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Since Origina took on the challenge of changing the way the industry saw VMware software, our offering has gone from strength to strength. Now a market-leading VMware support provider, we wanted to share some of the amazing learnings we’ve seen along our journey.

Alongside a sudden rise in costs, a travel tech leader was facing a longer-term contract than they needed, potentially derailing their cloud transition plans. Their aim was to remain supported on their current VMware systems in the short-term and also to reduce costs related to VMware Software & Support. As such, they were forced to consider their options within the VMware market. 

Origina’s Ben Lipczynski recently appeared on the cybercrime podcast the CISO Signal to discuss the 2020 Accellion data breach. He discussed cybersecurity vulnerabilities, damage limitation, and effective recovery plans.

Carefully curated budgets, long standing reputations and hard-earned trust can all unravel quickly when your software support does not align with goals and operational needs. The pressure associated with the public sector can often lead to departments rushing into needless vendor-driven changes, however, maintaining your existing IT environment can often be the key to avoiding issues and unlocking innovation. 

IBM DB2 remains a vital piece of software for so many businesses as it is used to store, manage, and retrieve structured data for organizations’ critical applications. Learn more about how you can keep this required resource remaining reliable in our DB2 licensing blog.

Dublin-based IT services and consulting company, Origina today announced a significant expansion of its operations in Ireland, creating 350 high-value roles, supported by Enterprise Ireland, to strengthen its long-term presence in Ireland.

An untimely upgrade can cost your business more than support costs; it can also lead to lost revenue from downtime driven by unnecessary change. It is vital to stay aware of upcoming end of support dates so you can assess your software, consider your options before it’s too late, and plan your software roadmap accordingly. 

Managing technical debt isn’t about making sweeping changes overnight. It’s about taking back control with a clear, strategic IT plan that aligns technology decisions with business priorities. That starts by understanding where vendor-driven practices are creating debt and how those pressures impact your operations, budgets, and innovation capacity.

Featured in VMblog.com’s 2026 Prediction Series, Rowan O’Donoghue examines why enterprises are rethinking long-standing dependencies in their IT environments—and how a growing push for independence is reshaping resilience, risk, and control.