Jay Srinivasan
Modern IT environments have inevitable gaps and inefficiencies due to fragmented tools and complex configurations in each tool. The result is a lack of visibility of these gaps and opportunities, often unrecognized for months or, sometimes, years. The impact is security gaps, reduced employee experience, or missed cost savings.
IT teams have to manage 10s to 100s of tools including Core IT tools such as Okta, JAMF, Active Directory, company-wide tools such as Slack, Zoom and Office365, and function specific SaaS tools like Salesforce, Asana, and Airtable. And core tools in particular have complex configurations - intricate webs of employees, contractors, apps, groups, and channels. This results in a mesh that’s incredibly hard to decipher, and hence, gaps abound.
But never fear! At Stitchflow, we’re focused on fixing these issues for IT teams. We’ve seen consistent themes in the gaps caused by lack of IT visibility. In this article, we lay out the exact tests you need to perform on your IT environment to ensure everything is in tip top shape for 2024!
First, let’s lay out the 4 categories of gaps you need to test for in your environment. We’ve summarized the gaps, key areas of risk, impact on an organization’s productivity, security and cost, and the typical size of these gaps we see in IT teams.
To mitigate these risks, we've compiled a comprehensive list of tests to run in your organization. These tests cover categories across all 4 types of visibility gaps and should be run once a month to once a quarter.
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Stitchflow completely eliminates the manual work involved and addresses all of the gaps in IT environments due to a lack of visibility. The platform connects every IT tool into a single pane of glass giving IT teams 360 visibility across their entire environment.
Stitchflow automatically applies over 100 checks across user access, drift in enrollment between groups, apps and channels, device health, compliance checks, and unused apps. Stitchflow identifies exactly what needs to be fixed, enables remediation in bulk, and then automates maintenance so gaps are addressed as soon as they are found.
20 IT teams from incredible companies like Drata, Forma and Starburst Data have been using Stitchflow since May and are seeing daily value - hours saved every week in spreadsheets, quick identification of gaps in their environments, and the ability to rectify painful issues in bulk.
Stitchflow’s free trial is commitment-light, requiring no set-up; All you have to do is authenticate into your tools and Stitchflow generates a gap analysis. You can instantly address issues and have confidence in the continuous correctness of your IT environment going forward. You can get a demo or try out Stitchflow by signing up below!