Based on the precis, a hard agree from me on the main thrust here. I'm living it at the moment!
"analysis shows #technical legacy [...] slows #research productivity, undermines student experience, increases #security #risk, and makes it harder for institutions to deliver #change [...] Fragmented #systems and proliferated workarounds are absorbing significant staff time..."
Jisc warns technical legacy is compromising UK #university resilience and stalling #innovation
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/jisc-warns-technical-legacy-is-compromising-uk-university-resilience-and-stalling-innovation