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Business · Updated 22 Oct, 03:18 am IST

Survey finds enterprises keep buying software upgrades IT expects will hurt systems

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Why it matters for readers: It highlights that companies sometimes prioritize procurement or business considerations over IT teams' technical warnings.

  • A survey polled 2,018 IT heads at big firms about software upgrades and procurement decisions.1
  • Enterprises continue buying software upgrades that IT respondents said would likely make systems worse.1
  • The survey suggests IT teams lack leverage or influence over purchase decisions.1

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