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Vendor-Driven Software Changes Consume 28% of Large Companies’ Budgets

Large companies report significant spending on software changes they did not actively choose, sharpening investor focus on vendor dependence and migration discipline.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

London, 20 October 2026 – Large companies in the United States and United Kingdom spend an average 28% of their software budgets on vendor-driven upgrades, migrations and licensing changes they would not otherwise choose, according to a survey commissioned by software-maintenance provider Origina. The study covered more than 2,000 organisations and estimated the latest such change cost respondents an average US$12.87 million annually.

For Asian companies and investors, the findings matter because enterprise software contracts, cloud migrations and artificial-intelligence projects are global cost issues. The percentages describe surveyed large US and UK organisations, not every company or Asian market. They nevertheless highlight a procurement risk: money reserved for digital growth can be redirected to maintaining support, compatibility and licences for systems already embedded in daily operations.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.