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There’s a Black Hole in Your IT Budget – 20% Gone by 2027

Paul Rhodes and Kevin Webb presenting at Leeds Digital Festival 2025

Right now, there’s a black hole in your IT infrastructure budget… and it’s getting bigger.

Here’s the hard truth: 8% of your IT budget has already been wasted this year. By 2027, that figure will rise to 20% or more.  

This isn’t speculation; it’s what hyperscalers themselves are reporting after post-engagement analysis. Millions of pounds are lost across industries to poor visibility, licensing traps, shadow IT, and the false economy of “doing nothing.” Waste is already baked into your spend, and if left unchecked, it will compound year on year. The question isn’t whether waste exists in your organisation. It does. The question is: why haven’t you stopped it? 

This is a strategy-led session, not a sales pitch, designed to ensure your IT spend delivers real value.

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Key Insights Covered:

  • Identifying licensing pitfalls and reducing vendor traps
  • Why technical debt = financial waste, and how inaction compounds costs
  • Real examples of organisations uncovering 40–50% in unnecessary licensing spend
  • How vendor-funded programmes can deliver results today without adding cost
  • Why you don’t need to move everything to the cloud, but you do need the right partner to translate the complex funding landscape

Who is this session for?

This session is for board-level decision makers who know that IT cost optimisation isn’t just a technical challenge; it’s a financial imperative.

  • CFOs: Share with your CTO. Financial savings without technical insight don’t stick.
  • CTOs: Share with your CFO. Technical debt is financial waste.
  • CIOs & CROs: If your role touches technology, risk, or financial performance, you need visibility into the hidden costs eating your budget.

 

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