end of Dell's fiscal year, so they
>might incentivize purchasing by then,
>
>and
>
>(b) OSCER and others plan to make some large purchases
>this month, which might help all of us get better pricing,
>
>and
>
>(c) server inflation has been pretty brutal, so
>the longer you wait, the higher the price is likely to be.
>
>NOTES:
>
>* If you miss this deadline, you can still make purchases,
>but the price is likely to be somewhat higher.
>
>* The pricing deadline doesn't apply to OURdisk,
>nor to OURcloud, nor to OURRstore tape cartridges.
>
>---
>
>Henry Neeman ([log in to unmask])
>Director, OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research (OSCER)
>Associate Professor, Gallogly College of Engineering
>Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Computer Science
>OU Information Technology
>The University of Oklahoma
>
>Engineering Lab 212, 200 Felgar St, Norman OK 73019
>405-325-5386 (office), 405-325-5486 (fax), 405-245-3823 (cell),
>[log in to unmask] (to e-mail me a text message)
>http://www.oscer.ou.edu/