As FY26 budget planning ramps up, most businesses are tightening their focus on growth, operational spend, and risk exposure. But there’s one hidden factor quietly eroding margins and increasing vulnerability:
Tech Debt
It’s often buried in the day-to-day:
Legacy systems that haven’t been upgraded, outdated software still powering key processes, or workarounds your team use to just “make it work.”
What once felt like a smart short-term solution is now a long-term liability, one that has compounded over time.
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Addressing technical debt should be a budget priority, not an afterthought, it could be costing your business in ways you haven’t quantified yet.
Outages from aging infrastructure aren’t just disruptive, they’re expensive. When systems fail, operations grind to a halt, service delivery suffers, and reputational damage can ripple far beyond the incident itself.
Then there’s the invisible tax on your team’s productivity. If your staff are wasting hours every week navigating slow systems, raising support tickets with slow resolutions or relying on manual processes, that’s an incredible loss of productivity you’ll never get back. Over a year, that adds up to lost revenue, inflated staff costs, missed opportunities and increased cyber insurance premiums.
This all impacts your bottom line.
Perhaps the most concerning thing of all is that outdated systems are cyber risk magnets. Unsupported software and neglected security patches are an open door to ransomware, phishing and data breaches. In a heightened threat environment, that exposure is no longer acceptable.
Planning for FY26?
Start With This Question:
“Is our technology helping us grow, or holding us back?”
The lead up to the EOFY is the ideal moment to pause, reassess, and make strategic decisions on how your technology will propel you in the new financial year. It’s not about tearing everything down or launching another expensive transformation project, it’s about identifying the systems and risks that are hurting your business now, and making smarter decisions to fix them.
How LEAP Strategies Helps
At LEAP Strategies, we work with forward-thinking Australian businesses to unpack tech debt and turn it into a strategic opportunity. It starts with a clear-sighted audit of your environment, not just the technology, but how it connects to your operational goals, financial plans, and risk posture.
From there, we help you prioritise and de-risk. Not everything needs to be fixed at once. Instead, we guide you toward the high-impact changes that will reduce risk, unlock efficiency, and improve your operational efficiency, all without disrupting your operations.
We speak the language of business leaders. You won’t get jargon or generic road maps. You’ll get measurable results that align with your FY26 budget, risk profile, and growth ambitions.
Tech Strategy + Cyber Resilience?
= A Stronger FY26
With the right adjustments, your technology environment can stop being a hidden liability and start being a strategic asset. You’ll reduce unplanned costs, improve productivity, and close security gaps, enabling your business to grow with confidence.
EOFY is the perfect time to act. Use this opportunity to future-proof your operations, enhance your resilience, and set your business up for a more secure, efficient and profitable year ahead.
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Ready to turn your Tech Debt into business value?
Talk to LEAP Strategies about our Cyber & Tech Risk Review.
In just one conversation, you’ll get practical insights and next steps tailored to your business, with no jargon, no pressure, and no time wasted.
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