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##  [The Good and Bad of Shadow IT](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/the-good-and-bad-of-shadow-it)

  Friday, 24 January 2020

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Shadow IT is the moniker that people in the technology industry have coined for applications that employees download that aren’t vetted for use on an organization’s networks. For the better part of the past decade, IT administrators have universally demeaned the use of unsanctioned software for use on company networks due to potential vulnerabilities that come with these applications and any phantom costs associated with their use. What may surprise you is that some organizations are rolling back their shadow IT policies. Today, we will take a look at both ends of this issue.

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