In a survey, 86 percent of cloud applications used at workplaces are unsanctioned. CIOs should embrace, rather than fight, the rise of shadow IT for their own benefit, says John Defterios. He says IT shops should engage constructively with shadow IT, treating it as a resource and opportunity. These shadow cloud deployments give you the green light to put more stuff on the cloud, including applications and data, he says.Defterios: If the IT shop beats shadow IT down, it’s missing an opportunity.”]
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