{"id":8600,"date":"2021-08-05T22:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T20:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=8600"},"modified":"2021-08-05T22:19:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T20:19:11","slug":"keeping-old-computers-going-costs-government-2-3bn-a-year-says-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2021\/08\/05\/keeping-old-computers-going-costs-government-2-3bn-a-year-says-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping old computers going costs government \u00a32.3bn a year, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just under half the entire IT budget goes on patching up outdated systems, a government report says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Keeping old computers going costs government \u00a32.3bn a year, says report<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I would rather say that proprietary software costs UK government billions<\/h1>\n

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Just under half the entire IT budget goes on patching up outdated systems, a government report says. Source: Keeping old computers going costs government \u00a32.3bn a year, says report I would rather say that proprietary software costs UK government billions  <\/p>\n

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