What are shadow systems? How do they hinder managers who are looking for company-wide summaries?
What will be an ideal response?
Shadow systems are smaller databases developed by individuals or departments that focus on their creator's specific information requirements. They are not managed by central IT staff, who may not even know they exist. Shadow systems are not integrated into the enterprise database, so when managers who are looking for company-wide summaries try to integrate it into the system, they are confronted with many "versions of the truth," since the information comes from multiple sources with inconsistent data definitions and data quality.
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