8 Signs That Outdated IT Systems Are Killing Your Business
CIO, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
All IT systems have a finite lifespan. Relying on a platform that has moved past its 'best by' date can be a business killer.
At a time when IT budgets are increasingly constrained, many CIOs are tempted to squeeze extra life out of systems that should have been put out to pasture years ago. For such CIOs, Dan Sundt, workday human capital alliance lead at Deloitte, offers this simple advice: think twice.
'If you're investing money in an IT system that's limping along on a version that's barely being supported by the solution vendor, it's a good sign that the system might be killing your business,' Sundt says. 'It's even worse if you're using a solution that's no longer being supported.'