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WHY SHADOW IT PREVAILS FOR UK SMES

Shadow IT is a major concern for businesses . Employees will often adopt shadow IT for their convenience and productivity – they want to get the job done as quickly as possible . This is why companies need to make sure employees have the tools they need and that processes are streamlined . Sean Gill , Head of Sales for Europe at JumpCloud , discusses why shadow IT is a threat to businesses and what can be done to combat it .
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F models , easy access to cloud services and the evolution of AI , shadow IT continues to be a pressing issue for UK organisations . Today , business users demand access anywhere at any time using multiple devices , while they expect their confidentiality , integrity and availability to be preserved as if they were in the office .

For those less familiar , shadow IT is the unsanctioned use of an unapproved tool to access , store or share corporate data , or when
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