Whose roadmap is your software estate running on?

The article argues that enterprise IT roadmaps are too often dictated by vendor support deadlines, forcing costly migrations, upgrades, and re-platforming that consume most of the IT budget and crowd out innovation. For CIOs, the strategic implication is clear: extend the useful life of stable systems where possible, align modernization to business value rather than vendor schedules, and use independent support options to preserve budget, reduce operational disruption, and free scarce engineering talent for higher-value work.