UK businesses spend more on legacy IT and less on innovation - report

Sooraj Shah
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Fifty-three per cent of IT budgets in the UK are spent on legacy systems, with only 34 per cent on new equipment and apps

UK businesses spend more of their budgets on legacy equipment than French and South African firms but less on innovation, according to a report commissioned by IP networking vendor Sonus Networks. ...

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