The end of 'rip and replace'? New survey finds businesses are sticking it out with legacy tech
New survey finds businesses are sticking it out with legacy tech News By Christian Cawley Published 17 September 2026 Upgrading existing tech is popular again When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s a balancing act, one that is being managed by around 52% of businesses – 57% in the UK, and 48% in the US.However, the driving factor for this reliance on older tech may not be smart budgeting and foresight. You may like The changing face of technology innovation The businesses paying for AI aren't going back AI can read your legacy systems.
- ▪New survey finds businesses are sticking it out with legacy tech News By Christian Cawley Published 17 September 2026 Upgrading existing tech is popular again When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪It’s a balancing act, one that is being managed by around 52% of businesses – 57% in the UK, and 48% in the US.However, the driving factor for this reliance on older tech may not be smart budgeting and foresight.
- ▪You may like The changing face of technology innovation The businesses paying for AI aren't going back AI can read your legacy systems.
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Pro The end of 'rip and replace'? New survey finds businesses are sticking it out with legacy tech News By Christian Cawley Published 17 September 2026 Upgrading existing tech is popular again When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock / Stenko Vlad) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Report finds 57% of UK organizations opted to extend legacy system use rather than replace the techThis is despite almost half of UK businesses are scaling AIMeanwhile, over three quarters of UK businesses have gone over budget on modernization, with over…
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