- Information technology (IT) systems deployed by departments other than the central IT department, to work around the perceived or actual shortcomings of the central information systems. Resourceful departments may hire IT engineers and purchase or develop software themselves, without knowledge, buy-in, or supervision from a centralized IT department. Shadow IT often introduces security and compliance concerns. ← Wikipedia
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