How closely does your organization track costs associated with shadow IT? Do you have a clear view of how much is spent on unsanctioned IT projects/tools?

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VP IMIT & CIO3 months ago

We track all costs across the organization for third party software and tools. However, we have not taken all cost categories into account. We are aware of unsanctioned web access to personal tools and are working to lock them down. It is a constant challenge!

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Business Systems Senior Director, Information Technology4 months ago

We don't track this cost, but I'm interested to hear from folks that do as well.

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