A sponsored post from Origina, an independent software maintenance and support provider, makes the case that most enterprise software estates are running on someone else's calendar. End-of-support dates, license changes, and forced upgrades arrive on vendor schedules, and IT teams absorb the cost in unplanned migrations and re-platforming efforts. The post argues that stable, compliant systems should not be upgraded just because a vendor sets a deadline; the business should decide when change makes sense.
Origina puts numbers behind the pressure: up to 90 percent of IT budgets go to "keeping the lights on," and enterprise software costs are projected to rise 40 percent by 2027, with most of that increase attributed to vendor actions rather than customer demand. The firm also highlights that in 2025, more than 48,000 vulnerabilities were published, but only around one percent were ever used in an attack. It uses this to argue for prioritising the vulnerabilities that actually matter, rather than chasing every disclosed issue.
The post is explicitly sponsored by Origina, so it is an advocacy piece for its own services. Still, the underlying observation — that vendor roadmaps often dictate enterprise IT spending more than business strategy does — is a familiar complaint in the industry. Origina's proposed alternative is independent support for perpetual VMware licenses and SAP environments beyond standard support windows, plus its OPTAS service for proactive vulnerability management. The broader point is about control: being able to say "not yet" to a vendor-driven upgrade and mean it.