GEC NEWS WIRE‘You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See’, Cisco Helps Businesses Address Shadow IT
To help CIOs manage their shadow IT issues, Cisco is launching Cloud Consumption as a Service—a new software-as-a-service product that discovers and monitors public cloud services an organization is using.
Recent analysis by Cisco reveals the extent of the shadow IT challenge. There are significant business risks associated with uncontrolled adoption of public cloud services. These range from regulatory compliance and data protection, to business continuity, cost and service performance.
The primary function of the Cisco Cloud Consumption as a Service is to discover and continually monitor public cloud use across an organization. This insight helps businesses reduce security risks and better understand and manage costs. This helps IT team to partner more effectively with business groups and make educated decision about the right cloud services for the business.
“Cisco’s Cloud Consumption as a Service offering gives CIOs better visibility and insight into what services are being used and what they can do to control them. It helps our customers mitigate cloud risks, uncover redundant services to reduce costs, and compare providers and benchmark usage. Ultimately, it helps organizations strategically manage their cloud use and gain insight into their cloud roadmap.” – Rabih Dabboussi, General Manager, Cisco UAE
