Application Sprawl Is Dead Budget: How to Quantify the Cost and Reduce It

Aliceuk04 Jun, 2026Business

Application sprawl isn’t “having a lot of apps”. It’s what happens when the lifecycle isn’t governed: duplicates multiply, dead software stays deployed, standards diverge, and every update creates fresh manual work. In enterprise terms: sprawl is dead budget and hidden operational cost — plus risk exposure you can’t evidence cleanly.