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Software upgrades consume third of IT budgets, survey finds
Published Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Updated October 20
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- Large US and British companies spend 28 per cent of their software budgets on average to pay for vendor-driven upgrades, migration and licensing changes they would not have actively chosen.
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- Channel News Asia
The article emphasizes the significant financial burden and operational disruption caused by vendor-driven software upgrades that companies would not actively choose, highlighting the dilemma businesses face to maintain support.
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