# Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse

- Source: Ars Technica
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:48:52+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/survey-enterprises-waste-28-percent-of-software-budgets-on-unwanted-upgrades/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/enterprises-keep-buying-software-upgrades-that-it-thinks-will-make-thi-3b4c42/

Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.

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