University IT
Proposed FY26 Rate Changes
On Sept. 1, 2025, rates will change select technology services* provided by University IT.
The tables below list the majority of our proposed rate changes for services that are broadly available to our community. There are other services unique to specific groups — and not offered broadly or published here — that will also experience rate changes.
For more information, please visit the rates section of our website.
| Service | Description | FY25 Rate | FY26 Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Print | Per black and white print | $0.022 | $0.025 |
| Per color print | $0.070 | $0.075 |
| Service | Description | FY25 Rate | FY26 Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracted Desktop Support | Hourly for new and existing clients (one-time and monthly) | $97.75 | $100 |
| Standard Workstations | Fewer than 200 workstations (monthly, per workstation) | $73.30 | $75 |
| More than 200 workstations (monthly, per workstation) | $72.05 | $74 | |
| More than 500 workstations (monthly, per workstation) | $67.30 | $69 | |
| Unique Workstation Scenarios | Premium: High-touch areas. Provides additional response times, senior technicians, and extended support hours. (monthly, per workstation) | $262 | $268.50 |
| Limited: Light-touch areas. Areas with staff who require occasional support. (monthly, per workstation) | $35.85 | $36.75 | |
| Hourly for projects or unique needs | $97.75 | $100 | |
| Stanford Device Setup (SDS) | (monthly, per workstation) | $2.90 | $3 |
| Computer Lab/Shared Workstation Support | (monthly, per work station) | $22 | $22.50 |
| Research Lab Support | Hourly (one-time) | $122 | $125 |
| Room Support | Per room (monthly, per room) | $47.70 | $49 |
| Hire a technician to setup and troubleshoot video conferencing equipment for your event | $97.75 | $100 | |
| Remote support via phone hotline, routine room sweeps, in-room documentation, and three incidents per month | $47.70 per room, per month | ||
| Incidents beyond the pooled number of included incidents for equipment under warranty | $31.20 per incident | ||
| Virtual Meeting and Webinar | Hourly for clients CRC support contract (one-time) | $97.75 | $100 |
| Hourly for clients without CRC support contract (one-time) | $122 | $125 | |
| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) | CRC VDI support (monthly, per device) | $3.50 | $3.60 |
| Service | Description | FY25 Rate | FY26 Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carina Computing Platform | 10TB of data storage (monthly) | $94.65 | $97.50 |
| Research Computing Server Hosting | Pre-populated full rack (monthly) | $256 | $264 |
| Stanford-provided full rack (monthly) | $308 | $317 | |
| Oak Storage | Access to and management of 250TB research storage space (FILESPACE) (monthly) | $612 | $618 |
| Access to and management of gateway to Oak Storage (monthly) | $82 | $86 | |
| Management of disk array unit purchased separately by PI (JBOD) (monthly) | $820 | $870 | |
| Management of backup for Oak storage (monthly) | $7.50 | $8 |
| Service | Description | FY25 Rate | FY26 Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server Hosting (Facilities) | By rack unit (shared rack space) (monthly) | $26.20 | $27 |
| Medium rack (up to 4 kW) (monthly) | $524 | $538 | |
| Large rack (up to 8 kW) (monthly) | $810 | $831 | |
| By square foot (monthly) | $28.10 | $29 | |
| Installation (one-time, per server) | $682 | $700 | |
| Server Hosting (Networking) | Fiber cabling (one-time, per connection) | $205 | $210 |
| Cat6A copper cabling (one-time, per connection) | $175 | $180 | |
| Cat5E copper cabling (one-time, per connection) | $175 | $180 | |
| Time & materials (one-time) | $175 | $180 |
*Please contact Stanford Web Services and Technology Training directly for information about their rate changes.
