The Shadow IT Brigade

For the departments that bought their own tools, and for the IT staff who found out during the audit.

Award it to someone today. Your own email app sends it.

Choose a format Metal challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" antique-bronze coin with a 3D high-relief front, raised rim lettering and a beaded edge. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card. Plastic challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" soft PVC (rubber) coin with 2-3 levels of relief, painted in antique-bronze tones. Lighter and lower-cost than metal. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card.Available once the artwork is finished. Die-cut vinyl sticker Coming soon 3" die-cut vinyl sticker of the coin artwork with a UV- and water-resistant laminate. Laptop and water-bottle grade.Available once the artwork is finished.

Physical coins and stickers are coming soon. Until then, you can email this coin for free.

Meaning

For the departments that bought their own tools, and for the IT staff who found out during the audit.

Design

Front (Obverse)

Top rim: THE SHADOW IT BRIGADE
Bottom rim: UNSANCTIONED OPERATIONS DIVISION
Center: A cloaked ninja slips through the shadows of an office at night, holding a corporate credit card and trailing a long ribbon of SaaS subscription receipts.

Back (Reverse)

A spotlight shining on an empty desk, inscribed "WHO APPROVED THIS?"

Finish & Style

Antique bronze challenge coin, ~1.75" diameter, high-relief center scene, raised rim lettering, beaded outer edge. Matches the existing ITChallengeCoins series.

How to Earn It

Discover an unsanctioned app, server or subscription running critical business processes.
Or bring a shadow-IT system under proper management without breaking the team that relied on it.
Or confess to building one.

Citation

For shining a light into the shadows, and finding an entire data center hiding there.