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OVHcloud to raise dedicated server prices by up to 87 percent on RAM cost surge

OVHcloud told customers dedicated server prices will rise by up to 87 percent from 1 September 2026, citing a sixfold rise in RAM costs as memory makers redirect output to AI chips; older server ranges rise 28 percent, legacy contracts unaffected until renewal.

Reported Editor-read The Register, 11 August 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that Europe has secured an alternative, non-imported memory or storage supply chain.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Price hike reflects existing non-EU memory dependency; no own/operate/law/parts change. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-24. How the record is made

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