Besides it doesn't seem like companies really have a choice
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:29 am
There’s also the issue of employee retention, which depends in part on the quality of the technology in the workplace. “Data shows that 42% of millennials are more likely to leave a job if the technology is substandard,” says Uri Haramati, co-founder and CEO of Torii, a SaaS managed services provider.
He also notes that shadow IT takes some of the burden off the IT department: “Because business employees often know which tools are best for their specific jobs, IT doesn’t have to spend as much time researching and evaluating applications, or even purchasing them.”
In an era where speed, innovation, and agility are of the utmost importance, locking everything down is simply not an option. For better or worse, shadow IT is here to stay.
“Putting decision-making power in the hands of teams, not just IT, empowers employees to acquire the tools they need to get the job done when they need them, making shadow IT a source of innovation guatemala mobile database agility. And that ultimately leads to two things: better adoption rates and a better employee experience,” says Christopher.
“Good luck trying to stop shadow IT – that ship has sailed,” says Ahmed Datu, chief executive of Alkira, a cloud networking as a service provider.
Disadvantages of Shadow IT
Shadow IT has its downsides too, and adopting it too quickly can lead to disaster, and not just because of the predictable and significant increase in security vulnerabilities.
“When employees controlling the root accounts associated with these shadow IT assets leave the company, verifying that access to these assets has been revoked, or gaining any access to the orphaned accounts at all, can become a serious challenge. In severe cases, this can lead to disruption of key business processes,” warns Dan Trauner, senior director of security at Axonius.
This makes it absolutely necessary to manage shadow IT assets and data storage. The first step is to take inventory of shadow IT assets, for example using a SaaS management platform (SMP) and other asset management tools.
He also notes that shadow IT takes some of the burden off the IT department: “Because business employees often know which tools are best for their specific jobs, IT doesn’t have to spend as much time researching and evaluating applications, or even purchasing them.”
In an era where speed, innovation, and agility are of the utmost importance, locking everything down is simply not an option. For better or worse, shadow IT is here to stay.
“Putting decision-making power in the hands of teams, not just IT, empowers employees to acquire the tools they need to get the job done when they need them, making shadow IT a source of innovation guatemala mobile database agility. And that ultimately leads to two things: better adoption rates and a better employee experience,” says Christopher.
“Good luck trying to stop shadow IT – that ship has sailed,” says Ahmed Datu, chief executive of Alkira, a cloud networking as a service provider.
Disadvantages of Shadow IT
Shadow IT has its downsides too, and adopting it too quickly can lead to disaster, and not just because of the predictable and significant increase in security vulnerabilities.
“When employees controlling the root accounts associated with these shadow IT assets leave the company, verifying that access to these assets has been revoked, or gaining any access to the orphaned accounts at all, can become a serious challenge. In severe cases, this can lead to disruption of key business processes,” warns Dan Trauner, senior director of security at Axonius.
This makes it absolutely necessary to manage shadow IT assets and data storage. The first step is to take inventory of shadow IT assets, for example using a SaaS management platform (SMP) and other asset management tools.