SaaS sprawl occurs when organizations experience rapid growth of cloud applications beyond their capacity to manage them. It often results from teams independently acquiring tools without proper oversight, leading to overlaps and inefficiencies. Major causes include lack of centralized visibility, departmental independence in tool acquisitions, ease of subscription sign-ups, redundancy in productivity tools, and reliance on unapproved applications. The outcome is a complex, costly, and risky SaaS environment that subverts intended productivity gains.
SaaS sprawl refers to the rapid growth of cloud-based applications within an organization, outpacing its ability to track, manage, or secure them effectively.
Without oversight, tools multiply, overlap, and become hard to manage, leading to cost inefficiencies and wasted resources.
Departments buy tools independently, often skipping IT or finance approval, resulting in a tangled mess of unvetted applications.
Centralized visibility is crucial for identifying expired, duplicated, or unused tools that drain budgets and hinder productivity.
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