by rushey! July 17, 2024
Get the wal shadowmug. by That one person you might know June 14, 2015
Get the shadow fappermug. "Shadow IT" is technical jargon describing any services, applications, media, devices, or infrastructure that are not explicitly approved and managed by an organization's IT department.
"Shadow IT" does not have a positive or negative connotation associated with it, instead it has both Pros and Cons (discussed below), and modern IT organizations seek to adopt a culture of discovering, and managing their existing Shadow IT; and in some cases to promote it (so as to foster innovation and citizen development, while easing discovery, which can help to get ahead of security and compliance concerns).
Pros:
- Shadow IT Systems are an important source of innovation.
- Shadow IT Systems may become prototypes for future Central IT solutions.
- Shadow IT Solutions may be boosting internal productivity.
Cons:
- Undiscovered Shadow IT can lead to serious security risks to your organization through data leaks, and more.
- Undiscovered Shadow IT can lead to compliance violations.
- Undiscovered Shadow IT can lead to knowledge silos.
Examples of Shadow IT:
- The File Server under Bob's desk.
- That Web Service running out of Susan's personal Azure subscription.
- The hundreds of Excel Spreadsheets and Macros that the accounting department uses to get around the shortcomings in their ERP system.
- Using other non-sanctioned cloud apps to store and transmit data (i.e. Evernote and Dropbox).
"Shadow IT" does not have a positive or negative connotation associated with it, instead it has both Pros and Cons (discussed below), and modern IT organizations seek to adopt a culture of discovering, and managing their existing Shadow IT; and in some cases to promote it (so as to foster innovation and citizen development, while easing discovery, which can help to get ahead of security and compliance concerns).
Pros:
- Shadow IT Systems are an important source of innovation.
- Shadow IT Systems may become prototypes for future Central IT solutions.
- Shadow IT Solutions may be boosting internal productivity.
Cons:
- Undiscovered Shadow IT can lead to serious security risks to your organization through data leaks, and more.
- Undiscovered Shadow IT can lead to compliance violations.
- Undiscovered Shadow IT can lead to knowledge silos.
Examples of Shadow IT:
- The File Server under Bob's desk.
- That Web Service running out of Susan's personal Azure subscription.
- The hundreds of Excel Spreadsheets and Macros that the accounting department uses to get around the shortcomings in their ERP system.
- Using other non-sanctioned cloud apps to store and transmit data (i.e. Evernote and Dropbox).
According to a McAfee study, Shadow IT cloud utilization is at least 10 times larger than known cloud usage.
by BrainSlugs83 January 28, 2022
Get the Shadow ITmug. by Atlamta Falcons April 18, 2016
Get the cast a shadowmug. The Shadow Ticker is often referring to a gay black man who probes others in their butt for pleasurable purposes.
by Ben Alburk October 13, 2023
Get the The Shadow Ticklermug. A Discord term which can mean two things:
1. Going offline when very angry.
2. Using Do Not Disturb forever.
1. Going offline when very angry.
2. Using Do Not Disturb forever.
Definition 1
Person 1: he pulled a shadow again
Person 2: DAMMIT!!!
Definition 2
Person 1: k i'm gonna be pulling a shadow
Person 2: aw man, you won't know when i'm trying to talk to you then D:
Person 1: cya :)
Person 1: he pulled a shadow again
Person 2: DAMMIT!!!
Definition 2
Person 1: k i'm gonna be pulling a shadow
Person 2: aw man, you won't know when i'm trying to talk to you then D:
Person 1: cya :)
by SomeoneShadow January 1, 2019
Get the pulling a shadowmug. Person 1: Did you hear that Wilhelm II abdicated?
Person 2: Matters not, he was but a shadow kaiser!
Person 2: Matters not, he was but a shadow kaiser!
by ButtholeTongueStuck February 12, 2024
Get the Shadow Kaisermug.