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As competing priorities reshape IT spending, organizations face growing pressure to balance AI investments, cybersecurity, and vendor-driven change. This article explores why maintaining control over technology decisions matters.

New research reveals how much enterprises are paying for vendor-driven software changes they never asked for. Tomás explores the hidden costs of the Software Tax, its impact on innovation, and why organizations need greater control over their technology decisions.

As AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure demands compete for IT resources, organizations face difficult decisions about what to prioritize. Rowan examines how vendor-driven roadmaps can limit flexibility and why businesses must retain control over when and where they invest.

A series of software failures in his new BMW leads to a broader examination of technology ownership and control. From subscription-only features to manufacturer-dependent repairs, Rowan explores how the challenges familiar to enterprise software customers are increasingly affecting everyday life.

The Cloudflare outage exposed the risks of an internet increasingly dependent on a handful of technology providers. Rowan discusses how centralized infrastructure creates systemic vulnerabilities and why organizations need greater visibility, resilience, and control over their digital environments.

When a single technology provider goes down, the consequences can ripple across the internet. Drawing on the Cloudflare outage, Rowan highlights the risks of concentrated infrastructure and questions how much control organizations really have over their digital resilience.

Following his keynote at Radar Summit in Stockholm, Rowan reflects on how Sweden's drive for innovation could also deepen its dependence on technology vendors. He challenges the industry's upgrade cycle and makes the case for greater autonomy, digital sovereignty, and control over enterprise software decisions.