With the quality and quantity of SaaS tools available within the IT world, it has never been easier to use the top of the line products available for organisations. As SaaS tools have become more professional and reliable, a risk that may not have been immediately apparently has arisen – Shadow IT.
“Shadow IT is any system or service used inside of a company without explicit approval and deployed using non-IT resources. It was born out of business necessity - the need to be agile and adapt to change.”
With Shadow IT difficult to detect, it is important that organisations are aware of the tools and techniques available for discovering the extent of Shadow IT within their infrastructure, as well as how to best manage them and communicate safe SaaS practices
“SaaS has changed the way businesses operate and has made it faster and easier to get the tools they need without being blocked by business processes. Companies just need to be aware of the decisions they are making by using services that are not managed or maintained by their IT department.”