ACT Shared Services works to block shadow IT
The ACT government’s shared services agency says a project is underway that will help block the use of unauthorised cloud systems by the territory’s directorates.
The ACT government’s shared services agency says a project is underway that will help block the use of unauthorised cloud systems by the territory’s directorates.
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