June 2026 Edition - Tech SITREP | From Novatech Defence

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June 2026 Edition

All articles from the inaugural edition of Tech SITREP, covering Q2 component markets, NVIDIA ADA end of life, Computex 2026, open-source virtualisation, and UK defence collaboration.

Computex 2026: What the Technology Roadmaps mean for Defence and Industrial Compute

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Technology Roadmap Update

Computex 2026: What the Technology Roadmaps mean for Defence and Industrial Compute

The talk of Computex 2026 was undoubtedly NVIDIA Vera Rubin and the many advancements in AI computing. When Novatech visited the show our biggest take away was the complexity around the increased size and thermals of future products coming to market.

NVIDIA RTX PRO ADA Lovelace is end of life: What your transition to Blackwell must look like before H2 2027

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Obsolescence Update

NVIDIA RTX PRO ADA Lovelace is end of life: What your transition to Blackwell must look like before H2 2027

NVIDIA RTX PRO ADA Lovelace is end of life. Final shipments complete August 2026, stock dry-out expected by Q2 2027. If you run Training Systems, IGs or Simulators on ADA, your transition to Blackwell needs to start now.

Defence Insights: You are not buying products. You are buying a working system

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Defence Insights

Defence Insights: You are not buying products. You are buying a working system

The kit arrives. The vendor leaves. Your team spends months turning boxes into a system. Dan Arnold, Defence Business Development Manager explains why the product procurement model keeps failing defence programmes and what solutions-based buying actually looks like.

The Role of Proxmox Virtualisation and Open-Source Software in Defence

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The Novatech Perspective

The Role of Proxmox Virtualisation and Open-Source Software in Defence

A hypervisor touches every workload. A storage platform touches every dataset. Ross Collins, Head of Engineering at Novatech on why inspectability, air-gapped operation, and freedom from vendor lock make open-source virtualisation the right foundation for defence infrastructure.

Q2 2026 IT Component Update: Memory holds at record highs as storage prices rise 20-30% per month

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Q2 2026 IT Component Update: Memory holds at record highs as storage prices rise 20-30% per month

Enterprise Storage prices are rising 20–30% per month. Memory is stable - but at record highs. Here is what procurement teams need to know before Q4 2026.

Why collaboration has never been more important in UK Defence Manufacturing

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Defence Insights

Why collaboration has never been more important in UK Defence Manufacturing

UK defence is changing faster than procurement cycles were built to handle. Dan Arnold, Novatech Defence, on why collaboration between primes and SMEs is no longer optional and what separates the organisations that will lead from those that will follow.