We ordered a new server from Dell back in January, and it got delayed three times but finally shipped yesterday.

It appears to be a widespread problem. Apparently, computer manufacturers and component suppliers who scaled back production during the economic crisis/recession are now struggling to keep up with growing demand.

Dell has also postponed the planned closure of their Winston-Salem manufacturing facility because of increasing demand.

That all sounds like good news to me.

(Thankfully we're not desperate for a new server, and not trying to build out a new data center with dozens or hundreds of servers.)