New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Large enterprises may face growing constraints on innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) investments as vendor-driven software upgrades, migrations and licensing changes consume an average of 28 per cent of their software budgets, according to a report by Origina published in collaboration with Thinkers50.

The research found that vendor-driven costs had made a major contribution to decisions to slow, pause or cancel AI or data programmes for 34 per cent of respondents, while 56 per cent said the costs had a moderate contribution.

The findings highlight how recurring software expenses could limit enterprises' ability to redirect resources towards technology development, hiring and security.

The survey of 2,018...