Manage The Software License With The Help Of Saas Application And The Shadow IT Department

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Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

In this recent time, the shadow IT projects are gaining popularity in every location. This is a unique way to manage the IT projects and the software assets. This Shadow IT concept is actually used for the cloud computing application. We all know about the SaaS application, this is the most preferred cloud computing storage application. This is a subscription-based application. Managing SaaS subscription is necessary for getting the best services. On the other hand, there are some risks in the Shadow IT project. This risk is known as the Shadow IT risk. Let’s find out the details of the Shadow IT and the risk.

The Shadow IT

An organization can hire the IT staffs from the outside IT department. In this case, the IT staffs will work without any approval of the IT department. This kind of unapproved IT department is named as the Shadow IT department. But, this is a very useful concept. Actually, every software application has its own rules and regulations. The software users must follow these rules. It is also necessary to manage the software license compliance. Most of the organizations are not aware of these. In this case, the shadow IT department helps to control the software licenses and the software usages rules & regulations.

Learn about the shadow IT risk

· As previously mentioned that this is an unapproved IT department. The IT department can take an action against the IT staffs and the organization

· The Shadow IT is known as the IT solution. Many users implement the SaaS application and hire outside IT staffs for getting the benefits. In this case, third-party interaction is very common. They can hack important database of the organizations.

· The service charge of the shadow IT department is very high.

The SaaS application

Almost every organization starts using the SaaS application. The Shadow IT an expensive application, but SaaS tool is a cost-saving application. On the other hand, the Data can be hacked by the shadow IT staff, but the SaaS service protects the sensitive database and maintains the privacy of the users. That is why people should use these applications together. There are many benefits of using this tool. The SaaS monitoring tool, SaaS usage tool, etc. different types of applications are available for managing SaaS subscription. Monthly, weekly, quarterly, and many other SaaS subscriptions can be found.

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