The changing face of shadow IT

John Leonard
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The changing face of shadow IT
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The changing face of shadow IT

Cloud, smartphones and the pandemic. How to maintain control over proliferating devices and services?

Shadow IT first emerged as a serious challenge for IT leaders with the arrival of SaaS service. It them ramped up with smartphones and BYOD, and of course the pandemic lockdowns, which forced peopl...

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