...pointed out in this space from time to time, wise CIOs are starting to encourage what’s commonly called shadow IT — information technology that happens outside IT’s organizational boundaries. Unwise...…
...of the benefit of real PCs comes from “shadow IT.” It’s something most IT departments still try to stamp out, because IT only sees the headaches it causes. Its benefits...…
...in the Golden Age of Shadow IT. This column has talked about Shadow IT (aka “rogue IT,” aka “DIY IT,” many times before , and this particular blog post probably...…
...Good luck trying to stamp out shadow IT, which is also the result of pressures that won’t go away just because you want them to. It’s time for me to...…
...some practitioners. For these devoted adherents they’re the answer to all questions, before actually asking the questions. What they’ve also turned into is a sort of IT-less shadow IT —...…
...facilitate the company’s next step instead of acting as a barrier or bottleneck. Notwithstanding all that’s written about shadow IT, non-IT IT and so on, when it comes to the...…
Last week I promised you organizational solutions this week to trends hitting IT, like Cloud 3.0, increasing levels of shadow IT, and the so-called “digital enterprise.” But it’s my birthday...…
...eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he’ll wreck everything.” – Bob Lewis, in Keep the Joint Running, regarding the philosophy many IT departments have about shadow IT....…
I wasn’t in the mood. I’ve been writing about shadow IT in recent columns, and discovered what follows from 21 years ago. It delivers some messages I’ve been wanting to...…
...IT ought to support DIY IT efforts for all the reasons I’ve written about over the past couple of decades (see, for example, “Stop stomping out shadow IT,” 9/4/2012). But...…
