Large Enterprises Lose Nearly Thirty Percent of Software Spend to Forced Upgrades

By Scharon Harding · Ars Technica · 2026-10-21

Large Enterprises Lose Nearly Thirty Percent of Software Spend to Forced Upgrades

According to Ars Technica, companies with over 10,000 employees are routinely paying for software migrations that their own IT departments find counterproductive. A recent study of 2,018 technology leaders found that these organizations feel trapped into spending on vendor-driven

According to Ars Technica, companies with over 10,000 employees are routinely paying for software migrations that their own IT departments find counterproductive. A recent study of 2,018 technology leaders found that these organizations feel trapped into spending on vendor-driven