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Shadow IT: Not a Problem or Worse Than Ever?

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Shadow IT: you’ve probably heard of it. Also known as Stealth IT, this refers to information technology (IT) systems built and used within organizations without explicit organizational approval or deployed by departments other than the IT department. A recent survey of IT decision makers ranked Shadow IT as the lowest […].

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12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs

CIO

My job is to exceed your expectations” (or, worse, “make you happy”). What makes IT organizations fail? Often, it’s the adoption of what’s described as “industry best practices” by people who ought to know better but don’t, probably because they’ve never had to do the job. Tell everyone they’re your customer Looking to fail?

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Zen and the art of platform engineering

CIO

Platform engineering: A brief history Leaders intuitively understand that, for better or worse, every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. Achieving and maintaining any sense of Zen requires a commitment to keeping everything in balance. In many organizations, this has started to feel like an untenable situation.

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