Meaning of shadow IT | Babel Free
Definitions
Software used or deployed without the approval of a central IT department, typically to bypass limitations and restrictions.
Examples
“However, there are also many shadow IT systems which might be a spreadsheet or database, and there can be anything up to 800 of those in place⟳ at any time. Add⟳ into this any number⟳ of services secretly buying systems without informing IT departments and it is a big spaghetti mess. One chief information officer (CIO) described trying to manage⟳ and reduce⟳ shadow IT systems as like⟳ playing a game of whack-a-mole—one goes down and another pops up.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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